chefATL started as a class assignment. Now it’s an Emmy winner. On this episode of WABE Arts, Sherri Daye Scott talks with Astrid Sims, a SCAD student director who worked her way up from production assistant to helming two episodes of the student-produced docuseries made in partnership with WABE. Sims, who also took home a 2026 Gracie Award for Director (TV – Student), talks about what it takes to connect with Atlanta’s chefs on camera and why the show is about so much more than food. chefATL Season 2 premieres June 25 on WABE TV. 🎙️

chefATL started as a class assignment. Now it&rsquo;s an Emmy winner. On this episode of WABE Arts, Sherri Daye Scott talks with Astrid Sims, a SCAD student director who worked her way up from production assistant to helming two episodes of the student-produced docuseries made in partnership with WABE. Sims, who also took home a 2026 Gracie Award for Director (TV &ndash; Student), talks about what it takes to connect with Atlanta&rsquo;s chefs on camera and why the show is about so much more than food. chefATL Season 2 premieres June 25 on WABE TV. 🎙️

WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

WABE Arts

Each week, WABE Arts features stories of art and culture in Atlanta.

Each week, WABE Arts features stories of&nbsp;art and culture in Atlanta.

SCAD student director Astrid Sims on making two Emmy-winning episodes of chefATL, a docuseries that explores Atlanta through its chefs. 🎙️