He’ll take Manhattan: Vir Sanghvi writes on chef Vikas Khanna

His New York restaurant Bungalow just received a three-star rating from The New York Times, the first Indian eatery this century to do so.

It is a funny thing to say about India’s most famous chef, but until this week, he had still to cross the final frontier: win critical acclaim for his cooking.

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Now, with The New York Times giving Bungalow, the restaurant Vikas Khanna runs in New York, three stars, making it the first Indian restaurant in this century to gain that accolade, he has climbed that final mountain.

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