At 4, July 1 -- 30 PM every day, before The Bungalow opens its doors to the guests, Chef Vikas Khanna takes a brief, intentional pause amid the chaotic, high-stakes prep in the kitchen for a quiet moment of prayer.

For Chef Khanna, this daily ritual is the anchor of his existence in one of the world's most brutal restaurant markets, New York. Having earned laurels in the culinary world and beyond - from garnering Michelin stars, writing acclaimed books, directing films, leading one of the largest food relief drives in history, to now being featured on TIME's 2026 TIME100 - he has reached a rare pinnacle.

Yet, rather than chasing endless expansion, he is asking a different question: What gets you out of bed when you've already achieved e...