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A ‘Top Chef’ Contestant Opens an Uptown Spot Exploring the Black Diaspora

Bronx-born New York native, chef Lana Lagomarsini — a semifinalist on Top Chef season 22 — is opening her own tasting menu spot centered on the Black culinary diaspora: Creola, named after her grandmother, will debut on the Upper East Side at 1261 Park Avenue, between East 97th and 98th streets, on Wednesday, September 9.

A ‘Top Chef’ Contestant Opens an Uptown Spot Exploring the Black Diaspora

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Bronx-born New York native, chef Lana Lagomarsini — a semifinalist on Top Chef season 22 — is opening her own tasting menu spot centered on the Black culinary diaspora:

Creola, named after her grandmother, will debut on the Upper East Side at 1261 Park Avenue, between East 97th and 98th streets, on Wednesday, September 9.

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Bronx-born New York native, chef Lana Lagomarsini — a semifinalist on Top Chef season 22 — is opening her own tasting menu spot centered on the Black culinary diaspora: Creola, named after her grandmother, will debut on the Upper East Side at 1261 Park Avenue, between East 97th and 98th streets, on Wednesday, September 9.

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