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Biscuits & Jam

Maneet Chauhan Has a Lot to Celebrate

Biscuits & Jam

Meredith Corporation

Food, Music, Music Interviews, Arts

4.6640 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Many people know Maneet Chauhan as a Food Network competitor and judge, a cookbook author, and a trailblazing chef and restaurateur, but it’s almost impossible to keep up with all her projects. Not only does she run Chauhan Ale & Masala House in her hometown of Nashville, she’s also behind The Mockingbird, another Nashville favorite, and she and her husband recently opened eet, a new restaurant in Disney Springs, Florida. In recent years, she’s written two cookbooks and appeared on shows like Chopped, BBQ Brawl, Maneet’s Eats, and Tournament of Champions, where she became the first two-time winner in the show’s history. Sid talks to Maneet about how she honors traditional Indian cuisine while making it modern and accessible, why she sees BBQ as a global language, and how she’s turning her 50th birthday into a year-long celebration. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Episode Art Courtesy of Southern Living/ Morph Hospitality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

British gas have this thing. We call it home care. We'll fix all sorts and its unlimited repairs.

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Expert engineers will solve the upset of boilers not boilering or taps that won't wet.

0:12.0

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0:19.0

Your home won't feel booby-tra trapped. It'll feel just like new,

0:23.6

British gas taking care of things and looking after you Living. I'm your host, Sid Evans,

0:41.3

and today I'm talking with someone who hasn't slowed down since she first joined us on the show

0:46.4

back in 2020. You may also know her as a fierce food network competitor and judge, a cookbook

0:52.8

author, and a trailblazing chef and restaurateur.

0:57.1

Manit Shohan got her start in India before coming to the U.S. to attend the Culinary Institute of

1:02.6

America. She went on to work in top restaurants and eventually opened Shohan Ale and Masala House

1:09.4

in Nashville, where she blends Indian flavors with

1:12.2

southern influences. She's also behind the Mockingbird, another Nashville favorite, and she recently

1:18.9

opened Eat, that's EET, in Disney Springs, Florida, with her husband Vivek, bringing their

1:25.5

modern take on Indian cuisine to an even wider audience.

1:29.8

Along the way, she's written two cookbooks and appeared on shows like chopped, barbecue brawl,

1:35.7

Manit's Eats, and Tournament of Champions, where she became the first two-time winner in the show's history.

1:43.2

Manit is always a delight to talk to,

1:45.0

and she's always got a lot going on.

1:47.0

This time we talked about how she honors

1:49.0

traditional Indian cuisine while making it modern and accessible,

1:53.0

why she sees barbecue as a global language,

1:57.0

and how she's turning her 50th birthday

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