Vishwesh Bhatt is a James Beard Award-winning chef based in Oxford, Mississippi.

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

[1] In Mississippi, he became a regular patron at John Currence's City Grocery, and he eventually joined the kitchen staff.

[4] When Currence opened a new restaurant called Snackbar in 2009, Bhatt was named executive chef.

[1][2] Over time, Bhatt began to incorporate Indian influences into Snackbar's menu, and his cooking gained notoriety.