Indian chef and restaurateur, Vikas Khanna recently launched his book ‘Sacred Foods of India’ in NFT in collaboration with Ganesh Raju, CEO Akshaya.io. The Michelin star chef speaks to us about his phygital cover, NFTs, his love for Indian food and his advice to the younger generation.
1.Tell us a bit about your book “Sacred Foods of India.”
Sacred Foods of India is a coffee table book in honour of the people who have carried on the tradition of cooking. Food is an integral part of India. It is not just about restaurants, home cooked or street food. We talk about food from temples, gurudwaras and dargas. In the post pandemic world, it is very difficult to push coffee table books. We wanted to push avenues and reach out to people from across the globe, especially, to our next generation in diaspora. In the US, kids do not have the literature that celebrates India. We wanted to reach out to ea