High-end Cookouts: The Black Chefs w/ Michelin Stars

Kwame Onwuachi is a Nigerian-born chef who grew up in the Bronx, New York. He is the head chef at Kith/Kin, a modern Afro-Caribbean restaurant located in the InterContinental hotel in Washington, DC. Kith/Kin earned a Michelin star in 2019, just a year after it opened.

Mashama Bailey is the executive chef and co-owner of The Grey, a restaurant located in a restored Greyhound bus station in Savannah, Georgia. The Grey earned a Michelin star in 2021, making Bailey the first Black woman in the United States to earn a Michelin star for a restaurant she co-owns.

Rodney Scott is a pitmaster and the owner of Rodney Scott’s BBQ, a restaurant in Charleston, South Carolina that specializes in whole hog barbecue. The restaurant earned a Michelin star in 2021, making Scott the first Black pitmaster to earn a Michelin star in the United States.

Mashuq Mushtaq Deen is a queer, non-binary chef who incorporates global flavors and sustainable practices into their cooking. Graffiti Earth, located in New York City’s Lower East Side, earned a Michelin star in 2020.

Edouardo Jordan is a chef and restaurateur who owns two Michelin-starred restaurants in Seattle, Washington – Salare and JuneBaby. Salare focuses on global cuisine, while JuneBaby celebrates the food and culture of the American South.