I Am From Here

“I Am From Here is as warm and welcoming as a bowl of Sunday ‘Everything’ Dal. Vishwesh Bhatt has written a beautiful, approachable cookbook that blends quintessential Southern ingredients with a decisive and incredibly unique personal perspective.” – Michael Solomonov, chef and co-owner, Zahav“To know Vish is to be in the presence of a chef who is at once thoughtful and kind, confident and humble, vibrant and comforting. I am proud to call him a friend, and I am prouder still of this debut cookbook that portrays not only the complexity of his wildly delicious cuisine, but also the stories of his origins, his identity, and his place in the diverse history of American cuisine.” – Smoke & Pickles”[I Am From Here] is both a love letter to Southern cuisine and a declaration of his status as an authentic Southern chef.” – Emily Bobrow - Wall Street Journal

A native of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Vishwesh Bhatt has made his home in Oxford, Mississippi, for more than twenty years. As the executive chef of Snackbar, where he has cooked for the last twelve years, he was nominated for People’s Best New Chef by Food & Wine and won the 2019 James Beard Award for Best Chef: South.