MANEET CHAUHAN

In addition to helming four restaurants in Music City, and has recently published her second cookbook celebrating the flavors of India. When judging the Food category, Chauhan looked for “something with the wow factor—something craveable, something memorable.” She found that in the Georgia Jams spread, though “the heart and soul in all of the entries” impressed her, “as well as the thought and detail that went into each one.”