Extra Serving: A restaurant industry podcast · August 6, 2026 · 31 min

BONUS: How Chef Avishar Barua brings humor and value to fine dining

Chef Avishar Barua sat down with guest host Gloria Dawson to discuss his Columbus, Ohio, restaurants Agni and Joya’s, what Midwestern food really is, and how he brings humor and value into fine dining. In addition to his restaurants, Avishar makes time for numerous speaking, consulting, and TV engagements. He discusses how these projects outside the restaurant have become a part of doing business as a modern chef and how he makes it all work as a self-described introvert.