MAYNARD, MA—Organizers of the Greater Boston’s first Indian and fusion culinary contest “Cuisinier” announced the winners of the contest that was held on Saturday in Maynard, MA.
Cuisinier Awards:

Appetizer Round
First – Niranjana AnandaKumar, N. Chelmsford MA
Runner Up – Amrita Dey, Parsipany NJ
Entree Round
First – Sudha Vijay, Acton MA
Runner Up – Niranjana AnandaKumar, N. Chelmsford MA
Dessert Round
First – Niranjana AnandaKumar, N. Chelmsford MA
Chavi Tiwari Mishra, Acton MA
Recipe Display Round
First Place – Padma Balaji , Acton MA
Runner Up – Swapna Ray, Wayland MA
Public Choice – Padma Balaji, Acton MA
The contest was organized by Calcutta Club USA. The Cuisinier contest provided a platform for all non-professional food lovers and cooks to demonstrate their skills in creating and presenting one item which they had mastered or invented. Key organizers of the event were husband-wife team of Ruma and Chitro Neogy.
The judges for the competition were:
Hema Gopalan, Owner, Spice Canteen
Aparna Pattewar, Ayurvedic Practitioner
Elaina Hussain, Cambridge School of Culinary Arts
Natasha Daniels, Johnson Wales University
Manas Sahu, Chef, The Curry House
Fred Bowers, World Traveler
Sunanda Pepalla, Gourmet Food Fan, Cal Club Member
Anupma Jati Chopra, Epicurean, Cal Club Member.