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 .