Event
An Evening with Kwame Onwuachi, Winner of James Beard Award: Online Event
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Top Chef contestant and award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will discuss his cookbook.
My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef celebrates the cuisine of the African diaspora, “the world’s wisest food.” Kwame will share stories behind his family’s recipes and the importance of the connections among cuisine, place, and culture.
Kwame was also named Food & Wine’s best new chef in 2019 and Esquire’s chef of the year in 2019. He has opened several restaurants and was the executive chef at acclaimed Kith/Kin in Washington, DC.
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