Chef Akshay Bhardwaj

Chef Akshay Bhardwaj Executive Chef @ Junoon NYC |2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 |Junior Board Director @ Make-A-Wish America

09/07/2026

Episode 5 of a chef/owners life in NYC - Catering!!!!
100 naans due at 8am

We had a major hotel takeout order due at 8am - I came in at 6am to turn the tandoor on and let it heat for a full hour while the dough balls came to room temp. I’d roll 25 at a time and slap 10-15 against the wall at once. As the last bread goes against the wall, the first bread comes out.

Repeat until done - then take a nap in the dining room before the real shift starts.

09/01/2026

Episode 5 of a chef/owners life in NYC - Catering!!!!
100 naans due at 8am

We had a major hotel takeout order due first thing in the morning - I came in at 6am to turn the tandoor on and let it heat for a full hour while the dough balls came to room temp. I’d roll 25 at a time and slap 10-15 against the wall at once. As the last bread goes against the wall, the first bread comes out.

Repeat until done - then take a nap in the dining room before the real shift starts.

08/27/2026

Running a restaurant is magical chaos- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Good day or bad day, flooded basement or not, our guests deserve a great experience every single time. There’s never a day off and there’s always something to do. There’s always work to be done.

These floods happened at Junoon but my team was quick to adapt and solve the issue without the guests ever knowing. Thankful for the crew getting it done ✅

A dish every Indian home has made. It took us 8 years to reimagine it for a tasting menu.Baigan Bhartha - Junoon New Yor...
08/24/2026

A dish every Indian home has made. It took us 8 years to reimagine it for a tasting menu.

Baigan Bhartha - Junoon New York tasting menu 🔥

NOW WE’RE COOKING - Matthew Norman Broussard did the damn thing and wrote a cookbook, out now. The first official stop o...
08/16/2026

NOW WE’RE COOKING - Matthew Norman Broussard did the damn thing and wrote a cookbook, out now. The first official stop on the tour was right here at Room 207 last Sunday, with proceeds going to Make-A-Wish Metro New York.

Thank you to everyone who came out and showed love that night. Buy the book. Donate to Make-A-Wish Metro New York. 🧡

08/13/2026

The entire restaurant thrives or dies based on this person's performance every night.

This is the unseen hero of the restaurant. This is Expo.

08/08/2026

The entire restaurant thrives or dies based on this person's performance every night.

This is the unseen hero. This is Expo.

The hardest dish on our tasting menu looks effortless. It is anything but.Uttapam 2 Ways - Junoon New York tasting menu ...
07/30/2026

The hardest dish on our tasting menu looks effortless. It is anything but.

Uttapam 2 Ways - Junoon New York tasting menu 🌸

07/27/2026

Most people quit this station in their first week.
600°F. 150 breads. 4 hours. This is what a decade looks like.

06/30/2026

150+ Breads, 600°F, 4 hours. Welcome to Dinner Service on the Tandoor

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