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Shipra Khanna

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Shipra Khanna
Born
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Celebrity chef
  • restaurateur
  • author
  • television personality
EducationSt.Bede's College
Culinary career
Cooking styleIndian- fusion Cuisine
Current restaurant(s)
    • The Darzi Bar & Kitchen, New Delhi - (14 Jan 2017 - present)
    • H.O.T. - House of Taste, Ahmedabad - (10 Sept 2013 - present)
Television show(s)
    • Pure Sin with Shipra Khanna - Food Food
    • Good Food Guide Season 2 - Star Plus, UAE
    • Flavors of Ramadan Season 3 - SONY, UAE
    • Master Class with Shipra Khanna - Tata Sky
    • K for Kids - Food Food
    • Britannia Star Chef with Saif Ali Khan

      STAR Truck on 9XM Channel with over 170 MILLION VIEWERSHIP WITH BOLLYWOOD actors LIKE Salman, Shahrukh khan, priyanka Chopra,katerina kaif, alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh just to name a few

      Snack in the Box on zee network

      As a Judge on a reality show called CHEF VS FRIDGE (2 seasons YEAR 2022, 2023 ) on Zee Network

      ROOTS OF MY PLATTER ON DISCOVERY AND TLC (YEAR 2023)
Known forMasterChef India
Websiteshiprakhanna.com

Shipra Khanna is an Indian celebrity chef, restaurateur, author and television personality. She is best known for, at the age of 29,[1] winning the second season of the Indian television show MasterChef India (2012) which aired on Star Plus.[2][3]

Personal life

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Born and brought up in Shimla, she went to school at Loreto convent. She won the second season of Masterchef as a single mother.

Career

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After winning MasterChef India (season 2),[4] Shipra had a television show as a celebrity chef on Food Food, and went on to star in many more Televised Cooking Shows in India and abroad . She is the richest chef in India and today is the most successful amongst the Masterchef winners worldwide .


On 11 September 2013, she opened her first Restaurant in Ahmedabad, Gujarat named "H.O.T - House of Taste"[5]

On 14 January 2017, Shipra Opened her First Restaurant in New Delhi, India named The Darzi Bar & Kitchen.[6][7]

Chef Shipra Khanna won MasterChef India Season 2, Ms. Shipra Khanna’s alluring charm as a Prolific Chef, Global Television Personality, Consultant, and social worker is distinctive. Awe-inspiring the world with the bravura of her impeccable talent, she’s exalted herself to a show steal- er. Besides being a gifted food artist and an engaging speaker, Shipra is a voracious traveler and an Explorer. An alumnus of the prestigious Loreto Convent and St. Bede’s, the aroma of Shipra Khanna’s unique creations on the global stage comes from her traveling over 50 countries across the Globe, exudes her passion for exploring the allure of the palate and juggling with multiple cuisines spanned across nations working with Michelin to Local chefs understanding cuisines and anchoring distinguished shows across the globe and being the Ambassador of “ Masterchef Travel “ Endowed with an invincible spirit, bewitching charm, and empirical culinary skills, Ms. Khanna has been coined as the “Glamorous Chef”. She is the recipient of the coveted honor by SAARC, as the Woman Chef taking tastes beyond borders in Nepal. She is also graced with the sterling title of Fem- ina Woman of the Year and Himachali of the Year. Her entrepreneurial ventures have encompassed various social missions on malnutrition and gender equality and her lofty stature has extended generous service with empathy and humility. Chiefly consults for restaurants, Ms. Shipra has authored the deeply guarded secrets of her delicacies in the books, The Spice Route and Sinfully Yours, which got her The World Gourmand Award held in China, in May 2017 and Super Foods for Awesome Memory and her new books ‘Simply Indian Cuisine series of Simply Maharashtrian, Simply Gujarati, Simply Punjabi, Simply Rajasthan, Simply Himachali, Simply Bengali coming soon! She’s got a YouTube Channel Shipra’s Kitchen to her credit and presides over as the Culinary Ambassador to Spain. She has also been awarded the Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award to take Indian cuisine across the Globe at the British Parliament, London by the NRI Society of London and has taught Culinary Art at Le Cordon Bleu, in Paris and China Pure Sin, K for Kids on Food Food, Gourmet Cooking with Chef Shipra Khanna on Colors U.S.A. Flavors of Ramadan on Sony U.A.E., Good Food Guide with Chef Shipra Khanna on Star Network U.A.E. #HealthUnlimited

