Tony Maws

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.

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]

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.

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]

• Tony Maws at foodrepublic.com