
"Born in Columbus and raised by Bangladeshi immigrant parents, Avishar Barua has become the city’s unofficial culinary ambassador; at Agni he presents a tasting menu of “forward, borderless cuisine,” demonstrating a wildly imaginative, cross-cultural approach — for example, his riff on the Bengali street food phuchka is filled with foie gras and tamarind — all driven by his one goal: flavor." - Katie Chang