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January 6, 2023
Kwame Onwuachi’s Electric Tatiana, at Lincoln Center
THE NEW YORKER
At a new restaurant in David Geffen Hall, the young Black chef delivers an autobiographical menu, with riffs on the food of his ancestors.
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January 3, 2023
The 15 Hottest New Restaurants in Manhattan, January 2023
EATER NEW YORK
A Brooklynite’s first Manhattan restaurant, a sceney new Italian spot, and the reimagined Torrisi make this month’s list
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December 27, 2022
How Will We Eat in 2023? Here Are 10 Predictions.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Briny flavors, high-end Jell-O shots, a fascination with outer space and a concern for Earth will guide our choices. At least that’s what the food forecasters say
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December 12, 2022
At Tatiana, Food is Memory. It is also magnificent.
THE STRONG BUZZ
Goat Patties, Pastrami Short Ribs, and Take-Out Mushrooms at a restaurant that radiates joy.
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November 29, 2022
Chef Kwame Onwuachi moved back to New York to open a new restaurant, Tatiana. Here’s how he refuels and recharges
FAST COMPANY
People should value themselves more than they do—I think that’s where impostor syndrome comes from.
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November 29, 2022
The Many Influences of Kwame Onwuachi
GRUB STREET
"The chef puts his own history on the menu at Tatiana."

November 28, 2022
Kwame Onwuachi’s new restaurant pays tribute to New York and survival
THE WASHINGTON POST
"As we sat in the subterranean food court of the New World Mall in Flushing, Kwame Onwuachi dug into a foam container of fish dumplings from a Chinese-Korean vendor."

November 14, 2022
"Let The Restaurant Trend-Prediction Season Begin" features Tatiana's focus on Nigerian food. ."
RESTAURANT BUSINESS
Consumers are looking for nostalgia, global flavors and a great experience.
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November 14, 2022
"A Sceney New Rooftop Bar Opens Ahead of Its Sibling Restaurants — And More Openings," highlights Tatiana as a destination in the Upper West Side.
NY EATER
Chef Kwame Onwuachi, a Bronx native who made a name for himself as a 25-year-old contestant on Top Chef, has opened Tatiana at Lincoln Center.

November 14, 2022
"NYC’s New Restaurant Openings" kicks off the list with Tatiana.
Kwame Onwuachi, who you may know from various food TV shows, has returned to NYC to open a restaurant in the renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center.
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November 1, 2022
Tatiana, Chef Kwame Onwuachi’s First New York Restaurant, Opens at Lincoln Center
The star chef marks his homecoming with a glittery destination in the revamped David Geffen Hall
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October 22, 2022
Chef Kwame Onwuachi Opens Tatiana, His First New York Restaurant, at David Geffen Hall
WWD
It's a few weeks ahead of Tatiana’s debut at Lincoln Center, and chef Kwame Onwuachi is busy rolling out some Gumbo Panade.

