Anil Bathwal
Managing Director
Executive chef and managing director. Anil joined Payal in 2002 and took the one-store eatery to the company it is today.
- Joined Payal at The Kati Roll Company
- 2002
- Store when he joined
- 1
- Stores today, in three states
- 7
His story
From the ad agency to the kitchen.
Anil Bathwal is the executive chef and managing director of The Kati Roll Company. Before joining Payal in 2002, Anil was a successful Creative Director at one of the world's biggest advertising agencies. It was his career that first brought the couple to New York City from their hometown, Kolkata.
Besides an abnormal obsession with food since childhood, he has had no formal training or schooling in the hospitality industry. Yet it is his direction that took the one-location eatery and expanded it into the mini-chain it has become today.
Anil spends his weekends cooking elaborate family meals and pursuing his other passions: painting, sculpting and searching for the next cool font.
We believe we found the right partner for our continued expansion.”
In the press
Anil in the press.
- Jersey Digs NYC's The Kati Roll Company Opening Jersey City Outpost (opens in a new tab)
- QSR Magazine The Kati Roll Company Arrives in Downtown Dallas (opens in a new tab)
- Reader's Digest To Shut Down Your Next Cold, Eat Some Southeast Asian Food (opens in a new tab)
- Nation's Restaurant News Breakout Brands 2017: The Kati Roll Company (opens in a new tab)
- Eater NY Kati Roll Wants to Be New York's Next Big Fast Casual Export (opens in a new tab)
- The Daily Meal Word of Mouth: Amil Bathwal and Payal Saha on the Best of New York (opens in a new tab)
