DC Living: Philly Wing Fry Pop-Up with Chef Kwame

It all started with an email from Union Market, a warehouse food market in Washington, DC. Chef Kwame Onwauchi was doing a mini pop-up to support the charity organization No Kid Hungry. I was stoked. I'm a beauty girl, but I'm also a food girl. I've never met a good meal I didn't like and I will eat anything. No food restrictions. I like to think of myself as a flexitarian. I'm flexible in all my food choices.

Chef Kwame made a name for himself on this season of Top Chef. I knew from episode one I wanted to one day eat at his restaurant. I am eagerly awaiting the reservations opening at his fine-dining establishment The Shaw Bijou. In the meantime, I settled for his take on the Philly Cheesesteak with his #PhillyWingFry concept - wagyu cheesesteaks, wings with a tamarind glaze, and waffle fries. Yep, I know. You wish you could have been there.

It might seem crazy that I waited in line for over 2 hours to eat, but to it was worth it. I made a few new food friend, I got to take a photo with Chef Kwame (I expect big food things from this man), and it made me ridiculously happy. It was a good food adventure despite the cold, the delays, and me regretting not ordering two boxes of food like my friend Arthur (who I met in line) told me to do. Next time I will take his advice. There are cool pop-ups like this taking place everywhere. If one comes to your city you should attend. 

The photo that started it all. 

The lines started early.

All the magic happened here. 

Deliciousness.