Releigh – This week, Chef Scott Crawford announces his next restaurant project – a French Bistro named Jolie. (https://www.facebook.com/jolierestaurantraleigh/) “We announced Crawford Hospitality two years ago this month, and are proud that we continue to do what we set out to do – to serve our community with inspired restaurants and gracious hospitality, and cultivate a strong team and positive food and beverage culture,” offered Crawford, whose 4 ½-star restaurant Crawford and Son was named the Triangle’s “Restaurant of the Year 2018” by the News & Observer, and whose most recent attention has been for his commitment to mentoring addicts in the industry through Ben’s Friends.
This Fall 2018, Crawford will open a French bistro named for and inspired by his daughter, Jolie, next door to his eponymous, Crawford and Son. “Our daughter Jolie is the inspiration for this beautiful, lively French bistro,” explained Crawford. “It’s always been part of our plan to bring this iconic restaurant experience to Raleigh,” said Crawford, who traveled to Paris this year with his family, and there discovered his daughters’ natural affinity for the French language, cuisine and joie de vivre. “We’re excited because we believe this classic French restaurant experience is essential to a thriving neighborhood, and here, we’ll be able to revisit time-honored dishes from our classical training, and modernize using new techniques, too.”
At Jolie, Crawford and his team – Chef de Cuisine Bret Edlund, Pastry Chef Krystle Swenson and General Manager John May – will bring the timeless French bistro to life in the burgeoning Person Street neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, through classics like Steak Frites, Rabbit Cassoulet and a Frozen Grand Marnier Soufflé, and new adaptations like Turnip Vichyssoise with smoked trout and caviar, Foie Gras Stuffed Chicken with hazelnut pomme purée, and Pork Cheeks with maple lentils and mustard sauce. To complement, Crawford plans an all-French wine and beer list and an aperitif-driven cocktail program. Jolie will be open six nights a week, and for Sunday brunch, offering items like a Scrambled Duck Eggs with Truffles. And recently, Chef Scott Crawford hosted renowned Chef Sean Brock of Husk Restaurant for a special “Oakwood & Friends” dinner, where they collaborated on a menu celebrating the Nouvelle French cuisine of their early culinary training, a nod towards the French dishes to-come at Jolie.
Louis Cherry Architecture, the firm also responsible for interiors at Crawford and Son, will design the cozy 35-seat corner restaurant, with 10-seat bar at an open kitchen, and 25-seat pergola-covered rooftop, with a bright, light and feminine stroke, capturing the joyful spirit of Crawford’s daughter Jolie, and that quintessential Parisian dining experience. The renovation will introduce windows on all sides to allow more light in, a semi-open facade so that diners may spill out onto the sidewalk at brunch and dinner, and a greenhouse style structure on the rooftop for comfortable dining in every season.
“Crawford and Son remains our flagship restaurant, and our incubator for training new talent and recipe tasting,” offered Crawford, whose newest menu includes Shaved Baby Turnips with lemon, capers, ramp vinegar and basil, Olive Oil Poached Sea Bass with leeks, fennel, tomato confit and meyer lemon, and a Strawberry Drop Biscuit.
Chef Scott Crawford opened Crawford and Son in November 2016 – a neighborhood restaurant referencing his commitment to family and community – and in 2018, it was named the “Triangle’s Restaurant of the Year.” Through his restaurant group, Crawford Hospitality, Crawford plans additional restaurants, including a French bistro, Jolie, a tavern concept, and more. A five-time James Beard Foundation semifinalist for “Best Chef: Southeast,” Crawford also earned the coveted Forbes Five-Star award at Herons in The Umstead Hotel and Spa, at The Georgian Room at The Cloister Hotel and at The Woodlands Resort & Inn. Prior to opening Crawford and Son, he showcased his progressive take on Southern comfort food as executive chef of Standard Foods, where he also spearheaded the restaurant’s whole-animal butcher program and backyard feeder farm. Crawford’s leadership extends beyond the kitchen; he joined the Board of Ben’s Friends, and founded its Raleigh chapter – a support group for food and beverage professionals who struggle with substance abuse and addiction. Crawford is committed to introducing inspired restaurants, cultivating a healthy work-life balance in the culinary industry, and mentoring food and beverage professionals.
Visit www.CrawfordandSonRestaurant.com and follow Crawford and Son on Instagram and Twitter at @CrawfordnSon. Follow Chef Scott Crawford on Instagram @ChefScottCrawford, on Twitter @chefcrawford, and on Facebook at Scott Crawford.
Follow @JolieRestaurant on Instagram & Twitter and Jolie Restaurant on Facebook.
Jolie
620 N. Person St
Raleigh, NC 27604
(919) 307-4647
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