Tony Maws

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Name Tony Maws Role Chef		Education University of Michigan

Awards James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northeast Similar People Ken Oringer, Andy Husbands, Jamie Bissonnette, Barbara Lynch

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Tony Maws (born 1970) is an American chef and restaurateur. Maws is the chef/owner of Craigie on Main (formerly called Craigie Street Bistrot) in Cambridge, Massachusetts and the "chef/proprietor" of Kirkland Tap and Trotter in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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Early years

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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

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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.