The People Behind It
About Us
Chef George Morris, Dale Fuller, Rob Kelleher, and General Manager Kenneth Macias bring decades of combined experience to The Hudson. Their love for Bend and commitment to exceptional food and genuine hospitality brought them together, and is now what they are eager to share at the table.
PARTNER/Executive Chef
George Morris
Inspired at age seven after watching Julia Child on television and tasting Coq Au Vin at a French bistro in Chicago, Chef George has been driven ever since by a curiosity to reimagine classics and create food experiences that surprise and delight. His cooking philosophy blends comfort and creativity, using local ingredients whenever possible while embracing global flavors to give guests familiar dishes in ways they've never seen before. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, George has served as executive chef at top restaurants throughout the U.S., including Truffle Pig in Steamboat Springs and The Madeline Hotel in Telluride. For the past several years, he's helped shape Bend's dining scene before bringing his vision to The Hudson.
PARTNER
Dale Fuller
Dale Fuller brings years of expertise in high-end restaurant investing in San Francisco, as well as executive leadership as CEO of technology companies, including Borland, McAfee, Moka5, and ComScore. A visionary leader with a passion for excellence in management, finance, marketing, and customer service, he combines sharp business acumen with a love for life outside the boardroom as a red wine "con-a-sumer," George Morris-prepared steak aficionado, wannabe golfer, and aspiring greenhouse gardener.
PARTNER
Rob Kelleher
Rob Kelleher, founder of Kellcon, Inc., a construction firm, is a professional builder and master craftsman who began his career as a carpenter and has grown his company through nearly triple industry profit averages, driven almost entirely by referrals. Known for his engineering mind, creativity, and steady leadership, he delivers complex retail, civic, and ground-up construction projects with excellence, efficiency, and trust, having completed more than 40 restaurants and bars in the past decade. Outside of work, Rob enjoys skiing, golfing, fly fishing, tinkering in his shop, off-road motorcycling, family road trips, and youth sports with his son Dean.
GENERAL MANAGER
Kenneth Macias
Ken's career includes opening and leading acclaimed restaurant projects in Austin, Denver, Sacramento, and Dubai. He brings polished service and a deep passion for hospitality to The Hudson. When he's not at the restaurant, you'll find Ken exploring Bend's mountains and trails with his wife and daughter and playing on any of the great courses Central Oregon has to offer.
A Place With History
The Street That Built Bend
Wall Street has been Bend's main thoroughfare since the town's earliest days. The street takes its name from a lava rock wall that A.M. Drake built in the early 1900s to keep cattle off his property. When the wall was removed in 1904 to make way for development, the name stuck. As Bend grew into Central Oregon's commercial and cultural center, Wall Street became home to the city's first hotels, shops, and gathering places, a role it continues to play today.
A Corner That's Seen It All
In 1919, R.N. "Buck" Buchwalter opened Central Oregon's first full-service sporting goods store in this building at 900 Wall Street. Buck sold the first pair of skis in Central Oregon and organized the first auto trips to the Skeleton Caves and Arnold's Ice Cave. He helped establish the Sky-Liners Ski Club, the forerunner of Mount Bachelor, now one of the top ski resorts in the nation. The business operated until the Great Depression. For nearly two decades, this space was home to 900 Wall, a beloved restaurant that helped shape Bend's dining culture. Now, The Hudson writes the next chapter in this building's story.
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