Reneé Touponce, Executive Chef at Mystic's Oyster Club and The Port of Call, is Named a Finalist for Outstanding Chef in the 2024 James Beard Awards

Reneé Touponce, executive chef at Oyster Club and The Port of Call in Mystic, has been named a finalist in the 2024 James Beard Awards in the category of Outstanding Chef.

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The Secret to a Fish Dinner Everyone Will Love? Make It a Cutlet

What Chef Renee Touponce is known for: Inventive dishes that celebrate the local seafood and family farms of coastal Connecticut. Leading the kitchens at two buzzy restaurants in a burgeoning New England food town.

CT Chefs Named Semifinalists for 2024 James Beard Foundation Awards

Renee Touponce was nominated as a semifinalist for the Outstanding Chef award. Touponce, who was a finalist in the Best Chef: Northeast category in 2023, is the executive chef of Mystic's Oyster Club restaurant and The Port of Call.

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