On the successful completion of #milliondollar4nutrition, a ninitiative by Smile Foundation’s global ambassador, Michelin star Chef Vikas Khanna, Rasesh Kanakia joined hands with Smile Foundation, to eradicate malnutrition in the country.
As a part of his commitment, Master Chef Vikas Khanna gave away the 12th edition of his premium handcrafted cookbook Utsav – a culinary epic of Indian festivals, for auction.
Speaking on this occasion chef Vikas Khanna said, I am proud to share that the 12th copy of Utsav was sold to Rasesh Kanakia at an auction. The opening price of the bidding was Rs. 800000 and the book is finally being sold at Rs 3 million. It is very heart-warming to see that how a book is so treasured to reach this benchmark. This will be the highest in the history of cookbooks and most importantly, the funds raised will feed 2,00,000 meals to kids through Smile Foundation.”
Utsav weighs around 15 kilos and has 1,200 pages full of Indian festivals, ceremonies, rituals and sacred ingredients and has been presented to many prominent figures such as Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, former US presidents Mr. Barack Obama, Mr. Bill Clinton and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Former US Secretary of State Ms Hillary Clinton also received the book, Utsav, considered as an exquisite work of art with its cover and box hand-painted in 24-Carat Gold.
