Sanchit Sahu

The Climb

Regional Indian cuisine is the framework Sanchit Sahu uses to shape Nadu’s pace, standards, and overall direction. As Executive Chef and Head Chef of Nadu, he carries responsibility for both the culinary line and the daily execution, where consistency and precision have to hold through every service. The role is less about spectacle than control: setting the direction, keeping the kitchen disciplined, and making sure the restaurant’s point of view stays clear on the plate.

Today

The Head Chef role in Chicago and the Executive Chef title at the same restaurant place Sanchit Sahu at the center of Nadu’s operation. That dual responsibility ties menu expression to the broader standard the restaurant presents each day, with Regional Indian cuisine as the through-line. The result is a dining format built to feel deliberate from start to finish, with tradition and hospitality working in the same register. In his own telling, the restaurant answers a need that is both emotional and everyday. “But here in America, people miss home.” That idea is part of the kitchen’s logic: food shaped around comfort, memory, and recognition.

Career - Executive Chef — Nadu - Head Chef — Nadu

Signature

Sanchit's signature dishes include Kerala style shallot and coconut Striploin Beef Roast, Mudhi Mansa, Dahi Bhalla, and Murgh Kalmi Kabab. The names alone suggest the range of his palate: richly spiced, textural, and drawn from a repertoire that is distinctly regional in feeling. These are dishes meant to carry fragrance, depth, and familiarity, each one offering a different entry point into the larger story of Nadu.

In Their Words “In India if I do a homestyle restaurant, it's like, why am I eating homestyle food outside of my house?” “Today, I am leading Nadu Restaurant, which has been recognized as a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2025.”

Recognition

The clearest public marker tied to his work is the Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition he referenced in 2025. That acknowledgment sits alongside his own framing of the restaurant’s purpose, which is less about novelty than resonance: a place where the flavors of home are carried forward with care. Sanchit Sahu’s work at Nadu reads as culinary leadership grounded in Regional Indian cuisine and in the practical job of making that cuisine legible, consistent, and welcome.

FAQ What is Sanchit Sahu's current role? As of 2026, Sanchit Sahu is Head Chef. What is Sanchit Sahu known for? Regional Indian cuisine.