Tom Douglas

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Tom Douglas

Douglas grilling in front of the Dahlia Lounge during a pre-Thanksgiving food giveaway (2008)
Born	Newark, Delaware
Cooking style	Pacific Rim
Current restaurant(s) Dahlia Lounge, Etta's Seafood, Lola, Palace Kitchen, Serious Pie (all located in Seattle)
Television show(s) "Emeril Live"; Iron Chef America
Official website
Tom Douglas official wesite

Tom Douglas is an American chef, restaurateur, and writer who won the 1994 James Beard Award for Best Northwest Chef.

Born in Newark, Delaware, his first restaurant, Dahlia Lounge, opened in 1989. This was followed by Etta's Seafood and Palace Kitchen, which was nominated for Best New Restaurant by the James Beard Foundation in 1996. More recently he opened a Greek restaurant, Lola, and a pizzeria named Serious Pie. He lives in the Ballard, Seattle, Washington with his wife and business partner, Jackie Cross, and their daughter.

Douglas is a chef for Teatro ZinZanni and a member of the board of One Reel which produces it.^[1] He is the author of Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen, named Best American Cookbook by the James Beard Foundation in 2001, Tom's Big Dinners in 2003, and most recently I Love Crab Cakes!

He defeated Masaharu Morimoto in an episode of Iron Chef America, hosts a talk show on KIRO radio, and has visited Emeril Live. In 2009, Douglas partnered with Amazon.com to create an exclusive line of kitchen and dining products, Tom Douglas by Pinzon, aimed at "building confidence in the kitchen".

Restaurants

Dahlia Lounge, in Seattle, Washington

• Dahlia Lounge
• Etta's Seafood
• Lola
• Palace Kitchen
• Serious Pie Virginia (Heart of downtown Seattle)
• Seatown Seabar and Rotisserie
• Serious Pie Westlake (South Lake Union)
  • Dahlia Workshop
  • Soul Wine
• Cuoco (Northern Italian Style restaurant)
• Brave Horse Tavern (21 and older)
• Ting MoMo (Tibetan dumpling hut)

Radio show

• In The Kitchen With Tom and Thierry - Douglas co-hosts a weekly food radio show with long time friend Thierry Rautureau. The show commonly focuses on local and national cookbook authors and personalities.

TV appearances

• Emeril Live
• Iron Chef America
• Martha Stewart
• Giada De Laurentis
• Good Morning America
• Top Chef
• Simply Ming

Bibliography

• Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen (2001), ISBN 0-688-17242-3
• Tom's Big Dinners: Big-Time Home Cooking for Family and Friends (2003), ISBN 0-060-51502-3
• I Love Crab Cakes! (2008), ISBN 0-060-88196-8

Awards

• 2001 James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Award for Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen
• 1996 James Beard Foundation nominated Palace Kitchen for Best New Restaurant
• 1994 James Beard Foundation Best Northwest Chef

References

1. ^ M. Sharon Baker (October 15, 2007). "From the plate to the stage, Teatro ZinZanni aims to dazzle diners". Nation's Restaurant News. http://www.nrn.com/(F(CR96oVwfNbFPwj0vVHHrnLVY1sm9Ep-JibXpRsAy9OfGoQfnu9JxmXqT-x0bEUOKeNhNi_-vr1SKnQNDNIXVB48FmTZdqEyYKcVJeClbOaA1))/article.aspx?id=346540. 

External links

• James Beard Foundation Best Northwest Chef Award Winners
• 2001 James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Awards
• Iron Chef America

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