Vikas Khanna | |
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| Born | 1971or1972(age 52–53) |
| Education | Manipal Academy of Higher Education GD Goenka University |
| Style | Indian cuisine |
| Relatives | Radhika Khanna (sister) |
Vikas Khanna (born 1971/1972) is an Indian chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer, and filmmaker based in New York City. He is one of the judges of MasterChef India since its beginning.
Khanna was born in Amritsar, India in a Punjabi family. [1] [2] He did his schooling at St. Francis School, Amritsar. [3] He was born with a leg deformity (club foot) and wasn't able to run until he was 13 years old. He graduated Manipal Academy of Higher Education in 1991 where he studied hotel management. [4] He then studied at Culinary Institute of America and New York University.
He received an honorary doctorate at GD Goenka University. [5]
While in India, Khanna worked for the Taj Hotels, Oberoi group, Welcome group, and Leela Group of Hotels.
Khanna worked at Salaam Bombay and The Café at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York before he joined Junoon, an upscale Indian restaurant in Flatiron district of Manhattan. [6] [3]
In 2019, he opened a restaurant called Kinara in Dubai. [7] In 2020, he opened a restaurant called Ellora in Dubai. [8] In 2024, he opened a restaurant, Bungalow in the East Village neighborhood of New York City.[ citation needed ]
From 2011, Khanna hosted seven seasons of MasterChef India (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) a series based on the original British version. He has been hosting all the seasons of the show since then. Khanna was invited as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia in Season 6. [9] He appeared as a Consultant chef to help a failing Indian restaurant named Purnima on the Gordon Ramsay TV series Kitchen Nightmares . Khanna appeared as a judge and an Indian-cuisine specialist on the two-part season finale of Hell's Kitchen . [10]
His documentary Kitchens of Gratitude was featured at Marche du Film at the 69th Cannes Film Festival. [11]
His directorial debut The Last Color is a film about the daily struggles for survival on the streets of Banaras, India. [12]
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