We love being covered, who doesn’t? Here’s a compilation of our favorite press pieces
2020
The Perfect Click: 6 most Instagrammable restaurants in Mumbai
Publication: Architectural Digest
Date: 19th Feb 2020
This restaurant designed by Minnie Bhatt Design features rustic furniture, hand-painted walls and eye-catching décor, which make the place look like a Pinterest board. A sunny Volkswagen camper van doubles up as the bar, creepers peep from the ceiling and birdcages hold pretty lights. Also, enjoy the most delicious food from Turkey, France, Korea, Indonesia, including gourmet desserts all crafted by Rachel Goenka.
Design Diary: What’s love got to do with art?
Publication: Free Press journal
Date: 16th Feb 2020
Rachel Goenka, the founder of The Chocolate Spoon Company, has curated a delightful Ruby Chocolate menu for February using the creamy and berry (sweet and sour) notes of the delicious ingredient to uplift not just desserts — but appetizers and mains too.
Feast and toast to the Chinese New Year!
Publication: Marcellusbaptista
Date: 5th February 2020
Foodies rejoice! Your favorite authentic Chinese restaurant, House of Mandarin, is celebrating Chinese New Year (Year of the Rat) with a decadent feast at its Bandra and Powai outlets, lunch and dinner till February 11. This limited-edition menu with a masterful rendition of traditional Chinese delicacies features an array of tasty dumplings such as Wild Mushroom Dumpling, Exotic Vegetables & Basil Dumpling, Chicken & Mushroom Dumpling and Black Pepper Prawn Dumpling.
Sassy lady of Sassy Spoon
Publication: Hospibuz
Date: 7th January 2020
Rachel Goenka, the sassy lady of Sassy Spoon is the Founder and CEO of The Chocolate Spoon Company. She holds an enviable chain of chic restaurants, bars, bakeries & patisseries. Rachel is redefining how restaurants in India curated desserts with a range of innovative offerings at her restaurants.
Food Trends 2020: What will you be eating this year?
Publication: Architectural Digest
Date: 4th January 2020
“I believe 2020 is going to be the year of healthy trends such as Keto and veganism. This will lead to restaurants reworking their menus to offer a lot more keto alternatives such as zoodles (zucchini noodles), eggplant steaks, charred broccoli, baked cottage cheese, etc.” says Rachel Goenka, founder and CEO of The Chocolate Spoon Company.
A Slice Of The New Year
Publication: Mid-day
Date: 1st January 2020
Keeping it sassy. The Sassy Spoon founder, Rachel Goenka, 2020 is looking busier than the year that just went by as she forays into the Pune market with her second brand, House of Mandarin. But there are plans for Mumbai, too, Goenka shares, while remaining tight-lipped.2019
Turning author a childhood dream, feel amazing: Rachel Goenka
Publication: Business Standard
Date: 15th October 2019
The fascination for Indian sweets and a desire to represent their versatility led Rachel Goenka to write her debut book “Adventures with Mithai”. The book features 50 original recipes of Indian classics with a modern twist, with desserts including a chocolate barfi-flavored cheesecake to a dark chocolate mousse with black rice pudding. “It’s absolutely exhilarating, amazing to be an author. It’s something I dreamt about doing since I was 10 years old,” Rachel told PTI at the launch of her book.
Written by Rachel Goenka, founder and CEO, The Chocolate Spoon Company, the book features 50 recipes that contemporize classic Indian sweets.
Publication: Indian Express
Date: 15th October 2019
Why reinterpret a classic? While the global trend in culinary art thrives on this question, the Indian sweet – the mithai – has remained largely untouched. However, a new book, Adventures with Mithai (HarperCollins India; Rs 899), challenges how we know our traditional mithais. Written by Rachel Goenka, founder and CEO, The Chocolate Spoon Company, the book features 50 recipes that contemporize classic Indian sweets. It was launched on Monday evening over high tea at Mahalaxmi’s Tote on the Turf, where Goenka was in conversation with Anindita Ghose, editor, Mint Lounge.
Who doesn’t love mithai?
Publication: Mumbai Mirror
Date: 13th October 2019
When you’re a Cordon Bleu chef specialising in French patisserie, however, you can find sweet inspiration in a box of kaju katli, chocolate barfi or Mysore pak. For me, the quest to add a contemporary twist to my favourite mithai began seven years ago while planning a Diwali menu at my restaurant, The Sassy Spoon. After spending hours tasting different types of mithais, and making notes on what flavour combinations would work, I came up with many easy-to-prepare, innovative desserts, ice creams, macarons and chocolates that combine Indian flavours with global dessert-making techniques.
