Chef Vikas Khanna gifts cookbook to Queen Elizabeth
Celebrity chef Vikas Khanna gifted a copy of his cookbook 'Utsav: A Culinary Epic of Indian Festivals' to Queen Elizabeth II at the launch of the UK-India Year of Culture 2017 at Buckingham Palace on Monday. The 1,200-page limited-edition cookbook covers over 70 festivals across India and includes 1,000 recipes. A copy was recently auctioned off for ?30 lakh.
Vikas Khanna knows very well how to do publicity right. But however good you are at public relations, no talent in the world can get you this opportunity--the opportunity to meet, greet and present your product to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.Yes, Vikas Khanna was at the Buckingham Palace last night, attending the UK-India reception. The event was held to celebrate this year's UK-India Year of Culture. Other Indians in attendance at the palace were designer Anita Dongre, actor Kunal Nayyar with wife Neha Kapur, cricketer Kapil Dev and finance minister of India, Arun Jaitley, among others. #royal The Duchess of Cambridge speaks to chef Vikas Khanna who is one of the presenters of MasterChef India at a reception this evening pic.twitter.com/nKIHDhCX5s