Famous Chef Returning To NYC To Open UWS Eatery At Lincoln Center

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The new David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center might not be open yet, but it is confirmed that a well-known chef will open an unnamed restaurant within the space on the Upper West Side.

Kwame Onwuachi, who has run restaurants in Washington D.C. and California, as well as compete on "Top Chef" will open and head the Lincoln Center restaurant in the fall.

His resume also includes getting named the "Rising Star Chef of the Year" by the James Beard Awards

"NEW YORK I'M COMING HOME!!! Thank you New York Times for this piece," Onwuachi wrote on Twitter Tuesday. "See y'all in the fall! Restaurant coming soon."

Onwuachi was born and raised in the Bronx, before getting his start at the fine dining New York City restaurant Per Se.

In 2019, he wrote and published a memoir about his experience of being a young, Black chef working in upscale restaurants.

The new David Geffen Hall restaurant, which is part of a multi-year overhaul of the famous building, will focus on Afro-Carribbean flavors, reported the New York Times.

Lincoln Center announced in March that the building would reopen this fall, two years ahead of schedule and on budget.

"Bodega-style chopped cheese buns made with beef, Taleggio cheese and truffles, Egusi soup dumplings and braised oxtails are some of the dishes he’s considering," wrote the New York Times about the new restaurant.

The Times added that the restaurant will open a little after David Geffen Hall officially reopens.

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