Rachel Goenka

She 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.[3][2][11]

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.[2] Her second outlet of The Sassy Spoon was opened in Bandra, Mumbai in 2015.[12][13]

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.[3][14] In 2017, she launched The House of Mandarin, an authentic Chinese diner.[15]

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.[16]

In 2019, she authored a book, Rachel Goenka's Adventures with Mithai, which was published by Harper Collins.[11] The book was launched on October 14, 2019, in Mumbai.[17][18] In December 2019, she won The Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2020, in the category of pastry and desserts for her book, Adventures with Mithai.[10][19]

In February 2014, Goenka married her long-time boyfriend and Dubai based banker, Karan Khetarpal,[1][9] with whom she has a son named Kabir.[9] She is the daughter of Viveck Goenka, the Chairman & MD of The Indian Express.[1][20]

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