Tony Maws

Maws at the James Beard Foundation Awards 2011

Tony Maws (born 1970)[1] is an American chef and restaurateur. Maws was the chef/owner of the former Craigie on Main (once called Craigie Street Bistrot) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Early years

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Raised in Newton, Massachusetts, Tony Maws attended the Belmont Hill School, graduating in 1988.[2] After graduating from the University of Michigan[1] with a BA in Psychology and uncertain what he wanted to do, Maws traveled to Europe for a year and upon returning to New England quickly got a job as a waiter in Martha's Vineyard. While working as a waiter Maws wrote to chefs around the U.S. and was hired by Chris Schlesinger to work at the original East Coast Grill.[3]

Craigie on Main

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In 2003, Maws opened Craigie Street Bistrot in Cambridge, Massachusetts, winning several awards and recognitions.[3] In late 2008 Maws moved Craigie Street Bistrot to a larger venue on Main Street in Cambridge, adding a bar and an open kitchen.[4] He also renamed it Craigie on Main. Craigie on Main closed in the fall of 2021.

Awards

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James Beard Foundation Award - Best Chef Northeast, May, 2011

James Beard Award Finalist - Best Chef Northeast, March, 2010

James Beard Award Finalist - Best Chef Northeast, March, 2009

“Best Chef,” Boston Magazine (Best of Boston), 2008[5]

“Best New Chefs Hall of Fame,” Food & Wine Magazine, 2008[5]

“Best Chef,” “Best French Restaurant” and “Best Pasta Dream Meal” (Gnocchi Parisienne), Boston Magazine (Best of Boston), 2006

“One of America’s 10 Best New Chefs” (Tony Maws), Food & Wine, 2005[5]

Boston’s "top rising chef” (Tony Maws), Stuff@Night, 2004

"Best up-and-coming chef,”Boston Magazine (Best of Boston), 2003 [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Soroff on Maws
  2. ^ https://www.belmonthill.org/page/news-detail?pk=860152 [dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Tony Maws". StarChefs.com. March 2006.
  4. ^ Clark, Lauren (January 20, 2009). "Craigie on Main - Best Boston bars". DrinkBoston.com.
  5. ^ a b c Chef Tony Maws' Morrocan harroset braised lamb shanks
  6. ^ "Reviews and Awards". CraigieOnMain.com.
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