Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Neel Kajale, the Chef de Cuisine at Adda, NYC’s most exciting new Indian restaurant. As the latest addition to the renowned Unapologetic Foods restaurant group–including Michelin-starred Semma–Adda is using bold flavors and techniques to reinvent classic Indian dishes such as butter chicken and Malvani fish curry.
00:00 Intro
00:48 Picking up fish
01:53 Morning check-in
03:53 Checking on prep
06:41 Making marinade
09:57 Business development meeting
11:35 Prepping expo station
13:15 Service
Director: Ian Stroud
Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia
Editor: Misa Qu
Talent: Neel Kajale
Senior Creative Producer: Mel Ibarra
Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen
Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Camera Operator: Justin Newman
Assistant Camera: Quinton Johnson
Sound Recordist: Tyson Dai
Production Assistant: Lena Yepez
Director, Post Production: Nicholas Ascanio
Supervising Editor: Brandon Henninger
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Director of Content Production: Ali Inglese
Senior Director Creative Development: Dan Siegel
Senior Director Programming: Jon Wise
VP; Head of Video: June Kim
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Bon Appétit is a highly opinionated food brand that wants everyone to love cooking and eating as much as we do. We believe in seasonal produce, properly salted pasta water, and developing recipes that anyone can make at home.
Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Neel Kajale, the Chef de Cuisine at Adda, NYC’s most exciting new Indian restaurant. As the latest addition to the renowned Unapologetic Foods restaurant group–including Michelin-starred Semma–Adda is using bold flavors and techniques to reinvent classic Indian dishes such as butter chicken and Malvani fish curry.
00:00 Intro
00:48 Picking up fish
01:53 Morning check-in
03:53 Checking on prep
06:41 Making marinade
09:57 Business development meeting
11:35 Prepping expo station
13:15 Service
Director: Ian Stroud
Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia
Editor: Misa Qu
Talent: Neel Kajale
Senior Creative Producer: Mel Ibarra
Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen
Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Camera Operator: Justin Newman
Assistant Camera: Quinton Johnson
Sound Recordist: Tyson Dai
Production Assistant: Lena Yepez
Director, Post Production: Nicholas Ascanio
Supervising Editor: Brandon Henninger
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Director of Content Production: Ali Inglese
Senior Director Creative Development: Dan Siegel
Senior Director Programming: Jon Wise
VP; Head of Video: June Kim
Want Bon Appétit shirts, hats and more? shop.bonappetit.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_brand=ba&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=video&utm_content=merch-shop-promo
Still haven’t subscribed to Bon Appétit on YouTube? ►► bit.ly/1TLeyPn
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ABOUT BON APPÉTIT
Bon Appétit is a highly opinionated food brand that wants everyone to love cooking and eating as much as we do. We believe in seasonal produce, properly salted pasta water, and developing recipes that anyone can make at home.
