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An Evening with Chef Avishar Barua

In Conversation with Dara Schwartz

Join us as Chef Avishar Barua discusses his influences and inspirations for cooking, his unlikely path to being a celebrity chef, and the role that libraries played in his culinary education.

Chef Avishar Barua has competed on hit cooking shows like Top Chef and Beat Bobby Flay, been voted the best chef in Columbus for two consecutive years by Columbus Underground, opened two incredible restaurants with Joya’s and Agni, and was a semifinalist for a 2024 James Beard Award. On top of being a world-class chef, Avishar Barua finds joy in building community through humor, hospitality, and all things culinary. Join us as Chef Barua discusses his influences and inspirations for cooking, his unlikely path to being a celebrity chef, and the role that libraries played in his culinary education.

Dara Schwartz, Bexley resident and Owner + Creative Director of Darista Dips, will moderate this conversation.

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