Chef

Philip Krajeck

Discipline: Chef
Venue: FOLK · Restaurant

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Awards & recognition

1 total

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James Beard AwardSemifinalistBest Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)2026

Portrait of Philip Krajeck

i. Biography

The work is organized around two restaurants: one using global techniques against Tennessee Southern ingredients, the other loosely Italian-influenced and drawn toward pizza, appetite, and community.

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Coming Up

In Nashville, the chef/owner role at Rolf & Daughters (since 2012) and Folk (since 2018) gives Philip Krajeck a two-room study in restraint, ingredient attention, and durable restaurant-making.

Where They Are Now

Restaurant craft here is measured past the plate. Connected with Junior in Nashville, Philip Krajeck frames the dining room as a place that can feed appetite and also build community. The long view is stated plainly: "We want to be a part of creating restaurants that can exist 20 years from now, or would have made it since 20 years ago. Spaces that hopefully feel timeless."

Career - Chef/owner — Rolf & Daughters, Nashville, Germantown neighborhood (2012–present) - Chef/owner — Folk, East Nashville (2018–present)

Signature

The signature register includes clam pie, a dish associated with Philip Krajeck.

In Their Words “We want to be a part of creating restaurants that can exist 20 years from now, or would have made it since 20 years ago. Spaces that hopefully feel timeless.” “I've been cooking my entire life. And for me, um, it is and always will be about one thing. The ingredients. I obsess about ingredients.”

FAQ What is Philip Krajeck's current role? Philip Krajeck is Chef/Owner of Folk. What recognition has Philip Krajeck received? James Beard Award nomination. What is Philip Krajeck known for? Folk is known as a rustic ode to pizza, drawing repeat visits from pizza aficionados.