Meet the Owner

Chef Christopher Collins

Proudly raised in Phoenix, Christopher Collins is a fourth-generation restaurateur and the founder & operator of Common Ground Culinary. After graduating with honors from Boston University with a degree in hospitality management, Christopher honed his craft working as both an executive chef and general manager for top restaurant brands nationwide. Then in 2011, Collins returned to the Valley, and put his skills to use handcrafting a local restaurant group, Common Ground Culinary, with a mission of creating community driven restaurants that have soul.

Common Ground Culinary currently operates Collins Brothers Public House, Grassroots Kitchen & Tap, Wally’s American Gastropub, Sweet Provisions, The Collins Small Batch Kitchen, The Macintosh, The Neighborly and Arcadia Catering Company. Christopher is married to Melissa Collins and is the father of two sons, Christopher “Topher” Collins Jr. and Fitzgerald “Fitzy” Collins.