A Conversation With Chef Kwame Onwuachi

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Kwame Onwuachi has had quite a journey — from his mother's kitchen in the Bronx to being a finalist for the James Beard Rising Star Chef of the Year.

His new memoir is called Notes From a Young Black Chef.

We talked with Onwuachi about high-profile defeats, big successes and the secret to good jollof rice.