Lynn Crawford

Lynn Crawford
Crawford (right) in 2014
Born	1964 (age 52–53) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s) Ruby Watchco (2010–present)
Television show(s) Restaurant Makeover (2005–2008) Pitchin' In (2010–present)

Lynn Crawford (born 1964) is a Canadian chef, trained at George Brown College in Toronto. She has one son, Brad Crawford born in 1989, and one daughter, Addie Pepper Nicholson Crawford, born October 24, 2016 (with partner Lora Kirk). She is known for her appearances on the hit Food Network show Restaurant Makeover, which is seen in over 16 countries worldwide. She was formerly the executive chef at the Four Seasons in Toronto and the former executive chef of the Four Seasons in New York. She appeared on the Food Network's Iron Chef America (the third chef from Canada to do so), in a battle with Iron Chef Bobby Flay. The episode first aired on March 7, 2007 with peanut as the theme ingredient. Crawford lost the battle to Chef Flay.

In 2010, Crawford debuted a Food Network Canada series entitled Pitchin' In, in which she goes out to take on the challenge of getting the freshest and best ingredients. In the same year she launched Ruby Watchco, a table d'hôte restaurant, in Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood. She was also nominated for a Gemini Award in the Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series category for the Pitchin' In shrimp episode.

In 2013, Crawford was a contestant on Top Chef Masters, along with Lora Kirk, her sou