Ruhee Bhimani may not have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth but she seemed to have been raised with a spatula in her hand and an undying passion for culinary arts. Upon graduating hotel management, Ruhee interned with Grand Hyatt Mumbai. After her stint with Hyatt, she had the opportunity to work under the tutelage of renowned Master Pastry Chefs and Master Chocolatiers in Dubai, New Zealand, Turkey and Paris.
In 2011, Ruhee decided to start her own venture and opened her first confectionery store in Pune. She did various corporate events for some of the top brands include Mercedes, BMW, Deutche Bank, DBS Bank Bajaj and Zee Channel. She then went on to pursue courses in Chocolates and Pralines and French entremet from Le Cordon Bleu, Paris.
With such a wide array of international experiences and traditional techniques, instilled in her since childhood, Ruhee knew that she wanted to share her passion. With this resolve she started her own academy Cocoa Cottage, in the city where her heart belongs.
Since 3 years she has been successfully running Cocoa Cottage Academy in Mumbai and has helped more than 5000 students and home bakers by being a true mentor and providing them lifelong inspiration and support. She offers more than 65 unique courses and believes in taking only hands-on workshops for gaining maximum benefits for the students.
A staunch supporter of protein being included in the diet, she took up the challenge of adding “Whey protein” as an ingredient in her recipes.
She has beautifully combined her knowledge and expertise of nutrition in baking by incorporating proteins, vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients and used very little carbs and sugar as part of the ingredients. She has worked with world class brand Optimum Nutrition and develop new line of Desserts and snacks which are not only delicious but extremely nutritious!
While keeping “Fusion Bakes” as the primary focus, Ruhee has reinvented a distinctive “Soul Fusion” style and interpretation of baking. She is currently working on creation of a new line of fusion desserts and bakes which integrates different flavours and textures to create a complete new product in itself! She strongly believes that innovation and creativity is the key to one’s creative expression of work!
Adapted from Ruhee Bhimani’s upcoming cookbook “The Guiltfree Whey!” The book will be launched online in June. Follow: www.bakeryworkshops.com
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