October 8, 2022
How Kwame Onwuachi, Celebrity Chef, Spends His Sundays
When Kwame Onwuachi was 21 and wanted to start a catering company, he sold candy on the subway to raise money for it. Business was brisk and profitable, but then a turf-related altercation nearly escalated into a brawl.
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October 6, 2022
Kwame Onwuachi’s new restaurant will bring the Bronx to Lincoln Center
As Kwame Onwuachi walks me through what will be the dining room at Tatiana, his forthcoming restaurant in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, he points out the columns, which shimmer like light reflected off the surface of a soap bubble.
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September 22, 2022
Where to get the best interval drinks
Fed up with being served warm white wine? These bars are worth an ovation
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September 21, 2022
The Most Anticipated New Restaurants Opening In NYC This Fall
Tucked into Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall, the upcoming Tatiana restaurant will be Top Chef star Kwame Onwuachi's upscale ode to Afro-Caribbean cuisine - with a few fun nods to his native NYC thrown in (bodega-style chopped cheese with truffle, anyone?).
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September 15, 2022
NYC's 16 Most Exciting Fall Restaurant Openings
Kwame Onwuachi, who you may have seen on various food TV shows, is returning to NYC to open a new Afro-Caribbean restaurant in the renovated David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. The menu will have dishes like braised oxtails and chopped cheese with taleggio and truffles.
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September 6, 2022
NYC's Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of Fall 2022
From a Manhattan sandwich counter backed by Court Street Grocers to a Lincoln Center debut by Kwame Onwuachi, where to dine this fall
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September 5, 2022
Midtown is back-ish, and other exciting NYC restaurant trends we’re watching for fall
Tavern fare in Tribeca, Top Chef Kwame Onwuachi on the UWS, and more locals-focused dining for Rockefeller Center are just a few of the surprises in store for sweater weather this year.
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September 2, 2022
29 Reasons to Make a Date With a New York Restaurant
TATIANA Kwame Onwuachi, who has returned to New York, will run a spacious restaurant named for his older sister in the fully renovated David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center.
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September 1, 2022
The 19 Most Exciting Restaurant Openings in NYC This Fall
In a city where new restaurants debut daily, it may seem odd to get excited about a particular season. But similar to that unshakable back-to-school feeling, we’re embarking on that riveting time of the year when chefs and restaurateurs gear up to roll out their most ambitious projects. Along with a James Beard food hall and chef Kwame Onwuachi’s Afro-Caribbean spot at Lincoln Center on the horizon, Rockefeller Center will continue to shine as some of New York City’s best chefs move into Midtown.
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August 29, 2022
So Many Openings Suddenly, new restaurants are everywhere.
Homegrown celebrity chef Kwame Onwuachi isn’t revealing too much about the restaurant he’s set to open inside Lincoln Center’s renovated David Geffen Hall — including its name — but the Top Chef alum and New York City native has teased dishes like a luxe chopped cheese and promised he’ll stay true to the Afro-Caribbean flavors that made him famous in the first place.
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August 24, 2022
Openings and Closings: Restaurant in David Geffen Hall; Pico de Gallo; Lululemon; Crumbl Cookies; Team 7; Mega Building Supply; Exotic Smoke Shop
Kwame Onwuachi, recipient of the James Beard Award for “Rising Star Chef” in 2019, is opening a new, as yet unnamed restaurant on the ground floor of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center this fall, The New York Times reported.
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August 22, 2022
New Restaurant Opening in Reimagined David Geffen Hall
Following extensive renovations, Lincoln Center‘s David Geffen Hall is set to reopen in October, and a new restaurant on its ground floor is expected to open shortly thereafter. James Beard winner Chef Kwame Onwuachi will be running the unnamed restaurant, the New York Times reports, serving “a menu that celebrates New York with Afro-Caribbean flavors.
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August 19, 2022
Famous Chef Returning To NYC To Open UWS Eatery At Lincoln Center
Native New Yorker Kwame Onwuachi, who competed on Top Chef and has won a James Beard Award, will open an eatery within Lincoln Center.
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August 19, 2022
Fresh Take: Chef Kwame Onwuachi’s New York City Homecoming, The Capital Of Tea, And Will Inflation Cause A Recession?
Kwame Onwuachi has the news leading my week: The Bronx-born chef is making a big return to his hometown, with a restaurant set to debut inside the revamp of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center this fall.
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August 17, 2022
‘Top Chef’ Star Kwame Onwuachi Is Opening an Afro-Caribbean Restaurant in NYC This Fall
The chef's spot will be part of the David Geffen Hall relaunch.
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August 17, 2022
MOFAD Instagram
New York native and James Beard award-winning Chef Kwame Onwuachi will return to the city this fall to open a new unnamed restaurant in David Geffen Hall. Read more about the restaurant, including details about it's "Afro-Caribbean menu filtered through a New York lens" over at @nytimes (link in bio). Congrats, Chef!
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August 17, 2022
Chef Kwame Onwuachi Returns to NYC With an Afro-Caribbean Lincoln Center Restaurant
The unnamed spot is part of a splashy relaunch of David Geffen Hall
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August 16, 2022
Cucina Alba Opens, Serving Italian at the Edge of the High Line
A Dominican restaurant in the Radio Hotel in Washington Heights, a luxurious Chinese tasting menu in Midtown East, and more restaurant news.
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