February 4th, 2008 - "Soul of  Taj",

Taj Khema, Eastern Gate of Taj Mahal, Agra India

"Cooking for Life" and iFood.tv

presents

IM Productions

in support of

Sankara Eye Foundation, USA

to

Help Eradicate Curable Blindness -

Vision 20/20 by 2020

NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2008– World Chefs "Cooking for Life" is hosting a culinary event "Soul of Taj" in Agra, India. 100 % of the proceeds from the event will be used to support Sankara Eye Foundation to help eradicate curable blindness by 2020 in India.

During the two-day event, from Feb 24th to Feb 25th, guests will enjoy dinner prepared by 20 chefs from all over India. The ingredients used will be from local markets of Agra purchased that day. In the city of the great Taj Mahal, guests will be entertained with Indian music and dance by local performers.

"The Living Pyramids" was the first in the series of culinary events at Wonders of the World by Vikas Khanna. The first event was hosted at the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt on July 20th, 2006 to raise money and awareness for the needs of travelers with disabilities.

"Soul of Taj " is the second in the series of culinary events presented by World Chefs "Cooking for Life," a non-profit organization founded by Chef Vikas Khanna, whose mission is to bring the world together through food. He has received a number of accolades for his humanitarian work and was honored with the prestigious "Access to Freedom Award" from The Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality (SATH). Past honorees include President George W. Bush and Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales. 

"iFood.TV is an online food video community that brings food enthusiasts from all over the world together. It contains thousands of cooking and other food videos, blogs, images and member profiles. Chef Vikas Khanna was the first professional chef to start his online cooking show on iFood.tv. iFood has also hosted the unique Flavors Beyond Borders event on Aug 14th, 2007 bringing the Indians and Pakistanis to jointly celebrate their 60th Independence together over traditional food and music.