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Local James Beard semifinalists include 2 chefs and 1 restaurant

Kaya Kaya, a Filipino restaurant at 618 N. Thornton Ave., Orlando PHOTO BY (MIKE T. VIA YELP)
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Two Orlando chefs and one area restaurant are among Florida’s semifinalists for a 2024 James Beard Foundation Award.

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Chefs Jennifer Berdin and Mark Berdin at Michelin-ranked sushi restaurant Kadence and Chef Henry Moso of Kabooki Sushi are semifinalists for the Beard Foundation’s Best Chef in the South award.

Kadence is located at 1809 Winter Park Road in Orlando. Mark Berdin, chef/owner of Kadence, previously told Orlando Business Journal that his restaurant benefits from its ratings, which help “in getting guest to know who you are. Since we only have eight seats, it doesn’t really increase the number of our guests or revenue. Kadence open in 2016 and the most popular item is the sashimi dish.”

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