The Chef and Restaurant Database (ChefDb)

Best Chef: California, presented by James Beard Foundation

(now "Best Chef: Pacific" (includes Hawaii))

Name	Year
Suzanne Goin	2006
Lee Hefter	2005
Charles Phan	2004
Hiro Sone	2003
Michael Mina	2002
Nancy Oakes	2001
Judy Rodgers	2000
Paul Bertolli	1999
Julian Serrano	1998
Hubert Keller	1997
Thomas Keller	1996
Gary Danko	1995
Joyce Goldstein	1994
Bradley Ogden	1993 *
Jeremiah Tower	1993 *
Michel Richard	1992
Joachim Splichal	1991
* indicates award was shared