His father, who owned a trucking fleet that hauled coal, died when Brock was 11, resulting in the family becoming impoverished.

[7] In November 2017, Brock opened the third Husk location in Greenville, South Carolina, in the city's West End district.

In January 2018, Brock opened the fourth Husk location in Savannah, Georgia, in a restored building in the city’s landmark historic district.

[8] In 2020, Brock opened Joyland, the first of his solo restaurant projects, featuring high-quality fast food inspired by his love of cheeseburgers and Southern fried chicken.

June is a modern dining concept offering a unique tasting menu format that curiously explores the possibilities of ingredients indigenous to the American South.

[16] His Heritage cookbook also won the James Beard Foundation's award in the American Cooking category in April 2015.

For his work on the show, Brock was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Culinary Host category.