‘Chopped’ Judge Maneet Chauhan Stirs Up Glamour on Whirlwind 15-Hour New York City Trip

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'Chopped' Judge Maneet Chauhan Stirs Up Glamour on Whirlwind 15-Hour New York City Trip

Maneet Chauhan is known for whipping up tasty treats in the kitchen — and is taking her culinary skills on the road.

“[I’m] heading to New York City for a Food Network event,” Chauhan, 46, exclusively shares in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “I love checking out different hotels and parts of town.”

Once the Chopped judge arrives in the Big Apple, it is time to get camera-ready for the main event. “I always go with bright colors and glitter because it pops on screen,” she tells Us of her wardrobe options.

Chauhan, who lives in Tennessee, left NYC 15 hours later before carpool duty the next morning. “[I take] an evening flight to end the day so I can wake up and take my kids to school,” she tells Us.

Chauhan — who shares daughter Shagun, 9, and son Karma, 6, with her husband, Vivek Deora — is also in the process of opening up her EET by Maneet Chauhan eatery at Disney Springs later this year.

Scroll below to see photos from Chauhan’s whirlwind work trip to New York:

Credit: Amelia J. Moore Photography

'Chopped' Judge Maneet Chauhan Stirs Up Glamour on Whirlwind 15-Hour New York City Trip

Maneet Chauhan is known for whipping up tasty treats in the kitchen — and is taking her culinary skills on the road.

“[I’m] heading to New York City for a Food Network event,” Chauhan, 46, exclusively shares in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “I love checking out different hotels and parts of town.”

Once the Chopped judge arrives in the Big Apple, it is time to get camera-ready for the main event. “I always go with bright colors and glitter because it pops on screen,” she tells Us of her wardrobe options.

Chauhan, who lives in Tennessee, left NYC 15 hours later before carpool duty the next morning. “[I take] an evening flight to end the day so I can wake up and take my kids to school,” she tells Us.

Chauhan — who shares daughter Shagun, 9, and son Karma, 6, with her husband, Vivek Deora — is also in the process of opening up her EET by Maneet Chauhan eatery at Disney Springs later this year.

Scroll below to see photos from Chauhan’s whirlwind work trip to New York:

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6:00 a.m.

The James Beard Award-winning chef woke up at the crack of dawn to catch her plane from Franklin, Tennessee, to Manhattan.

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11:30 a.m.

Once Chauhan gets into town, she has buffer time to explore and sightsee before work begins.

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1:00 p.m.

Since she is in town for a Food Network event, Cahuhan can’t resist finding her signature on the broadcast station’s Wall of Fame. “Love seeing the names of friends and incredible talent right alongside mine,” she gushes to Us.

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4:00 p.m.

Chauhan finishes making a recreation of one of her Tournament of Champions dishes for the event before meeting up with colleagues Britt Rescigno, Mei Lin and Jet Tila.

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5:30 p.m.

Once she wraps up work, Chauhan enjoys dinner out with her peers and they hit up trendy hotspot Singapura. She ordered the Singapore chili crab, which she tells Us was “delicious.”

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9:00 p.m.

Chauhan took an evening flight to be able to make it to take her kids to school the next day.