Russ Crandall

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Russ Crandall
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Crandall in 2024
Born (1980-02-24) February 24, 1980 (age 45)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Occupations Food blogger (2010–2023)
YouTuber
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Years active2020–present
Genre Handheld game consoles
Subscribers783 thousand
Views163 million
Last updated: January 21, 2026

Russ Crandall (born February 24, 1980) is an American YouTuber and former food blogger. He became known for the gluten-free and paleo diet blog The Domestic Man, which he ran from 2010 to 2023, and since 2020 for the handheld console YouTube channel Retro Game Corps.

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Crandall joined the United States Navy in 2000 as a Russian and Indonesian translator. In 2005, he suffered a stroke and was later diagnosed with Takayasu's arteritis, which led him to adopt a paleo diet and create The Domestic Man in 2010. Crandall published cookbooks such as The Ancestral Table (2014) and Paleo Takeout (2015), the latter becoming a New York Times best seller. In 2020, he launched Retro Game Corps, a YouTube channel focused on handheld consoles. In 2023, he retired from the Navy and closed The Domestic Man to pursue a full-time YouTube career.

Biography

Russ Crandall was born on February 24, 1980, in Seattle, Washington, United States. [1] He joined the United States Navy in 2000 as a cryptologic technician (interpretive), working as a Navy translator fluent in Russian and Indonesian. [2] [3] In 2015, he was promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer in that role. [4] He retired in 2023. [5]

The Domestic Man

In 2005, Crandall suffered an stroke and needed to go through physical therapy to relearn how to walk or write. [3] [6] The next year, [7] he was diagnosed with Takayasu's arteritis, an autoimmune disease which inflammates and narrows the arteries. [3] [6] He underwent open heart surgery in an attempt to fix his symptoms, which was unsuccessful. [2] [3] [7] In 2010, Crandall came across the book The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf, which alleges the paleo diet could help with autoimmune disease. [3] [7] Crandall began adhering to the diet; according to him, his symptoms began to subside in weeks. [3] [7] That same year, he created the blog The Domestic Man, focusing on the paleo and gluten-free diets and posting weekly recipes. [2] [6]

In 2013, The Domestic Man was nominated for Best Special Diets Blog at the Saveur Best Food Blog Awards. [8] That same year, the Huffington Post and Mashable listed The Domestic Man among the best food accounts to follow on social media. [9] [10] In 2014, Crandall published his first cookbook, The Ancestral Table, containing over a hundred recipes from around the world. [6] He also released the e-book The Safe Starch Cookbook, which he updated until 2017. [11] In 2015, Crandall released Paleo Takeout and toured in support of it. [2] In August, it entered the New York Times best sellers list for the "Food and Fitness" category. [12] Saveur listed Crandall among the best food Instagrams of 2016. [13] He released his final cookbook, The Heritage Cookbook, in 2019. [14] Crandall has also written for Food & Wine . [15] The Domestic Man was closed in 2023. [5]

Retro Game Corps

In 2020, Crandall created the YouTube channel Retro Game Corps focused on handheld game consoles, especially those for retro gaming and emulation, with content including hardware reviews and guides. [5] [16] He began the channel as a hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic, [5] a time where handheld consoles grew in popularity. [17] In 2023, he retired from the Navy and closed The Domestic Man to pursue a full-time YouTube career. [5] In September 2024, Nintendo issued two copyright strikes against the channel; one for demonstrating the Mig Flash cartridge, and another for showing Wii U emulation on an Android device. [5] [18]

Personal life

Crandall married his wife in 2007. They had a son in 2009 [3] and another in 2015. [19]

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Russ Crandall". Goodreads. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nilsen, Alexis (July 24, 2015). "Conversation with a Food Blogger: The Domestic Man". Clean Eating . Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tepper, Rachel (March 9, 2015). "How a Stroke at 25 Inspired a Life Change for Blogger of the Week, 'The Domestic Man'". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Congratulations, master chief! The FY16 E-9 list is out". Navy Times . April 30, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hollister, Sean (November 1, 2024). "Why is Nintendo targeting this YouTuber?". The Verge . Archived from the original on October 16, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Kitchen Farmacy: The Domestic Man". SBS Food. August 7, 2014. Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "How a Miracle Diet Saved a Man's Life". Kitchen Daily. October 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ "The 2013 Best Food Blog Awards: The Winners!". Saveur . April 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Best Food Bloggers to Follow in July (Photos)". The Huffington Post . July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ Vitto, Laura (September 15, 2013). "75 Tasty Instagram Accounts Every Foodie Should Follow". Mashable . Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  11. ↑ Crandall, Russ. "The Safe Starch Cookbook". The Domestic Man. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Best Sellers – Food and Fitness". The New York Times . Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  13. ↑ Dao, Dan Q. (December 22, 2016). "Our 20 Favorite Food Instagrams of 2016". Saveur . Archived from the original on September 12, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  14. ↑ Crandall, Russ (May 1, 2019). "The Heritage Cookbook – now available!". The Domestic Man. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Russ Crandall". Food & Wine . Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  16. ↑ McFerran, Damien (May 1, 2024). "FPGA Vs. Software Emulation – Which Is Best? We Asked Four Experts To Find Out". Time Extension . Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  17. ↑ Barr, Kyle (April 15, 2025). "Tariffs Killing Retro Handhelds is a Terrible Thing for the Gaming". Gizmodo . Archived from the original on May 10, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  18. ↑ McFerran, Damien (October 1, 2024). "Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated". Time Extension . Archived from the original on November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ Crandall, Russ (April 30, 2019). "The Heritage Cookbook". The Domestic Man. Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
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