Masters of the kitchen: Leading Indian-American chefs who are rewriting culinary rules

Here’s an inside look at Indian-American chefs blending deep-rooted heritage with modern global techniques.

Pallavi Mehra•Jun 25, 2026 08:10 AM• 4185 views

(Top L-R) Vikas Khanna , Vijay Kumar, (Bottom L-R) Sri Gopinathan and Sujan Sarkar

Credit: Credit: Bungalow, Vijay Kumar, Neil John Burger, Patricia Chang

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Pallavi Mehra is a Los Angeles and Mumbai-based freelance journalist.She studied Economics and English and currently writes about news, culture and lifestyle for leading publications. An avid traveller and design enthusiast, she finds inspiration in everything she encounters, be it her immediate environment or her travels around the world.

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