A Cambridge chef and Dorchester restaurant are James Beard Award finalists

By Grant Welker • Published April 3, 2024 • Updated on April 3, 2024 at 12:13 pm

Restaurateur Biplaw Rai and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu cut the ribbon at Comfort Kitchen in Upham’s Corner in Dorchester in 2023.

A restaurant in Cambridge and another in Dorchester are finalists for the most prestigious award in the restaurant industry.

Conor Dennehy, a chef at Talulla in Cambridge, is one of five New England finalists for a regional “best chef” award from the James Beard Awards. Dorchester’s Comfort Kitchen, which opened last summer, is one of 10 finalists nationally for best new restaurant.

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