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Two San Diego chefs and one local bar named 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists

Last year's finalist Tara Monsod of Animae is ed by Roberto Alcocer of Michelin-starred Valle, and downtown's Roma Norte is up for America's Best New Bar

Tara Monsod, chef of Le Coq restaurant in La Jolla, is a semifinalist in the 2025 James Beard competition in the Best Chef category for California for the second year in a row. (James Tran)
Tara Monsod, chef of Le Coq restaurant in La Jolla, is a semifinalist in the 2025 James Beard competition in the Best Chef category for California for the second year in a row. (James Tran)
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Chef Roberto Alcocer of Michelin-starred Valle s two-time nominee Tara Monsod of Animae, and Roma Norte is up for Best New Bar

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