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Kwame Onwuachi Debuts Maroon, a Game-Changing Afro-Caribbean Steakhouse in Las Vegas

Inside the Sahara, Onwuachi pairs steakhouse excess with Afro-Caribbean flavors, from oxtail Wellington to soursop-spiked cocktails.

“Don’t say anything,” chef Kwame Onwuachi told Observer on Saturday night as we began to compliment him on the wonderful food we were eating at Maroon, his new Caribbean steakhouse at Sahara Las Vegas. “You’re going to make me cry. I’ve been crying all night.”

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Onwuachi was overwhelmed by the response he got from guests in his restaurant on Saturday, and he was still riding the adrenaline of Friday night’s grand-opening party at Maroon. 

Friday’s blowout bash brought more than 1,000 guests to Alex Meruelo’s Sahara casino-resort and was punctuated by both a Busta Rhymes performance and a drone show about Onwuachi’s ascent in the culinary world. One night later, Maroon’s kitchen was remarkably on point, even though the staff must have been exhausted after the previous evening. And Onwuachi was encouraging his guests to keep the party going.

“Welcome home,” he said. “I hope you start dancing at the........

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