Generally, when we ask a chef why they chose to enter the food business or what inspired them to become a chef, the typical answer is a love for food and spending time cooking alongside their mother or grandmother. However, for Chef Adwait Anantwar — who rose to fame with Mohalla Restaurant in Dubai and is now making waves with his creativity at INJA, the Indo-Japanese restaurant that replaced Indian Accent at The Manor, New Friends Colony in Delhi — it was always about the energy, the process of creating something unique, and an escape from studies. Here are excerpts from the interview:
INJA is a very different as compared to others in the same space. What was the idea behind curating a fusion concept restaurant?
The whole idea was to be different and incomparable. Honestly, I hate being compared to others, as it happened a lot while I was growing up, and I’m sure many people from my generation can relate. So, the drive to stand out and be unique was the initial thought behind creating a new concept, which ultimately led me to create INJA.
Why Indo-Japanese as a fusion?
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