Chef Vikas Khanna generates AI pic of Mona Lisa eating Indian food, ‘doli ki roti’. All about the top chef and India’s culinary arts museum he curated
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Amid debates of the benefits and threats of AI, Vikas Khanna shared AI-generated pictures of Mona Lisa on Twitter. The AI pictures showed Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting of Mona Lisa savouring desi food
AI-generated Mona Lisa enjoys Indian food
Vikas Khanna tweeted, “Ok I did this with AI. Mona Lisa enjoying Indian Food.” A fan jokingly asked the chef whether the food in the image was cooked by him
Vikas Khanna’s AI pic of Mona Lisa: Reactions
A Twitter user was saddened by no presence of jalebi or samosa in the hands of the AI-generated Mona Lisa
‘No Samosa, Jalebi’
A Vikas Khanna fan tweeted “Indian food is so delicious, I am sure even Mona Lisa must have liked it,” along with a gif of an excited Winnie the Pooh getting ready to have a meal
AI pic of Mona Lisa eating desi food
@TheVikasKhanna Indian food is so delicious, I am sure even Monalisa must have liked it. 😊❤️
@TheVikasKhanna Indian food is so delicious, I am sure even Monalisa must have liked it. 😊❤️
Chef Vikas Khanna also shared an AI-generated picture of the Mona Lisa eating roti. He tweeted, “Finally Mona Lisa is eating a “Doli Ki Roti”. Thanks to AI. This is a traditional bread from Multan (where my Ma’s family is from). Every summer my Nani would make this almost like a BIG feast. Fermented whole-wheat dough, stuffed with spiced lentils & fried to perfection. One of my favorites.”
Mona Lisa eat ‘Doli Ki Roti’
Vikas Khanna is a popular Indian chef renowned globally. A Michelin star celebrity chef, he is also a judge on MasterChef India
Who is Vikas Khanna?
In 2018, Vikas Khanna curated 'India's First Living Culinary Arts Museum' at his alma mater Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration in Manipal. The museum is dedicated towards educating the youth about India’s rich culinary history
India’s first Culinary museum by Vikas Khanna
The 'Museum of Culinary Arts' is shaped in the form of a giant pot very similar to the ones found in Harappa
Shape of the museum
There are historical as well as regular household items such as plates made by the Portuguese in India, a 100-year-old ladle used to dole out food at temples and bowls dating to the Harappan era and an old seed sprinkler. Also showcased are an ancient Kashmiri tea brewer known as 'samovar', vessels from the Konkan, Udupi and Chettinad regions, apart from a large collection of rolling pins, utensils of all shapes and sizes, tea strainers of different types etc.