Animae Chef Tara Monsod talks Filipino food, family, becoming San Diego's first James Beard Award finalist

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'I just went 'Holy crap! I made it to the finals!' I had no idea. It didn't occur to me I was the only one,' said Chef Monsod during an interview with CBS 8.

SAN DIEGO — Chef Tara Luansing Monsod dreams about food.Animae Executive Chef is San Diego's "I just went 'Holy Crap! I made it to the finals.' I had no idea. It didn't occur to me I was the only one," she said.

Monsod fuses her culture into her food. She said she takes pride in introducing people to Filipino food other than lumpia. "Just kind of open them up and introduce them to something new in a little more fine dining aspect," said Monsod. Monsod was born in Hollywood and raised in the Los Angeles area. Her father emigrated from the Philippines as a teenager. He worked for a sound company. Her mother emigrated from the Philippines when she was in her thirties. She worked as a seamstress in a factory.

 

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