Bibiji chef Gary Singh on his grandma’s Baingan Bharta

Bibiji, a new indian restaurant in Santa Barbara, is lucky enough to sit less than a block away from the Tuesday farmers market. We follow chef Gary Singh as he picks out locally grown eggplants for a traditional North Indian dish his mother and grandmother taught him to cook.

Bibiji chef Gary Singh (left) and co-owner Alejandro Medina (right) picking out eggplants. Photo credit: Kathryn Barnes/KCRW