Meet the San Francisco pastry chef nominated for a James Beard Award

Ube cheese pandesal: a gourmet pandesal that has a filling of ube and cheese combination.
Ube cheese pandesal: a gourmet pandesal that has a filling of ube and cheese combination. Photo credit Getty Images

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – A pastry chef at Abacá in San Francisco is up for an award from the Oscars of the food world — the annual James Beard Restaurant and Chef ceremony.

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The ceremony celebrates the best of the best, and this year Vince Bugtong has been nominated for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker.

Bugtong joins KCBS Radio's Holly Quan to speak more about his nomination, his work at Abacá and the important recognition for Filipino food.

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