Kuya Lord Chef Lord Maynard Llera Takes Home the James Beard Award for Best Chef: California

Kuya Lord chef Lord Maynard Llera won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: California at the 2024 ceremony held on June 10 in Chicago. This is his first James Beard Award win, and the only award Los Angeles took home this year. On June 8, the James Beard Foundation hosted its media awards which celebrated outstanding journalism, the best cookbooks of the year, and more. Llera was named as a nominee for the Best Chef award on April 3, …