For the past two months, the celebrity chef has been coordinating relief efforts in India from his apartment in New York It’s nearly 2 pm in New York, and only now has Vikas Khanna managed to wolf down some breakfast.
Sitting millions of miles away, he has spent all morning coordinating delivery of cooked and dry rations to those in need across India. “When India sleeps, I respond to queries and manage logistics," says Khanna, who dons many hats—of a chef, author, filmmaker, reality show judge, and more.
But he is really a humanitarian at heart. And for the past two months, he has been distributing food to vulnerable communities in the country.