Chef Kwame Onwuachi leaves restaurant, pens emotional note about enslaved people
On Monday, executive chef and author Kwame Onwuachi announced his departure from Kith and Kin (stylized as Kith/Kin), Washington D.C.'s celebrated hub for Afro-Caribbean cuisine and culture. Onwuachi's role as executive chef was instrumental in the Michelin-starred restaurant's development and success. In 2019, Onwuachi was a Forbes "30 Under 30" honoree and named Esquire's Chef of the Year.