food world, announced his plans for the Shaw Bijou in April 2015. Lopez/Eater DC There was a lot to be excited about when Onwuachi, then an unknown in the D.C. A look back: Why Everyone Was Amped for the Shaw Bijou R. After the news broke this past weekend, the Washington Post reported the two principal investors “could no longer afford to keep the place running.” A few things stand out in the brief, turbulent history of the Shaw Bijou, mostly how intense the restaurant’s short run was. That he was in the dark puts the rest of our conversation about the challenging first months in a new light. Now he confirms that when we spoke last Friday, he “had no idea” the During that conversation, he didn’t intimate anything about the closure. Now, with the news of his restaurant closing splashed across the internet, Onwuachi tells Eater: “This has been a great lesson, and I've learned so much from it.” Eater's national team was so surprised by the volley of negative reviews the Shaw Bijou received in its two-and-a-half months that I spoke with Onwuachi last Friday, planning to run a story about how a young business learns to pivot from early feedback. “This has been a great lesson.” But now, the fairy tale is over: Onwuachi's restaurant, the Shaw Bijou, abruptly shuttered over the weekend after just two-and-a-half months in business - and weeks after he switched up the format, lowering the price and course count in an effort to better serve the dining public. and last summer, months before his restaurant debuted, he announced he was writing a memoir/cookbook. Lopez/Eater DC Chef Kwame Onwuachi enjoyed a trajectory many young cooks dream of: At just 25 years old, he performed well on the reality juggernaut Top Chef, cementing the Eleven Madison Park alum as a bright talent to watch he collected a major investment (and vote of confidence) that allowed him to open a highly anticipated fine-dining restaurant in D.C. restaurant opens, then closes, in less than three months by Hillary Jan 18, 2017, 1:01pm EST Kwame Onwuachi at The Shaw Bijou. What Happened at the Shaw Bijou? How a hotly anticipated D.C.
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