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Kwame Onwuachi          

James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Author of "My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef"

Kwame Onwuachi is a James Beard Award-winning chef, acclaimed author, and has been named the most important Chef in America by the San Francisco Chronicle. Onwuachi's resume is incomparable as he has been named one of Food & Wine's Best New Chefs, Esquire Magazine's 2019 Chef of the Year, the TIME 100 Next 2019 List, and is a 30 Under 30 honoree by both Zagat and Forbes.

Onwuachi currently serves as Food & Wine's executive producer. In this recently-appointed role, Onwuachi collaborated on big brand moments and events including the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, CO and "The Family Reunion: Presented by Kwame Onwuachi" in Middleburg, VA.

Onwuachi's first-ever cookbook is "My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef."

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Kwame Onwuachi Is Leaving Kith and Kin in Washington - The New ...
The chef said that he would seek a restaurant of his own. Paola Velez, the restaurant's executive pastry chef, has also left, to work with two Washington ...
The Dish: Kwame Onwuachi - CBS News
At age 11, Kwame Onwuachi was exposed to a new culture and cuisine when he moved to live with his grandfather in Nigeria. Now just 26 years old, the New ...
Shaw Bijou chef Kwame Onwuachi is engaged - The Washington Post
Kwame Onwuachi, the 26-year-old chef behind the much-anticipated Shaw Bijou, has a lot of pans on the stove (sorry.) The former “Top Chef” contestant has a ...
Kwame Onwuachi's Shaw Bijou is one step closer to opening - The ...
To judge by his Twitter and Instagram feeds, Kwame Onwuachi has been in high acquisition mode as the chef and co-owner oversees ongoing construction of ...
Kwame Onwuachi (The Shaw Bijou, Washington, D.C.) | 10 ...
Onwuachi spent his childhood in the Bronx and Nigeria, then sold candy on the subway to pay for ... hef Kwame Onwuachi (right) tasting at The Shaw Bijou.
Dinner at Kwame Onwuachi's Shaw Bijou will cost $185. That's ...
Kwame Onwuachi, the former caterer, line cook and "Top Chef" contestant, will soon be a chef for real: He will open his debut restaurant, the Shaw Bijou, on Nov  ...
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Top Chef's Kwame Onwuachi: Where Is He Now? | Top Chef Blog
Kwame Onwuachi: I think my day-to-day life is much different. Whether I'm in the grocery store or walking my dog, someone usually stops me to say "hello.".
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