Culinary grad named James Beard Best Emerging Chef
August 03, 2026
August 03, 2026
PASADENA, Texas, Aug. 3 -- San Jacinto College posted the following news:
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Culinary grad named James Beard Best Emerging Chef
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Adrian Torres was eating breakfast with friends when his phone rang. On the other end was Chef Chris Shepherd from the Southern Smoke Foundation yelling.
Torres had already seen his name on the list of nominees. Now, hearing Shepherd's voice, it became real.
"We all cried and c . . .
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Culinary grad named James Beard Best Emerging Chef
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Adrian Torres was eating breakfast with friends when his phone rang. On the other end was Chef Chris Shepherd from the Southern Smoke Foundation yelling.
Torres had already seen his name on the list of nominees. Now, hearing Shepherd's voice, it became real.
"We all cried and c . . .