With two acclaimed restaurants on the East Coast under his belt, James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi opened Maroon at Sahara Las Vegas last April to a culinary community eager to embrace him— and he was ready to return the affection.“ I’ ve been impressed by how strong the local culinary community is,” says Onwuachi.“ There’ s obviously this incredible global audience coming through every day, but there’ s also a real community of chefs, hospitality professionals and locals who care deeply about what’ s happening here.”
Featured on Netflix’ s Chef’ s Table and the author of three books, the charismatic 36-year-old has emerged as one of America’ s most distinctive culinary voices, and his next written work arrives September 22 with his new 288-page cookbook, All Hours: Crazy Good Food for Whatever, Whenever.
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With cooking influenced by his life in the Bronx, Nigeria and Jamaica, Las Vegas is becoming part of his story, too. While opening Maroon, Onwuachi purchased a home in Sin City, where he is often seen working in the kitchen and talking with stylish guests in the warmly lit dining room. The sexy Afro-Caribbean restaurant is a high-energy hotspot where the music is loud and the flavors are louder.“ Maroon gave me an opportunity to take the flavors and stories that have