SIGNING & LAUNCH EVENT: All Hours w/ Kwame Onwuachi & Ava DuVernay

WHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club for a signing and moderated conversation celebrating 'All Hours: Crazy Good Food For Whanever - A Cookbook' with author and James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi moderated by Ava DuVernay. The 7pm conversation will feature special guest moderator Ava DuVernay.

WHEN: SIGNING ONLY runs from 5–7pm. TICKETED TALK begins at 7pm.

WHERE: Reparations Club, 3054 S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90016

HOW:

TALK TICKET w/ SIGNED BOOK (7PM): This ticket guarantees a seat for the moderated conversation and includes a signed copy of the book available for pickup at the event. Personalization will be available after the talk.

FREE SIGNING ONLY RSVP (5–7PM, BOOK PURCHASE REQUIRED): This free RSVP grants access to the signing line only. A copy of All Hours must be purchased at the door to participate. Entry is based strictly on capacity. This RSVP DOES NOT provide access to the ticketed conversation at 7pm.

SIGNED BOOK ONLY: Can’t make it IRL but still want a signed copy? Order directly from our site!

Please email us at questions@reparations.club if you have any additional needs, questions, or accessibility concerns.

About the Book:

Chef Kwame Onwuachi is always on the go. But no matter when—or where—he’s eating, you know it’s going to be good. In All Hours, Kwame shares the bold, craveable recipes that keep him going, 24/7, so that everyone can get a taste of his home cooking (even when you can’t get a table at one of his red-hot restaurants).

From morning glories like Corn Milk French Toast and the ultimate Bodega BEC to afternoon delights like Souped-Up Top Ramen and Red Stew Chicken Parm, these are recipes for quiet nights in and ragers with friends, cookouts with family and snacking on the go—and everything in between.

Filled with the mad-genius creations and cross-cultural mash-ups that only a great chef could dream of: Drunken Noodles alla Vodka, Creole Sausage Roll-Ups, Brussels Sprout Suya—plus showstopping dishes from Kwame’s restaurants (Tatiana’s legendary Cosmic Brownie with Powdered Donut Mousse!) and his own spins on New York classics (Bougie Chopped Cheese!)—this is killer home cooking, with a little je ne sais kwame.

KWAME ONWUACHI is a James Beard Award–winning chef, restaurateur, and author. He has been named a Food & Wine Best New Chef, an Esquire Chef of the Year, a 30 Under 30 honoree by both Zagat and Forbes, and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025. He is the author of the memoir Notes from a Young Black Chef and the cookbook My America, has twice hosted the James Beard Awards, and regularly appears on TV shows such as Top Chef, Chef’s Table, Billions, and Somebody Feed Phil.

Raised in New York City, Nigeria, and Louisiana, Onwuachi’s culinary journey began in his mother’s modest Bronx apartment. He trained at the Culinary Institute of America in New York City and, by the age of thirty had opened five restaurants, including the groundbreaking Afro-Caribbean eatery Kith/Kin in Washington, DC. Today, Onwuachi has restaurants across the country, in New York, DC, Miami, and Las Vegas. His restaurant Tatiana was named the number one restaurant in New York by The New York Times two years in a row, and his DC restaurant, Dōgon, earned a spot as one of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is an Academy Award nominee and winner of Emmy, BAFTA, Sundance, Image and Peabody Awards. Her films include Selma, 13th, Middle of Nowhere, A Wrinkle in Time and Origin. She has created seven television series, including the acclaimed When They See Us and history-making Queen Sugar. Founder of the narrative change collective ARRAY, DuVernay holds honorary doctorates from Yale University and Morehouse College, along with the Great Americans Medal from the Smithsonian Institution. Following multiple terms on the boards of the Sundance Institute and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, she currently serves on American Film Institute Advisory Board in her third term.

Refund Policy: At Rep Club, we are committed to providing a valuable experience for all attendees. However, we understand sometimes plans change. Below is our refund policy for ticket purchases:

Refund Eligibility: Requests for refunds must be made no later than 14 calendar days prior to the event date via Eventbrite only.

- After this deadline, no refunds will be issued, except under extraordinary circumstances (see "Force Majeure" below).

- Refunds will only be issued to the original purchaser via the original method of payment (i.e. Eventbrite).

Non-Refundable Items: Processing fees and service charges are non-refundable, unless the event is canceled by the organizer (i.e. Rep Club).

Event Cancellation or Rescheduling

- If the event is canceled by the organizer, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders, including any fees paid.

- If the event is rescheduled, your ticket will automatically be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date, a refund request can be made within 7 calendar days of the rescheduling notice.

No-Show Policy If you do not attend the event and have not contacted us by the refund deadline, unfortunately no refund will be issued.

Contact Us If you have any questions regarding this refund policy, please contact us at questions@reparations.club.