Vikas Khanna
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 Vikas Khanna at James Beard Foundation, New York, 2012 | |
| Born | November 14, 1971 Amritsar, India |
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| Cooking style | Indian cuisine |
| Education | Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration |
Vikas Khanna (Punjabi: ਵਿਕਾਸ ਖੰਨਾ; born November 14, 1971) is an award winning Michelin Starred Indian chef, restaurateur, food writer, filmmaker,humanitarian and the host of the TV Show MasterChef India (season 2).[1] He is based in New York City. In 2011, People magazine named Khanna in the list of "Sexiest Man Alive" and also referred to as "The Hottest Chef in the World"[2]
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Born in Amritsar, India to Davinder and Bindu Khanna is the second child. He has one older brother, who lives with his family in Amritsar, India and one younger sister, a fashion entrepreneur, who also lives in Manhattan. Vikas Khanna began his culinary experience as a helper in his grandmother's kitchen, and learned the art of cooking and the use of spices from her. At the age of 12, he was supplying kitchenware to Amritsar Club.
He began developing recipes at a very young age and opened Lawrence Gardens Banquets to host weddings and family functions when he was 17.[3]He graduated from the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration in 1991,[4] and established SAANCH, a cultural festival gala, to bring together various foods and traditions from different parts of India. This festival has been an important event in the college's calendar. He has worked for the Taj, Oberoi, Welcomgroup, and Leela Group of Hotels and with some of the most influential chefs of the world including Gordon Ramsay, Bobby Flay, Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
Chef Vikas completed his graduation from Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration also known as WGSHA, Manipal.He has also studied at Cornell University, Culinary Institute of America, and New York University. Vikas also appears in Marquis Who's Who in America 2012 edition.[5]
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