The Lexus Culinary Masters program is thrilled to announce it is expanding to welcome superstar chef, television personality and author Kwame Onwuachi. Lexus Culinary Masters act as ambassadors to the brand, seeking to craft amazing experiences and amplify Lexus core values: quality, innovation, prestige, luxury and performance, while also partnering with the brand on marketing initiatives and food and wine events.

Onwuachi currently serves as Food & Wine's executive producer, where he collaborates on big brand moments and events including the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. Onwuachi appeared as a contestant on season 13 of “Top Chef” and returned as a judge on season 18 in April 2021. He has been named one of Food & Wine's Best New Chefs, Esquire Magazine's 2019 Chef of the Year, and the most important Chef in America by the San Francisco Chronicle, among other accolades.

“There's a synergy between how Lexus approaches quality and innovation in its vehicles and the way I approach my cooking,” said Chef Onwuachi. “Our shared philosophy stems from putting people at the center of everything we do. I look forward to collaborating with the other Lexus Culinary Masters.”

Onwuachi will be joining the current group of Lexus Culinary Masters is comprised of some of the country's most talented chefs, restaurateurs and culinary personalities.

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