Monique Andree Barbeau (born in Vancouver, Canada) was the executive chef at a restaurant called Fuller’s in Seattle, won the

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in 1994 as Best Chef in the Northwest (tied with

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) and appeared on

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. Barbeau is a graduate of

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. After graduation, she worked at restaurants in New York City including

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and

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. When she was 26, she returned to the Pacific Northwest and “took over” Fuller’s kitchen. In 1991, she graduated from

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with a BS in hospitality management. Along with fellow chefs Anne Rosenzweig, Rozanne Gold and

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, she was one of the four “Women Chefs of Peace.” Barbeau cooked for the cast and crew of the tv show

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. She also cooked for students at

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as part of the Visiting Chef’s Program for the school’s Dining Services.

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