On episode eight of the Between Bites podcast with Nina Compton and Larry Miller, Chef Serigne Mbaye talks about how he went from washing dishes at a New York restaurant to being a 2023 James Beard Foundation award semifinalist for Emerging Chef.

Chef Nina Compton knows a little bit about the James Beard Foundation awards. She was nominated for the James Beard award for Best Chef: South at her restaurant Compère Lapin. In 2018, Chef Compton won the James Beard award for Best Chef: South.

The list of 2023 James Beard awards semifinalists, announced on Jan. 25, sees Chef Compton return as a nominee for Outstanding Chef, joining Chef Mbaye as hopefuls for this year’s awards.

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