Vishwesh Bhatt

Vishwesh Bhatt is a chef based in Oxford, Mississippi.

Early life and education

In 1985, Bhatt immigrated with his family from Gujarat, India to the United States at the age of 17, first settling in Austin, Texas.

Career After culinary school, Bhatt worked in restaurants in Jackson, Mississippi and Boulder, Colorado before returning to Oxford to work for Currence again in 2001.

Bhatt was a semifinalist for a James Beard Award in 2011 and then a finalist in 2014.

In 2022, he released his cookbook, I Am From Here, which focuses on Southern cuisine and declares his status as an authentic Southern chef.