Chef Kwame Onwuachi has never been afraid to share both his successes and his failures with the world.

In this inspiring talk, he shares how much ambition has shaped him as an entrepreneur and culinary innovator. It’s what has always pushed him forward, whether he was selling candy on the subway or launching his own catering company at the age of 20.

We learn how his entrepreneurial spirit, determination and grit kept him pushing to the top, as he shares his story and shows us how he overcame failure and loss to emerge as one of the top chefs in the culinary world.

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Chef Kwame Onwuachi is an American-Nigerian chef and best-selling author. Most recently, he was the executive chef at Kith/Kin, a high-end Afro-Caribbean restaurant in The Wharf neighborhood of Washington, DC. He has been a contestant on Top Chef, and has been recognized by Food & Wine magazine, Esquire magazine, and the James Beard Foundation as "Rising Star Chef of the Year." hold for bio This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx