<Tr> <Th> Known for </Th> <Td> Vij's and Rangoli, Vancouver and My Shanti South Surrey, BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Meeru Dhalwala 1994 - 2017 </Td> </Tr> <P> Vikram Vij (born 1964) is an Indian - born Canadian chef, cookbook author, and television personality . He is co-owner, with his ex-wife Meeru Dhalwala, of the Indian cuisine restaurants Vij's Restaurant and Rangoli Restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia . He also owns My Shanti, a restaurant in South Surrey, BC . In 2014, Vij was announced as a new "dragon" investor on the Canadian reality show Dragons' Den for its ninth season and departed at the end of the season . </P> <P> Vikram Vij grew up in India in Amritsar, Delhi and Bombay . In 1983, he left India to study Hotel Management in Salzburg, Austria . While there he received his chef's training . Vij later became a certified sommelier . </P>

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