CULTURETECHLENSPierre Thiam
VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-03495 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1368. Master record source: User-supplied article 2026-10-16 (UrbanGeekz) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Senegalese chef (born Dakar) bringing West African cuisine to the world; restaurant Teranga in New York; founder of Yolélé, championing the ancient grain fonio
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Senegalese chef (born Dakar) bringing West African cuisine to the world; restaurant Teranga in New York; founder of Yolélé, championing the ancient grain fonio
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- Role(s): chef, author
- Known for: Senegalese chef (born Dakar) bringing West African cuisine to the world; restaurant Teranga in New York; founder of Yolélé, championing the ancient grain fonio
Relationships
- Diaspora Chefs — appears on
STRONG EVIDENCE - Teranga — affiliated with
STRONG EVIDENCE - Yolélé — founded
STRONG EVIDENCE
Sources
- http://pierrethiam.com/ (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
Chef's own official site (tier 2): James Beard Hall of Fame-winning executive chef and author of four cookbooks; executive chef and co-founder of Teranga, a New York City food chain sourcing from West African farmers; co-founder of Yolélé Foods, whose signature product is Yolélé Fonio. Born/raised in Dakar is confirmed by the fetched UrbanGeekz article ('Born and raised in Dakar') — STRONG component
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APA: CultureTechLens. (2026). Pierre Thiam (CTL-P-1368) [Entity record]. CultureTechLens Combined Graph. https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-p-1368/
MLA: CultureTechLens. “Pierre Thiam (CTL-P-1368).” CultureTechLens Combined Graph, 2026, https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-p-1368/
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