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Chef Adam Hegsted's Wandering Table

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Chef Adam

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location Spokane, WA
location Coeur d'Alene, ID
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A Culinary Journey Like No Other Join me on a world-traveling adventure brought to you for on an unforgettable gastronomic experience across continents, cultures, and kitchens. Each dinner is a celebration of culinary mastery showcasing a stunning variety of cuisines—traditional, modern, and everything in between. Your menu can be tailored to anything from bustling street foods and remote village cuisines to high-end fine dining, with each menu exploring my personal stories, techniques, and passion behind every dish. At the heart of each menu. there is a deep reverence for the seasons. Every stop highlights the freshest local ingredients at their peak, whether it's wild truffles in autumnal Italy, cherry blossoms in Japan, or coastal seafood from the Nordic fjords in spring. It's about more than just food—it's a cultural deep dive, honoring the people, places, and traditions that make each bite unforgettable. This is a celebration of the art of cooking, the joy of discovery, and the universal language of flavor.
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About me

I am an Inland Northwest chef, TV host, and restaurateur. I love to cook all types of cuisine and really show off the best of the season paired with wines, drinks or cocktails. I am the chef/owner of Eat Good Group, which operates restaurants, eateries, and kitchens that include Francaise, De Espana, Gilded Unicorn, Yards Bruncheon, baba Spokane, Republic Kitchen + Taphouse, Laughing Dog Brewing, Summit Cider, Current Seltzer, Le Catering, Honey Eatery & Social Club, and Eat Good Café. Hegsted is the host and founder of Crave TV, Eat Like a Chef, Co-Founder of Share Farm and Crave NW Food & Wine Festival.

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Experience

Started my career in 1996 at Marie Callender's as a dishwasher. After his apprenticeship in 2002, I moved back to the Spokane area and became chef at Cedars Floating Restaurant which was owned by Black Rock Corporation. After leaving Cedars, I became chef at Brix Restaurant downtown Coeur d’ Alene, ID.

Next I went to work for the Coeur d’ Alene Casino and Resort where he became the Executive Chef. In 2011, while at the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort, he won the National Foodservice Beef Backer Award (Innovator of the Year).

After leaving the Coeur d' Alene Casino, he went on to open Eat Good Group restaurants. First was Eat Good Cafe (2013), then Yards Bruncheon (2014) and Wandering Table (2014) where he was named semi finalist for best chef northwest from James Beard Foundation. Hegsted went oto open Le Catering Co. (2015), Gilded Unicorn (2015) and Incrediburger & Eggs (2017) in downtown Spokane, WA, as well as Republic Kitchen + Taphouse (2017) in Post Falls, ID, and Honey Eatery

Education

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Attended Inland Northwest Culinary Academy where I obtained an Applied Science degree in Culinary Arts and graduated with honors. Then I attended the Art Institute of Seattle and worked at the Space Needle. In 2002, he received another Applied Arts degree in Culinary Arts from the Art Institute of Seattle. After graduating from the Art Institute of Seattle, I apprenticed in Los Angeles at various clubs and restaurants.

Recognition & Awards

Best Chef Northwest (semi-finalist), James Beard Award, 2016
Named Difference Maker by The Spokesman Review
Power List: Founders who are changing the restaurant industry
50 most influential people in Spokane 2021
The 2014 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award winner
Innovator of the Year award, the National Beef Council
Top 40 under 40 Rising Stars, FSR magazine, 2017
Top 20 under 40 leaders in Spokane, Catalyst magazine, 2016
Best Chef Inlander Magazine 2025

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