Vikas Khanna

Vikas Khanna (conceived 14 November 1971) is an Indian culinary specialist, restaurateur, cookbook author, movie producer and philanthropic. He is one of the appointed authorities of MasterChef India. He is situated in New York City.

Early life and education

Khanna was brought into the world in Amritsar, India, to Davinder and Bindu Khanna. His mom actually lives there. He did his tutoring at St. Francis School, Amritsar. He was brought into the world with a leg deformation (club foot) and couldn’t run until he was 13 years of age. He was propelled by his Biji (grandma) who wanted to cook, and her kitchen turned into a piece of his primary preparation. Khanna started creating recipes quite early on and opened Lawrence Nurseries Feasts to have weddings and family capabilities when he was 17. He moved on from Welcomgroup graduate school of inn organization a constituent of Manipal Foundation of Advanced education in 1991. Vikas Khanna likewise got a privileged doctorate at GD Goenka College as an acknowledgment for his remarkable work in culinary craftsmanship charity, selflessness and compassion and his worldwide reach as a gourmet specialist. He has likewise learned at Culinary Foundation of America and New York College.

Career

While in India, Khanna worked for the Taj Lodgings, Oberoi bunch, Welcome gathering, and Leela Gathering of Inns. Khanna had worked at Salaam Bombay and The Bistro at the Rubin Historical center of Craftsmanship in New York before he joined Junoon, an upscale Indian eatery in Flatiron locale of Manhattan. Junoon got a good survey from Sam Sifton in The New York Times in its debut year and was granted a Michelin star by the Michelin Guide for six sequential years starting around 2011. He has likewise worked with top culinary specialists including Gordon Ramsay, Eric Ripert, Bobby Excoriate and Jean-Georges Vongerichten. In 2019, he opened a café called Kinara in Dubai. In 2020, he opened an eatery called Ellora in Dubai.

Television shows

From 2011, Khanna facilitated five times of MasterChef India (2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) a series in view of the first English variant. He has been facilitating every one of the times of the show from that point forward. Khanna was welcomed as a visitor judge on MasterChef Australia in Season 6. He has facilitated four times of the show Touch of Taste on Fox Life. Khanna was included as an Expert cook to help a weak Indian eatery named Purnima on the Gordon Ramsay television series Kitchen Bad dreams. Khanna showed up as an appointed authority and an Indian-cooking expert on the two-section season finale of Misery’s Kitchen. He has showed up on Throwdown! with Bobby Excoriate as an adjudicator and as a visitor gourmet expert on The Martha Stewart Show.

Film production

Khanna has delivered a narrative series named Sacred Kitchens, which investigates the connection among confidence and food. The series has been exhibited at Harvard, Princeton, Columbia and Oxford Colleges and Film Celebrations. His narrative Kitchens of Appreciation was highlighted at Marche du Film at the 69th Cannes Film Celebration. His first time at the helm The Last Tone is a film about the everyday battles for endurance in the city of the old city of Banaras, India. The mystery of the film highlighting veteran Indian entertainer Neena Gupta was delivered at the 71st Cannes Film Celebration. The film came to the last rundown of Oscar 2020 Qualification for Best Film.

Philanthropy

Khanna sent off the establishment “South Asian Youngster’s Boundless Vision” (SAKIV) to zero in on overall issues that request earnest activity, for example, Wave Alleviation, Storms of the Bay Coast, Haiti. In a joint effort with beneficent establishments, for example, Save the Kids, the establishment has facilitated numerous occasions around the world – from The Incomparable Pyramid of Giza in Egypt to the Taj Mahal in India. In 2018 Vikas Khanna assembled the main Culinary gallery of India at his place of graduation Welcomgroup Graduate School of Lodging Organization, Manipal. “Cooking forever” established by Khanna in 2001 in New York alongside the world’s top culinary experts upholds a few social causes. Vision of Sense of taste is his honor winning studio created to instruct individuals with visual incapacities about the feeling of taste, flavor and fragrances. On 14 May 2012, Khanna cooked for a pledge drive facilitated for President Obama at the Rubin Exhibition hall of Workmanship in New York City. Khanna is the generosity minister for Grin Establishment and supports the reason for unhealthiness in India. He has vowed to raise 1 million US dollars for the equivalent. In April 2020, during the Coronavirus worldwide pandemic, he began a “Feed India” drive which is supported by Pepsi, India Entryway, Quaker Oats, Hyatt Regencyand Worldwide Assets for Widows and conveys food and supplies to those deprived in India.

Awards and recognitions

• Top 10 Chefs in the world by Deutsche Welle News and Gazette Review.
• Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris causa) Degree by the G D Goenka University.
• Doctorate in literature (Honoris causa) by D Y Patil University.
• James Beard Foundation Award nomination for his book Return to the Rivers in 2014.
• “Rising Star” Chef Award by Star Chefs for his role in shaping the future of American Cuisine(2011).
• GQ India Man of the year 2012 by GQ Magazine.
• Featured in the list of Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine in November 2011.
• “Access to Freedom Award” in 2005 from SATH.
• The Shining Star Award from “Just One Break, Inc.”
• Proclamation from the New York City Council for his outstanding contribution to the city, and was chosen “New Yorker of the Week” by NY1.
• Featured on the cover of Men’s Health India Magazine in 2012.
• He was voted “New York’s Hottest Chef” in a poll conducted by the New York Eater blog.

Bibliography

1. Ayurveda – The Science of Food and Life

2. Mango Mia – Celebrating the tropical world of Mangoes

3. The Cuisine of Gandhi – Based on the beliefs of the Legend

4. The Spice Story of India

5. New York Chefs Cooking for Life

6. Modern Indian Cooking

7. Flavors First: An Indian Chef’s Culinary Journey

8. My Great India Cookbook

9. Khanna Sutra: Food Lessons in Love

10. Everyone Can Cook

11. Savour Mumbai: A Culinary Journey Through India’s Melting Pot

12. Young Chefs

13. Return to the Rivers – Recipes and Memories of the Himalayan River Valleys

14. Bliss of Spices – The Essence of Indian Kitchen

15. Hymns from the Soil – A Vegetarian Saga

16. Amritsar – Flavours of the Golden city

17. The Magic Rolling Pin

18. World Feast – My Favourite Kitchen

19. MasterChef India Cookbook

20. Shaken & Stirred – 101 non-alcoholic blends

21. Timeless Legacy – His Holiness the Dalai Lama

22. The Milk Moustache

23. UTSAV – A Culinary Epic of Indian Festivals

24. Indian Harvest – Classic and Contemporary Vegetarian Dishes

25. Essence of Seasoning – My All Time Favorite Recipes

26. Mocktails, Punches, and Shrubs

27. My First Kitchen

28. A Tree Named Ganga

29. POEATRY – Poems from the heart of farms and a kitchen

30. PÃTRA – Heritage of the Indian Kitchen

31. The Last Color

32. The Wholesome Grain

33. Pilgrim’s Flavors

34. Ceremony of Aromas

35. Magic of Slow Cooking

36. Back to our Roots

37. BARKAT

38. Sacred Foods of India

39. Barefoot Empress

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