![]() Veterans of New York City’s famed 1,000-per-person sushi restaurant. ![]() Leslie Winston III of North Carolina A&T University, co-founder of the social e-reader company Monocle, won the $200,000 HBCU Grand Prize. Such was the case when I heard that well-loved temaki (hand roll) restaurant Nami Nori moved into Montclair in September. ![]() Raucous applause rang throughout the spacious hall as Armstrong first announced a $250,000 award for Maïré Bavarday-Rosa, the Guadeloupean CEO of Ecomspaces (a one-stop shop for e-commerce solutions). Nami Nori, which means 'to surf' in Japanese, appropriately features beach house-inspired interiors that call out to the Instagram audience: Moon-shaped menu holders and hammered copper cups storing wooden chopsticks adorn the sushi bar and tables, while warm lighting and tones of millennial pink and cream resonate against white-washed exposed brick walls and rattan stools. Pharrell’s 45-minute fireside-style chat took place as judges deliberated before the final winners were announced. An onstage discussion between former prize winners Kadidja Dosso of organic beauty supplier Dosso Beauty (2021 HBCU Grand Prize Winner) and Karissma Yve of print-on-demand jewelry designer Gildform (a 2022 General Prize Winner) took place during a break between pitches. Order online from Nami Nori West Village, including APPETIZERS, TEMAKI, TEMAKI PARTY KIT. The earliest pickup time is Today, 9:30 AM PDT. Emmy-winning public speaker Mario Armstrong hosted Demo Day all afternoon into the early evening hours. You can only place scheduled pickup orders. Judges assembled to choose the winners included Jay Lundy (senior VP of Combs Global), Erik Moore (managing director of Base Ventures), and Louis Vuitton client strategist Marilyn Webber Muffs.
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