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Growing up in Lagos, Milanda knew from an
early age that her career would take a
culinary path when she baked her first cake
at the age of 8. As a child, not only did
she innovate in creating classic and
decadent cakes and pastries, but she often
spent her free time in the kitchen, baking
them for her family.
Milanda completed her culinary education in
Hong Kong with Patricia Moussempes from
Lenôtre, Paris. Over the years, she
supplemented her learning and studied at
various institutes in Singapore, and the
U.S.
Returning to Mumbai in 1995, Milanda
steadily built a reputation as an innovative
chef and was sought out for her culinary
classes and pastry orders. As word of her
multi-layered cakes spread, in 2005, Milanda
accomplished a milestone and opened the
first delicatessen and gourmet store in
Mumbai outside of a 5 star hotel called
Santé which offered more than just deserts
and soon became an oasis in an otherwise
parched city for quality meats, exotic
cheeses, gourmet ingredients and organic
food.
In 2010, Milanda sold Santé, and went back
to learning new ideas around pastry
innovation. Now operating out of her 4
kitchens from her home, Milanda undertakes
catering orders in addition to deserts for
up to 30 people. And her menus are
customized to suit individual preferences.
Her range includes salmon, sea bass,
scallops, New Zealand lamb chops, pork chops
and tenderloin,and baby back ribs.
Acclaimed for customizing desserts, Milanda
understands her client’s favorite
ingredients and then creates a unique
dessert to reflect their personalities and
preferences. Her customized cakes are still
very much sought after and now she also
caters exclusively for parties for children,
delighting them with her smorgasbord of
delights.
Milanda’s celebrated clients include several
industrialists and Bollywood stars like
Katrina Kaif, Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan,
Harsh Goenka, Veenu Raheja, Meena Raheja,
Ehsaan Noorani, Bobby Deol, Saif Ali Khan,
Hemant Trivedi, Rahul Khanna, Poonam Bhagat
- Shroff, and Sameera Reddy. |
