Kamal Arora is a trained French Pastry Chef from Delhi who runs her cloud kitchen by the name Tuileries Patisserie. Initially working in an auditing company, she left her job to follow her passion in baking and flew to Le cordon Blue, Paris to hone her skills as a pastry chef.
She worked & interned in some of the top renowned pastry boutiques of Paris and came back to Delhi to offer the same experience to her customers.
She started her business around December 2019 and successfully survived through the lockdown even though the business was just 3-4 months old.
According to her, It is equally important to train yourself as a professional baker and as an entrepreneur to run a successful bakery business. “Being available, visible and regular” to the customers helps the Brand, both online and offline.
For her cloud kitchen, Kamal took inspiration from the proper French Kitchens of Paris in order to use authentic French Techniques and serve classical flavours to the clients. Her menu is a blend of flavoursome Pastries, Cakes, Tarts, Éclairs, Cookies, Travel cakes Viennoiseries and Danishes as well as some savoury items like Quiches, Stuffed puff and Sandwiches. Chocolate lovers should try their Belgian dark chocolate and salted caramel pastry, Dark Chocolate Financiers and Belgian white chocolate and raspberry pastry.
“Bring something to the people that they have not eaten and give them an experience; that’s my brand’s motto.” – Kamal Arora
In this episode, you will hear her talk about her journey and her experiences, the inspiration behind her patisserie, the major challenges she faced while opening up Tuileries and some deep dive business stats. She has also shared some insightful tips and learnings for the listeners who are into baking.
Some Topics We Discussed Include:
- How she built a business around her passion
- International exposure & how to get internships under renowned chefs
- The pre-requisite formalities and budget required to set up a cloud-kitchen
- Challenges while running your bakery
- How to build and manage a team bigger than yourself
- How to price the products on the menu (Ad spot : BB Online)
- Tuileries’s summer menu
- The average monthly revenue and expenses
- Branding and promotions
- Future plans for Tuileries
Podcast Sponsors:
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Contact Tuileries Patisserie – Kamal Arora:
Website – https://tuileriespatisserie.in/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/tuileriespatisserie/
Zomato – https://www.zomato.com/ncr/tuileries-patisserie-karol-bagh-new-delhi/
Reference & Links Mentioned:
1. Le Cordon Bleu, Paris
2. Gerard Mulot’s Patisserie – Maison Mulot
3. Sebastien Gaudard Paris | On Instagram
4. Russell’s Patisserie – https://www.christophe-roussel.fr/en/ (Confirm with Kamal Once)
5. The Oberoi’s Delhi –
6. Ask her – how and from where she order’s her raw materials and equipment’s from Paris and other places
7. Delivery Partner Pidge
