Maneet Chauhan

Maneet Chauhan is a James Beard award-winning chef, author, restaurateur and Food Network personality. As a leading American-Indian chef, Chauhan is the co-founder of Morph Hospitality Group in Nashville, TN, where she currently runs two restaurants, Chauhan Ale & Masala House and The Mockingbird, in addition to eet by Maneet Chauhan in Disney Springs near Orlando, Florida. Chauhan’s two critically acclaimed cookbooks, Flavors of My World and Chaat: The Best Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India, are reflections of her upbringing surrounded by the local markets & street vendors of India and have been featured in publications like the New York Times, Food & Wine and more. On television, in addition to her role as a judge on “Chopped,” Chauhan also competes at the highest level on shows like Guy Fieri’s Tournament of Champions, where she brought home the championship title in both 2021 and 2024 as the first-ever, two-time champion; she is also a judge on the new Food Network series Chopped Castaways and serves as a team captain on the new season of BBQ Brawl. When she’s not in the kitchen or traveling, chef Chauhan can be found at home in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband, Vivek Deora, their daughter, Shagun, and their son, Karma.