Sahar Siddiqi and Gabriel Johnson

Sahar Siddiqi is the Chef de Cuisine at Chai Pani in Decatur, GA. She is extremely passionate about cooking South Asian cuisine using seasonal and local ingredients from the Southeast and building community through food. A New York native and a true virgo, she packs a fierce attitude into her 5′ tall stature. When she’s not cooking or eating, she’s a lover of traveling, hiking, and taking her two young daughters on adventures.

Gabriel Johnson is the Executive Chef at Houston’s restaurant in Atlanta, a Navy Veteran, a loving husband, and a father of two sassy little girls. His Italian heritage has lended to his love of food and family. In his free time, he loves making fresh pasta, playing and watching soccer, and fishing for trout in the Chattahoochee.