A' Verde is the restaurant 'Top Chef' alum Katsuji Tanabe was meant to open The Citizen 4 years ago LM Restaurants and “Top Chef” alum Katsuji Tanabe have teamed up to open A’Verde Cocina and Tequila Bar in Cary. Source: WRAL News Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp