Brendan Walsh (born 1959) is an American chef known for southwestern cuisine. He was the original chef of Arizona 206 in New York City (from 1985 to 1988) [1] and won the "Who's Who of Cooking in America" James Beard Foundation Award.[citation needed] As of 2020 he is Dean of the School of Culinary Arts at the Culinary Institute of America.[2][3]