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Have You Heard

Please direct all press enquiries regarding Ajja and Chef Cheetie Kumar to ajja@baltzco.com

• Axios Raleigh How Cheetie Kumar shook off pandemic isolation to make one of Raleigh’s brightest restaurants 07/2024
• Axios Raleigh The Triangle’s 30 best restaurants, right now 07/2024
• The New York Times At these restaurants, feeding the staff comes first 05/2024
• Food & Wine Recipe: Spiced Carrots with Whipped Feta 04/2024
• The News & Observer The 21 best new restaurants that opened in the Triangle in 2023 01/2024
• Esquire Ajja named one of Esquire’s 50 Best New Restaurants in America 2023 11/2023
• World Central Kitchen Chef Corps Spotlight: Meet Chef Cheetie Kumar 10/2023
• Eater Carolinas Find the Triangle’s Buzziest New Restaurants Tucked Away on Neighborhood Streets 09/2023
• Garden & Gun The Ultimate Guide to Porch Pounders 08/2023
• Eater Carolinas 12 Hottest Restaurants in the Triangle, August 2023 08/2023
• VinePair What’s the Worst TikTok Trend You’ve Had to Deal With Behind the Bar? 07/2023
• Garden & Gun How to Prep a Fabulous Cocktail Party 07/2023
• Axios Cheetie Kumar’s Ajja marks a delightful return to Raleigh food scene 06/2023
• Eater Raleigh Star Chef Cheetie Kumar Levels Up With Ajja Opening 06/2023
• IndyWeek Ajja, Cheetie Kumar’s Sequel to Garland, to Open This Spring 04/2023
• Eater Former Garland Team to Open New Raleigh Restaurant Ajja This Spring 04/2023
• Axios Cheetie Kumar to open new Raleigh restaurant Ajja this spring 04/2023
• News & Observer Cheetie Kumar follows up Garland with new Raleigh restaurant. Here’s what we know. 04/2023
• Triangle Business Journal Chef Cheetie Kumar unveils new Raleigh restaurant 04/2023
• WRAL James Beard Award finalist announces new Raleigh restaurant 04/2023