Avishar Barua: Biography and Background

Avishar Barua (born 1986 or 1987) is an American chef and restaurateur based in Columbus, Ohio. He owns Joya's, a daytime café in Worthington, and Agni, a tasting-menu restaurant in Columbus's Brewery District. His cooking combines the Bengali food of his family with Midwestern American dishes.

Barua competed on Top Chef: Portland, the eighteenth season of the Bravo series Top Chef, in 2021. He won his episode of Food Network's Beat Bobby Flay in 2023 and reached the finale of the third season of 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing in 2026. The James Beard Foundation named him a semifinalist for Best Chef: Great Lakes in 2024 and 2025. Agni was included in Bon Appétit's list of the 20 best new restaurants of 2024 and in USA Today's Restaurants of the Year for 2025.

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