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Best Chef: Northwest, presented by James Beard Foundation

Category eliminated in 2020 and now included in Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific. Category included AK, ID, MT, OR, WA and WY. Previous names included Best Chef: Pacific Northwest; Best Chef: Northwest/Hawaii.

Name	Year
Brady Williams	2019
Edouardo Jordan	2018
Gregory Denton *	2017
Gabrielle Quinoñez *	2017
Renee Erickson	2016
Blaine Wetzel	2015
Naomi Pomeroy	2014
Gabriel Rucker	2013
Matthew Dillon	2012
Andy Ricker	2011
Jason Wilson	2010
Maria Hines	2009
Holly Smith	2008
Johnathan Sundstrom	2007
Scott Carsberg	2006
Vitaly Paley	2005
Eric Tanaka	2004
George Mavrothalassitis	2003
Greg Higgins	2002
Philippe Boulot	2001
Jerry Traunfeld	2000
Christine Keff	1999
Thierry Rautureau *	1998
Cory Schreiber *	1998
Jeem Han Lock	1997
Alan Wong	1996
Tamara Murphy	1995
Monique Andrée Barbeau *	1994
Tom Douglas *	1994
Roy Yamaguchi	1993
Barbara Figueroa	1992
Caprial Pence	1991
* shared award