Radhika Arora and Spicy Herbs

 

       


Radhika’s maternal grandmother was known for her culinary skills. This art was passed on to her daughter, Radhika’s mom who is said to be the best cook in their family and among her friends’ circle. Radhika considers herself fortunate that these skills were further passed on to her.

From the time she was a teenager, Radhika was involved in the family business of books, specifically managing the children’s section of the bookstores. This, along with being a mom to two kids and the working hours at the store, was not an easy balancing act, yet one she did with aplomb. 

A few years ago, looking at her passion for cooking, Radhika’s mother and brother encouraged her to start a food business of her own. Her first order was by her brother’s friend. She catered to his Diwali party which was a huge success. There was no looking back after that.

The phenomenal response that Radhika received after the party set her thinking and she realized that she would be happy taking it a step further.  Soon after, she and her family decided that she would need a professional degree in order to make a full-fledged career out of what started as a hobby. This led her to join the International Institute of Culinary Arts in New Delhi in 2016.

At the age of 39, Radhika joined a regular college in order to gain a professional education. Being a single mom and studying at the same time was a big challenge. But it became easy because of the support of her parents and family. Her friends were most encouraging and had full faith in her even through the times when Radhika was assailed by doubts.

With the grace of God, Radhika passed the course with flying colours and acquiring an internship at The Imperial, New Delhi. This instilled further confidence in her. The biggest boost Radhika got was when, at the age of 40, she was employed at ITC Maurya, New Delhi in their garde menger kitchen as a qualified chef. 

Throughout this experience, Radhika aspired to be a home chef and run her own business. Today, Radhika loves being at home and is now fulfilling her dream of running a home kitchen!

It was during her tenure at ITC that Radhika came across the name ‘Herbs’ on a poster. The name along with the pictures of the various Herbs fascinated her and at that moment she decided that she would use it in her brand name. And so, Spicy Herbs was born.  

Radhika is passionate about good food, movies and books. She considers herself blessed that she gets to pursue all of these from the comfort of her home.

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https://www.instagram.com/atspicyherbs/

 


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