Tony Maws


Tony Maws is an American chef and restaurateur. Maws is the chef/owner of Craigie on Main in Cambridge, Massachusetts]

Early years

Raised in Newton, Massachusetts, Tony Maws attended the Belmont Hill School, graduating in 1988. After graduating from the University of Michigan 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.

Craigie on Main

In 2003, Maws opened Craigie Street Bistrot in Cambridge, Massachusetts, winning several awards and recognitions. In late 2008 Maws moved Craigie Street Bistrot to a larger venue on Main Street in Cambridge, adding a bar and an open kitchen. He also renamed it Craigie on Main.

Awards

- 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, 2008
“Best New Chefs Hall of Fame,” Food & Wine Magazine, 2008
“Best Chef,” “Best French Restaurant” and “Best Pasta Dream Meal”, Boston Magazine, 2006
“One of America’s 10 Best New Chefs”, Food & Wine, 2005
Boston’s "top rising chef”, Stuff@Night, 2004
"Best up-and-coming chef,”Boston Magazine, 2003