Vikas Khanna

Vikas Khanna

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Vikas Khanna Profile

  • Name:
  • Vikas Khanna
  • Born:
  • November 14, 1971
  • Father:
  • Davinder
  • Mother:
  • Bindu Khanna

Vikas Khanna Biography

Vikas Khanna is a celebrity chef of India. He successfully hosted the television show –Master Chef India, Season 2 and 3 in Star Plus. Now he resides in New York and also known as a restaurateur, filmmaker, humanitarian and a television host. He is an award winning Michelin Starred chef. Khanna was born with misaligned legs and feet. He was not able to run until he was 13. Vikas is unmarried, yet planning to get settled with a family life. Khanna launched the foundation "South Asian Kid's Infinite Vision” to collect funds for natural calamities. He founded “Cooking for life” in 2001 in New York with world’s top chefs. He has been associated with many social activities and charity organizations. He has made ‘Holy Kitchens’ film series and ‘True Business’. Vikas has also authored a few books and throughout his career has won many awards.

He was born on November 14, 1971 in Amritsar. He is the eldest of 3 siblings. He began developing recipes at a very young age. When he was only 17, he opened ‘Lawrence Gardens Banquets’ to host weddings and family functions. In 1991, he graduated from the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal and established SAANCH, a cultural festival gala. Later he studied cooking courses from Cornell University, Culinary Institute of America, and New York University. As a chef, he has worked with leading hotel groups of India like Taj, Oberoi, Welcomgroup, and Leela Group of Hotels. He has also got opportunity to work with leading chefs around the globe.

He has also published many cookery books. Return to the Rivers, The Spice Story of India, Khanna Sutra: Food Lessons in Love, New York Chefs Cooking for Life – Cookbook, Modern Indian Cooking, Young Chefs, Flavors First: An Indian Chef's Culinary Journey, Everyone Can Cook, My Great India Cookbook and Savour Mumbai are a few among his published books.

More Information about Vikas Khanna

Hosted the TV Show MasterChef India (season 2, 3) on Star Plus.

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Updated: March 10, 2014

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