Vikas Khanna was born on November 14, 1971. He was born in Amritsar. From his early age, he loved cooking with his grandmother. She was an inspiration for him. He started making recipes from a very young age. He has done his education from Welcomegroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration. Khanna has won the Michelin star for his restaurant ‘
Junoon
’, situated in
New York
, by Michelin Guide for 2012, 2013 and 2014. Khanna was also awarded the GQ Man of the Year 2012. He was also awarded the “Rising Star Chef Award by Star Chefs” for his role in shaping the future of American Cuisine (2011).
His cooking skills are extraordinary. Therefore, he was made one of the judges of the show “Masterchef India (season 2)”. This show is an Indian competitive cooking game show telecasted on the channel Star Plus. He was also chosen in the third season on the particular show. Khanna has created the culinary industry in our country and touched millions of Indians through this show. His skills and expertise reaches door to door in the country.
Khanna was also chosen as one of the consultant chef on the
Gordon Ramsay
TV show
Kitchen Nightmares
on Fox channel. On this show, Khanna, among many chefs, works under Gordon Ramsay who is known for his bossy attitude. His name has surely gone overseas. On June 23, 2014, Khanna was asked to be a guest judge on “Masterchef Australia.”
Thus, Vikas Khanna has made his country proud by becoming world famous chef from India.