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Plate of fonio grits along with cocktails at LA's Ubuntu

“Hollywood is known for its stars. With Shenarri Freeman (of Cadence) and Ubuntu, it just got another one. A plant-based restaurant inspired by West African ingredients, Ubuntu is tucked on Melrose Avenue, offering the celebrated chef the perfect canvas to flex her culinary muscles.”

“Now, a plant-based restaurant in Los Angeles is nothing new. But a plant-based restaurant by Overthrow Hospitality’s Shenarri Freeman certainly is.”

LATimes.com—Two New Plant-Based Restaurants To Try Now

Observer.com—The New L.A. Restaurants You Need To Try This Fall

Resy.com—Ubuntu Brings Vibrant Vegan West African Cuisine to WeHo

Bloomberg News — 13 Restaurants Around the World We Can’t Wait to Try

LA.Eater.com — September’s Hottest New Restaurants

LATimes.com — The Best New Restaurants to Try in LA

WWD.com — The Rise of Plant-based Restaurants in Los Angeles

LA.Eater.com — Biggest August Openings  

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The Hollywood Reporter “Hottest New Restaurants” (print)

LATimes.com — LA’s Newest Restaurant Openings

ICE.edu — Chef Shenarri Freeman Opens Vegan Restaurant in LA

Restaurant-Hospitality.com — Shenarri Freeman and Overthrow Hospitality open West African vegan restaurant Ubuntu in West Hollywood

OneGreenPlanet.org — West African Vegan Restaurant Ubuntu Opens in LA

LAWeekly.com — Ubuntu Brings A Plant-Based Taste of Africa to WeHo

BeverlyPress.com — Ubuntu Opens on Melrose

Observer.com — Plant-Based Comfort Food Superstar Shenarri Freeman Opens Ubuntu in Los Angeles

VegOut.com — West African-Inspired Vegan Restaurant Ubuntu to Open in LA This August