How to give your guests a sweet surprise this Diwali
Publication: WKND
Date: 25th October 2019
Diwali is one of those occasions when the spotlight turns to mithais (sweets). In her first book, Adventures With Mithai (published by HarperCollins), chef and restaurateur Rachel Goenka, who grew up in Dubai, gives a modern spin to traditional Indian sweets. From chocolate barfi cheesecake to anjeer barfi tart, this Diwali, prepare to surprise your guests with the modern version of their favourite desserts. Excerpts from an interview.
Goenka’s Adventures with Mithai bags Gourmand World Cookbook Award ’20
Publication: FnB News
Date: 31st December 2019
Chef, entrepreneur and mother Rachel Goenka has recently bagged one of the most prestigious awards in the world for cookbooks, The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2020, in the category of pastry and desserts for her debut recipe book, Adventures with Mithai. She is founder and chief executive officer of the award-winning restaurant, The Sassy Spoon in Mumbai and Pune, and her book was published in October 2019 by Harper Collins.
Rachel Goenka’s debut book takes us through various recipes of traditional Indian desserts with a twist.
Publication: Outlook India
Date: 22nd December 2019
In Rachel Goenka’s debut book, she turns to a subject that is close to home, digressing from her training in French patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu and later under celebrity chef Rachel Allen in Ireland. Goenka is no stranger in India’s culinary scape. She opened her first restaurant, The Sassy Spoon, at age 24 and there’s been no looking back. The CEO and founder of The Chocolate Spoon Company, Goenka’s love for desserts is well-known.
Rachel Goenka has South America on her 2020 bucketlist; loves Stratford-upon-Avon during Christmas
Publication: The Economic Times
Date: 4th December 2019
Rachel Goenka, CEO of Chocolate Spoon Company, loves to discover new food destinations. The author of ‘Adventures with Mithai’ is as adventurous with her palette and enjoys trying new cuisines while visiting a new place. While South America is on her wish list for 2020, there are plenty of other places she recommends for a good eating holiday. “Australia is my number one food destination – they take their farm to table very seriously” says, Rachel Goenka.
Rachel Goenka gives traditional sweets a contemporary makeover
Publication: The Hindu
Date: 4th December 2019
The foundation of Rachel Goenka’s first cookbook, Adventures with Mithai, was laid seven years ago when she started European restaurant The Sassy Spoon in Mumbai. Talking over the phone with MetroPlus, the Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, says, “Every Diwali, I would come up with a specific festive menu. The desserts would be predominantly Indian with a contemporary flair to them, similar to the recipes you see in the book.
Rachel Goenka announces her debut cookbook — just in time for your next holiday binge
Publication: The Now
Date: 12th December 2019
The Sassy Spoon’s founder will make you want to swap those fancy gourmet desserts in favour of traditional Indian mithai ‘Tis the season to make merry, and send your diet on an indefinite timeout. Or at least, until those well-intentioned New Year resolutions surface on the first day of 2020. Until then, The Sassy Spoon’s founder, Rachel Goenka is bringing the party to you with the launch of her debut cookbook, ‘Adventures with Mithai’.
Pista Barfi, Cranberry and Oatmeal Bars
Publication: Femina
Date: 12th December 2019
Rachel Goenka, Founder & CEO, The Chocolate Spoon Company shares the recipe for Pista Barfi, Cranberry and Oatmeal Bars from her debut cookbook titled Adventures with Mithai.
Kesar Peda Truffles
Publication: Femina
Date: 15th December 2019
Rachel Goenka, Founder & CEO, The Chocolate Spoon Company shares the recipe for Kesar Peda Truffles from her debut cookbook titled Adventures with Mithai.
Sassy and classy
Publication: Marcellusbaptista
Date: 30th November 2019
The Sassy Spoon, a trendy restobar that celebrates cuisine from around the world with a sassy twist, has launched its newest outpost in Powai. Rachel Goenka, CEO and founder of The Chocolate Spoon Company Pvt Ltd has curated a worldly experience with the newest addition to her Sassy roster with the theme: Travel the World on a Plate.