Chef Tara Monsod (tara.monsod) is making waves AGAIN!⁠ ⁠ For the second year in a row, she's been named a finalist for the 2025 James Beard Award in the Best Chef: California category! 👩‍🍳✨ Known for elevating Filipino flavors at Animae (animae.sandiego) and Le Coq (lecoq.sd), Tara is putting San Diego on the culinary map. 🌎🔥⁠ ⁠ Drop a 👏 in the comments to celebrate her and Filipino cuisine! 🇵🇭⁠ ⁠ 📷Photos by: ⁠ Matt Furman, furmanfoto⁠ Vincent Knakal, vincentknakal⁠ James Tran, jtran_photos �⁠ James Tran, jtran_photos �⁠ Jim Sullivan, _mediumraw⁠ ⁠ 🤳Click our Link in Bio to sign up for our newsletter.⁠ ⁠⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ #JamesBeardAwards #FilipinoCuisine #SanDiegoEats #NextShark #FoodieCulture #WomenInFood