Tom Douglas
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Douglas grilling in front of the Dahlia Lounge during a pre-Thanksgiving food giveaway, 2008
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August 2, 1958 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Spouse(s) | Jackie Cross |
| Website | tomdouglas |
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| Cooking style | Pacific Rim, Italian, Greek |
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Tom Douglas (born August 2, 1958) is an American executive chef, restaurateur, author, and radio talk show host. He is known for winning the 1994 James Beard Award for Best Northwest Chef. On May 7, 2012, he won the James Beard Award as Best Restaurateur. He is the author of Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen, which was named the Best American Cookbook by the James Beard Foundation and KitchenAid, in 2001. In 2005, he appeared on an episode of the Food Network's Iron Chef America, where he defeated Chef Masaharu Morimoto .
Tom Douglas was born on August 2, 1958, in Wilmington, Delaware. Douglas moved to Seattle in 1977. Soon after arriving, he started working in a variety of jobs from general construction to serving as a railroad car mechanic. As of 2006[update], Douglas lives in Ballard, Seattle, Washington and in Prosser, Washington with his wife and business partner, Jackie Cross, and their daughter, Loretta. Their farm in Prosser provides a variety of produce that are used in his Seattle restaurants.
Douglas' first restaurant job was working at the Hotel duPont, where he served as an assistant to the hotel's cook. He never attended professional culinary school, but developed his natural talents while travelling and eating at various world-class restaurants throughout the U.S. and Europe.
In 1984, following working in a series of general labor jobs, Douglas began working at local restaurant, Café Sport. In November, 1989, he opened his first restaurant, the Dahlia Lounge, which quickly became a prominent fixture in quality dining in the Pacific Northwest. In 1994, he was recognized as the Best Chef in the Northwest by the James Beard Foundation. In 2001, he opened the Dahlia Bakery, to complement the food of Dahlia Lounge.
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