India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY – Chef Vijay Kumar, originally from Tamil Nadu and currently helming the kitchen at Semma, has won the James Beard Award for Best Chef in New York State.

He was handcuffed and removed from an America West Airlines jet in Columbus, Ohio, after jiggling the cockpit door in 1999. He later sued the airline, but the lawsuit was dismissed.

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