Rachel Goenka

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Rachel Goenka
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Rachel Goenka
Born (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 35)
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Pennsylvania State University
Ballymaloe Cookery School
Le Cordon Bleu
Occupation(s)Restaurateur, chef
Known forThe Sassy Spoon, Sassy Teaspoon, House of Mandarin
Notable workAdventures with Mithai (2019)
Parent
Relatives Ramnath Goenka (great-grand father)
AwardsThe Gourmand World Cookbook Award, 2020

Rachel Goenka is an Indian restaurateur, chef, author and the founder and CEO of Mumbai based The Chocolate Spoon Company. [2] She runs a chain of restaurants such as The Sassy Spoon, a European restaurant, House of Mandarin, a Chinese restaurant, Baraza Bars and Bites, a beach shack themed pub, Wicked China, an Asian resto-bar, and Sassy Teaspoon, a chain of patisseries and bakeries. [3] [4] [5]

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The Times of India's Times Hospitality Icons chose her as the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018, [6] and she was named one of The CEO Magazine's 30 Women Entrepreneurs to Watch For in 2018. [7] She has featured on the cover of magazines such as Feelings, [8] Dogs N More, [9] and Mother & Baby. [10] She was awarded the Gourmand World Cookbook Award in 2020 for her book, Adventures with Mithai. [11]

Early life and education

Rachel Goenka graduated with degrees in Journalism and English from The Pennsylvania State University and then studied at The Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland, where Goenka was trained under celebrity chef Rachel Allen. After completing her graduation, she attended Le Cordon Bleu in London to specialize in patisserie. [4] [3] [12]

Career

She set up her first restaurant, The Sassy Spoon in Mumbai's Nariman Point in 2013, which was later chosen by French chef Alain Ducasse to be part of the Gout De France movement in 2014. [3] Her second outlet of The Sassy Spoon was opened in Bandra, Mumbai in 2015. [13] [14]

In 2016, Goenka launched the Sassy Teaspoon, a chain of patisseries and bakeries across Mumbai and Pune. The Sassy Spoon, Mumbai won 'Best Independent Restaurant in India-Critics' Choice' within the first year of its operations. [4] [15] In 2017, she launched The House of Mandarin, an authentic Chinese diner. [16]

Some of her other brands include Baraza Bars and Bites, a beach shack themed pub, and Wicked China, an Asian resto-bar. She owns seven restaurants across Mumbai and Pune, and 10 patisseries and two central kitchens. [17]

Published works

In 2019, she authored a book, Rachel Goenka's Adventures with Mithai, which was published by HarperCollins. [12] The book was launched on 14 October 2019, in Mumbai. [18] [19] In December 2019, she won The Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2020, in the category of pastry and desserts for her book, Adventures with Mithai. [11] [20]

Personal life

In February 2014, Goenka married her long-time boyfriend and Dubai based banker, Karan Khetarpal, [1] [10] with whom she has a son named Kabir. [10] In April 2021, on her birthday, Rachel and Karan welcomed their daughter, Amalia. [21] [22] She is the daughter of Viveck Goenka, the chairman & MD of The Indian Express. [1] [23]

Accolades

YearAward(s)Awarding organisationResultSource
2021Top 50 Women in LuxuryLuxebookWon [24]
2021Best Pastry and Dessert book in the worldGourmand World Cookbook AwardsWon [25]
202099 Women Achievers of India 2020The Indian Achievers ClubWon [26]
2020The Gourmand World Cookbook AwardGourmand InternationalWon [11]
2019Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Times Hospitality Icons Won [6]
2018Young Restaurateur of the YearRestaurant India AwardsWon [27]
201830 Women Entrepreneurs to Watch ForThe CEO MagazineWon [7]
2015Best Restaurateur (Critic's Choice)The Time Out Food AwardsWon [28]

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