CULINARY CHEF, RESTAURANT & AFRICAN SPICES LINE OWNER, MR MOROU OUATTARA!

Mais c'est qu'il est pas mal le Chef aussi:)Duck & Pamplemousse ,pic by Steve Legato
Farrah Olivia Restaurant, pic by Chris Gunn

I'm impressed with this Ivoirian brotha, just when I was giving up on finding about great culinary chefs, I find out about Chef Morou Ouattara. He grew up in a large family of 10 children in Cote D'Ivoire, moved to the States to pursue computer studies and just like many immigrants found a job at a restaurant, Francesco Ricchi.

There, he felt right at home learning about cooking technics, guided by his love for cooking that his mother passed on to him. While working for Red Sage restaurant he got nominated to executive chef. Chef Morou's cooking flair didn't go unoticed in the DC area and he received nominations for the Washington Chef of the Year in 2005.

In 2006, he co-opened with his wife Heather, a modern African restaurant called Farrah Olivia. The restaurant became very popular and received several nominations as one DC's finest restaurant. Today, he put that successful project on stand- by and focuses on another venture, an Italian restaurant "Kora" which he opened with his wife and brother Amadou Ouattara.On top of it he also focuses on an african spice line called Unikeat (dried okra powder,cassava couscou, kora mix ect ..) and catering services (intimate to cocktail parties )...This husband, father, food lover and business entrepreneur hasn't forgotten African, he would love to find the right ONG & cause to help out..hopefully that will be soon:)
I would love to try his cooking and if you are in the area ..do support an African brotha!!

Here are his webbies:

www.morou.com
www.korarestaurant.com

The address is:
2250 B Crystal Drive
Arlington VA 22202
P: 571-431-7090
You can view an interview, HERE

Djaa mes freres de Cote d'Ivoire sont dedans:)
Eyeee Wayeee:)