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Avishar Barua always anticipated his career would one day require him to wear a white coat.
But for most of his life, he envisioned working as a doctor rather than a chef, since as a child he was almost pathologically indifferent to food. Barua, who currently serves as the executive chef and general manager of Service Bar, recalled how he would draw the ire of his parents on those rare times the family went to McDonald’s, ordering the Happy Meal solely as a means to get the included toy and ignoring the burger and fries boxed alongside it.
Growing up in Delaware and later in Gahanna, Barua said he had to be “tricked” into eating the food cooked by his homemaker mother, who emigrated with his anesthesiologist father from Bangladesh to the United States, first landing in Detroit, Michigan, and later settling in Columbus, where Barua was born.
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Co-owner Mas Liu said March 9 he expects to open the restaurant in June or July.
He said it will be “one of the most upscale Cajun restaurants in Jacksonville.”
“We have a beautiful concept,” he said.
Mas said it will have a chef from Louisiana, and will offer live music on weekends.
He said he and his partner. Yu Chen, are investing $1.5 million in the project.
“There is a lot of competition,” he said. “We are going to have the best one.”
Liu said he and Chen have a Cajun Crab under renovation in Miami, and they have other restaurants in New York. He said many of those have a Cajun menu.
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It s a treat to be able to sit down for a meal prepared by one of Indianapolis top chefs. But a meal prepared by two of the city s best?
That s what makes a series of upcoming dining events pairing renown chefs unique. But, as one might expect, it s not cheap.
Ten of Indianapolis’ top chefs have signed on for the Culinary Crossroads 2021 Spring Dinner Series that has them pairing up to prepare three-course dinners with wine pairings.