Chris Scott

Chris Scott is an American chef and restaurateur who specializes in Amish soul food, a style of soul food that incorporates elements of Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine.

Early life and education Scott's great-great-great-grandmother was enslaved in Virginia and freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. His grandmother helped raise him and taught him to cook. According to Scott, she "always made an extra place setting for every meal, for the guest who may or may not arrive". In 2017 the couple opened Butterfunk Kitchen in the space next door. Scott operated a ghost kitchen in Soho, Butterfunk Biscuit, and later opened a bricks-and-mortar version in Harlem. In 2019 he became an instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education.

Scott describes his cooking style as Amish soul food, a reference to his family's roots in Southern cuisine and his upbringing in an area that specializes in Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine.