Best Chef: West, presented by James Beard Foundation
Category included CA, HI and NV. Category eliminated in 2020. Hawaii now included in Best Chef: Northwest & Pacific; Nevada now included in Best Chef: Southwest; California has its own category, Best Chef: California.
James Beard Foundation
Name Year
Michael Cimarusti 2019
Dominique Crenn 2018
Corey Lee 2017
Vinny Dotolo * 2016
Jon Shook * 2016
Stuart Brioza * 2015
Nicole Krasinski * 2015
Daniel Patterson 2014
Christopher Kostow 2013
* shared award