LET’S CHAAT! Carolyn Smith Bryant sits down with the multi-hyphenate and multi-talented Maneet Chauhan
Interview by Carolyn Smith Bryant / Photos by Charlie Mahanes and Morph Hospitality Group Carolyn Smith Bryant: In preparation for this interview for Sophisticated Living Nashville, I lived in your Instagram feed, read your newest and obsession-worthy cookbook Chaat: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India, twice-through—
more for familiarizing the western world with the diversity, history, and seasonality of Indian food and its ingredients. I came to the conclusion that you are its greatest ambassador of all time. The greatest of all time. The G.O.A.T.—The Tom Brady of Indian Food!
Maneet Chauhan: ...I apologize. *both laugh*
MC: Wow, you’re giving me goosebumps! That is—that is so kind of you.
CSB: I watched the Food Network and read a lot about you online. In doing so, I wondered if there was anyone else who has done
CSB: So, my question is...are you glad you didn’t listen to your mother when she said, “there is more to life than food, Maneet?” slmag.net
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