# @nextshark on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DICxlGjiMKc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29031000-nextshark-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-04T23:38:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NextShark (@nextshark) — https://gondola.cc/nextshark

## Caption

Chef Tara Monsod (tara.monsod) is making waves AGAIN!⁠
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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. 🌎🔥⁠
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Drop a 👏 in the comments to celebrate her and Filipino cuisine! 🇵🇭⁠
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📷Photos by: ⁠
Matt Furman, furmanfoto⁠
Vincent Knakal, vincentknakal⁠
James Tran, jtran_photos �⁠
James Tran, jtran_photos �⁠
Jim Sullivan, _mediumraw⁠
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filipinocuisine, nextshark, jamesbeardawards, foodieculture, womeninfood, sandiegoeats

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