Chef Kwame Onwuachi leaves restaurant, pens emotional note about enslaved people

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.