Chef Lord Maynard Llera (Source: Rappler)
California-based Filipino-American Chef Lord Maynard Llera bagged the Best Chef in the California region award for this year’s James Beard Foundation Award for Excellence held in Chicago (See Rappler for story).
(Source: JamesBeard.org)
A number of Filipinos have been nominated for 2024 James Beard Restaurant and Chefs Awards (the”Oscars of Food”): Aaron Versoza of Archipelago, Seattle (Outstanding Chef); Nikko Cagalanan of Kultura, Charleston (Emerging Chef); Kimmie Mcintosh and Josh Mcintosh of MILKFISH Bakeshop, Las Vegas, NV (Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker); Melissa Miranda of Musang, Seattle (Best Chef, Northwest); Tara Monsod of Animae, San Diego (Best Chef, California) and Lord Maynard Llera of Kuya Lord, Los Angeles (Best Chef, California) (See JamesBeard.org for story).
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