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Acclaimed chef's restaurant isn't a secret anymore

PublishedSeptember 25, 2018

How Kevin Tien, '09, went from UL Lafayette to local restaurants to "Iron Chef Gauntlet" to owning one of DC's most heralded restaurants.

Acclaimed chef's restaurant isn't a secret anymore

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