“Snack in the Box” on Zee network is the highest rated and Chef Khanna’s “Star Truck” is A show loaded with her delicious recipes and Spicy chitchat with Bollywood Super Stars on 9XM with a viewership of 170 million. She is also the face of the “Tata Sky “ cooking premi- um Dth network in India with shows like Masterclass with Chef Shipra Khanna, Tadka Mark ke, From my Book Shelf, and many more! Her latest Show “ Star Chef “ has become an online sensation, where she teaches cook- ing to Bollywood Super Star under lockdown, this is the only show shot across the globe under lockdown following all guidelines! She’s got a Strong Digital Presence with over 50 Million followers across the social media spectrum She has started her own Fundraiser Called ‘Cooking For India’ with Care India And Care Australia during Covid 19 to help collect funds for Covid Relief for Indian front line workers and people in need of help the link pop which you can find on the website www.- careindia.org and also helped her own State Himachal Pradesh for Covid Relief

Awards and honours

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  • Shipra is honoured with the title of 'cultural ambassador of India in 2022 ‘The Culinary Ambassador to Spain’in 2017 by the Spanish Ambassador to India in 2017.[8]

She was honoured with 'WE WOMEN WANT SHAKTI AWARDS' 2023 for her contribution in culinary field , the 'CHEF OF THE YEAR ' 2023 BY Industry live and FHRAI

  • In 2014, She was honoured with the title of 'Culinary Connoisseur' for Tourism Australia and Cox & Kings[9]
  • She has been honoured by Le Cordon Bleu, Paris.[10]
  • She won the title "Women Chef taking taste beyond borders" by SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council (SCWEC).
  • She won the "Best Television Chef Book Outside Europe" by Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2017.[11]
  • IN May 2023 Celebrity Chef Shipra is the first Indian Celebrity Chef to win A global Award 'CELEBRITY CHEF INFLUENCER AWARD " WIBA Awards at the CANNES FESTIVAL

Bibliography

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  • The Spice Route (2013)
  • The Spice Route 1
  • Sinfully Yours[12]
  • Super Foods for Awesome Memory [13]
  • Super Foods to Keep Your Brain Strong and Mood Lighter
  • Empty Jaws Narrating Stories: Heart Touching Short Stories
  • Simply Maharashrian
  • Simply Punjabi
  • Simply Rajasthani[14]
  • Simply Gujarati [15]
  • SIMPLY HIMACHALI [16]

References

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  1. ^ "Shipra Khanna wins MasterChef India 2". Hindustan Times. 2 January 2012.
  2. ^ "'MasterChef 2' has helped me reclaim my life: Shipra Khanna". The Times of India. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Shipra Khanna". Star Puls.
  4. ^ "'Masterchef' Shipra Feels She has Much to Stir". Daijiworld.com. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  5. ^ Chaturvedi, Devika (11 September 2013). "MasterChef India 2 winner Shipra Khanna opens her first restaurant in Ahmedabad". India Today. No. Ahmedabad. India Today. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Celebrity chef Shipra Khanna launches her first restaurant - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "'Even stirring the dal is delightful to me'". Deccan Herald. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  8. ^ Ayyappan, Aathira (5 November 2017). "The masterchef twist to paneer". The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  9. ^ Braganza, Avril-Ann (1 October 2014). "Shipra Khanna prepares for her culinary trail through Australia". DNA India. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Chef shipra at Cordon Bleu, Paris". Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Books on Indian cuisine win in 10 categories at Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2017". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  12. ^ Khanna, Shipra (2016). Sinfully yours. Chennai. ISBN 978-93-85724-27-5. OCLC 958624959.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. ^ Khanna, Shipra (2018). Super foods for awesome memory. New Delhi. ISBN 978-81-291-4950-3. OCLC 1021067686.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. ^ KHANNA, SHIPRA (2019). SIMPLY RAJASTHANI. [Place of publication not identified]: EMBASSY Books. ISBN 978-93-88247-09-2. OCLC 1110137593.
  15. ^ KHANNA, SHIPRA (2019). SIMPLY GUJARATI. [Place of publication not identified]: EMBASSY Books. ISBN 978-93-88247-10-8. OCLC 1110146140.
  16. ^ KHANNA, SHIPRA (2020). SIMPLY HIMACHALI. [Place of publication not identified]: EMBASSY Books. ISBN 978-93-88247-99-3. OCLC 1147914148.
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