![]() I didn't grow up having neighbors, but now I have restaurant neighbors," he says.įollowing his seven-episode run on season 18 of Top Chef, arguably the most popular cooking show on American TV, Barua says he was approached with multiple business opportunities-some of which tried to woo the Columbus native away from his hometown. The Brewery District restaurant sits on the same stretch of South High as Antiques on High, Law Bird and Emmett’s Café, something that was influential in his decision to open a restaurant in the area. Given its Midwestern barbecue inspiration, Barua’s second venture will make good use of the front patio and porch, and the chef plans to build a back porch as well. It will be dramatically different when you walk in.” You know, my style is different than their style. ![]() I don't want to have memories of it being Ambrose and Eve and say, 'Hey, you're doing this wrong,' because I think they've done a great job with it. "I'm rebuilding everything on the inside out, because I don't want people to think it's Ambrose and Eve. The restaurant, owned by Matthew Heaggans and Catie Randazzo, shuttered in 2020 after just two years. The chef says he is cognizant of the esteem in which Ambrose and Eve was held in its short lifespan. ![]() Barua says at least some seats will offer customers a front seat view of the kitchen. More: Avishar Barua explains why he decided to open his own restaurantīarua’s new restaurant will include a Grillworks wood-fired grill, a cult favorite among chefs. I was trying to think about how much we were doing sometimes at Service Bar, and how we tried to do everything for everybody, and it does not work out.” One will be during daytime, and one's for night. “You know, you don't really get any chance like this nowadays,” Barua says about the opportunity Top Chef has afforded him. The chef says he preferred that approach to opening one big restaurant with multiple personalities. While Joya’s Café will focus on breakfast, lunch and street foods on one end of High Street, Agni on South High will serve just dinner. “If I can recreate that in a restaurant, I think that'd be something uniquely Columbus or uniquely Midwestern.” It's so much fun, that experience,” Barua says. “Like when you go to your friend's house, and there's someone torching burgers, drinking beer. High St., where he plans to open Agni, a live-fire restaurant named after the god of fire in Hinduism and inspired by Midwestern backyard barbecues. In an exclusive interview with Columbus Monthly, Barua shared that he has signed a lease on the former Ambrose and Eve space at 716 S. On the heels of announcing his first restaurant, a Bengali-American daytime café called Joya’s in Old Worthington, the former T op Chef: Portland contestant is ready to unveil plans for his next project. Chef and Columbus native Avishar Barua is planning to throw a Midwestern backyard barbecue in the Brewery District, and everyone’s invited.
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