<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;When Kwame&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "s2"&gt;Onwuachi was 26 he had already experienced more career highs and lows than chefs twice his age. He worked in the top restaurants,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s3"&gt;competed&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "s2"&gt;on the TV series, “&lt;a href= "https://www.bravotv.com/people/kwame-onwuachi" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Top Chef&lt;/a&gt;,” and opened his own restaurant—&lt;a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2017/01/15/shaw-bijou-one-of-the-most-expensive-restaurants-in-d-c-has-closed-after-less-than-three-months/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.9b8c97b75383" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Shaw Bijou&lt;/a&gt; when he was 25.&lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; The restaurant was one of the most anticipated openings in the country and it closed after 11 weeks. The press roasted the young chef. How did Kwame recover after such a public failure? In his new book,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s5"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Notes-Young-Black-Chef-Memoir/dp/1524732621" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes from a Young Black Chef&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Kwame talked about how he rebounded from that failure, and delved into his childhood.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p3"&gt;&lt;span class="s7"&gt;After the Shaw Bijou closed Kwame opened 3 more restaurants, Michelin rated, &lt;a href= "https://kithandkindc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Kith and Kin&lt;/a&gt;  and two  &lt;a class="css-1g7m0tk" href= "https://www.phillywingfry.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"&gt;Philly Wing Fry.&lt;/a&gt;. On May 6th he won the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="s8"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://dc.eater.com/2019/5/6/18534710/dc-chefs-win-beard-awards-2019-kwame-onwuachi-tom-cunanan" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Rising Star Chef of the Year&lt;/a&gt; award by the James Beard Foundation. His book,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "s6"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes from a Young Black Chef&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; has received lots of praise, and is available wherever books are sold.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Art of Failure

Steve Friedman

Kwame Onwachi: Grit & Grace to "Overnight" Success

MAY 28, 201924 MIN
Art of Failure

Kwame Onwachi: Grit & Grace to "Overnight" Success

MAY 28, 201924 MIN

Description

When Kwame Onwuachi was 26 he had already experienced more career highs and lows than chefs twice his age. He worked in the top restaurants, competed on the TV series, “Top Chef,” and opened his own restaurant—The Shaw Bijou when he was 25.  The restaurant was one of the most anticipated openings in the country and it closed after 11 weeks. The press roasted the young chef. How did Kwame recover after such a public failure? In his new book, Notes from a Young Black Chef, Kwame talked about how he rebounded from that failure, and delved into his childhood.

After the Shaw Bijou closed Kwame opened 3 more restaurants, Michelin rated, Kith and Kin  and two  Philly Wing Fry.. On May 6th he won the Rising Star Chef of the Year award by the James Beard Foundation. His book, Notes from a Young Black Chef  has received lots of praise, and is available wherever books are sold.