"Avishar Barua, the chef-owner behind Joya's, has appeared on multiple Food Network cooking competition shows, including "Guy's Grocery Games," "Beat Bobby Flay," and "Top Chef." The eatery is named after Barua's mother, a first-generation immigrant from Bangladesh, and as Barua shares in the episode, his dishes are inspired by the flavors he grew up eating."
"Every offering on the Joya's menu offers its own unique aromatic bouquet. Take, for example, Joya's house "magic" spice rub: a rainbow of green cardamom, black cardamom, star anise, cloves, fennel seeds, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorn, black and pink peppercorns, Kashmiri chili powder, and Indian bay leaf, all toasted in a skillet until fragrant, then blended with mushroom powder and sugar."
"In execution, that house magic spice rub is used to make dishes like Joya's fried rice - a fully-loaded interplay of pork belly bacon, house-made peanut chili crunch with fermented black bean, and crispy fried chicken meatballs."
Joya's is a Bengali-American fusion restaurant in Ohio that exemplifies the state's inventive yet historically-rooted food scene. Chef-owner Avishar Barua, who has competed on multiple Food Network shows including "Guy's Grocery Games," "Beat Bobby Flay," and "Top Chef," named the restaurant after his mother, a first-generation Bangladeshi immigrant. The restaurant's dishes draw inspiration from flavors Barua grew up eating. Each menu item features a unique aromatic profile, built on Joya's signature house "magic" spice rub containing green cardamom, black cardamom, star anise, cloves, fennel seeds, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorn, black and pink peppercorns, Kashmiri chili powder, and Indian bay leaf, toasted and blended with mushroom powder and sugar. Dishes like the fried rice showcase this complexity, combining pork belly bacon, house-made peanut chili crunch with fermented black bean, and crispy fried chicken meatballs.
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