Scott Crawford (chef)
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Scott Crawford | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Cooking style | American cuisine |
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Scott Crawford (born 1972) is an American chef and restaurateur based in Raleigh, North Carolina.[1]
He is the owner of the Crawford Hospitality Group, which includes restaurants such as Crawford & Son, Jolie, and Brodeto.[2]
He has been a five-time semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Southeast award, and was nominated as a 2025 Outstanding Restaurateur.[3]
His restaurant, Crawford & Son, was a finalist for the 2024 James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality.[4][5] Three of his restaurants are featured in the Michelin Guide to the American South as "recommended."[6] Crawford has been profiled in Garden & Gun,[7] Bon Appétit,[8] and Southern Living,[9] and his recipes have appeared in The Wall Street Journal[10] and Tasting Table.[11] He won Bravo TV's Recipe for Deception in 2016.[12]
Crawford was born and raised in a small town near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[13] He experimented with drugs and alcohol during adolescence.[14]
At age 17, he relocated to Florida and entered the restaurant industry,[15] initially in front-of-house roles before moving into the kitchen.[16] He later trained formally in culinary arts in Tampa, Florida.[17] Early in his career, he worked under Chef Michelle Williams at The Hardshell in Richmond, Virginia.[17] He also served as executive chef at the Amelia Island Ritz-Carlton[18] and later at The Woodlands Inn, a Relais & Châteaux property, where he oversaw fine dining operations.[16][19]
Professional career
Under Crawford’s leadership, Herons at The Umstead Hotel and Spa received its first Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Award, the only restaurant in North Carolina to achieve the distinction at that time.[20] During his tenure as executive chef at The Georgian Room at The Cloister at Sea Island, Georgia, Esquire recognized the restaurant as a Best New Restaurant of 2006.[21]
In 2016, Crawford opened his restaurant, Crawford & Son, in Raleigh.[22] The restaurant was subsequently named Restaurant of the Year by The News & Observer[23] and Indy Week.[24] In 2019, he opened Jolie, a modern French bistro.[25] He expanded his group to include Brodeto, a wood-fired Adriatic-inspired restaurant;[26] Sous Terre, an underground cocktail bar;[27][28] Crawford's Genuine at Raleigh-Durham International Airport; and Crawford Brothers Steakhouse, a modern American steakhouse in Cary.[29][30][31][32]
Crawford has participated in culinary competitions and programs, including Bravo TV’s Recipe for Deception[33] and the Peter Millar Artisans of Craft initiative.[34]
Personal life
Crawford is married and has two children.[25]