Celebrations Fine Confections !

Mehernosh is passionate about baking and 5 minutes into a conversation with him you can see how evident that is. Not a stickler for rules he believes that the magic is in creating new things instead of following regular recipes. He insists his forte is to adapt, mix things up and give birth to new creations. Nothing thrills him more when a client calls and says” create something for me”.

Mehernosh decided to take up baking seriously at the age of 17. He finished his 11th and decided to take up baking full time as college was not on his agenda.  Mehernosh has been dyslexic all his life and found schooling to be very difficult and decided to start working young. He says he always knew what he wanted to do and that was to bake. There has never been any other plan and he is happiest when he is in the kitchen pottering about waiting for his cake to rise.

At such a young age without any formal training and an eagerness to learn he joined Dolly Munshi who lived in Khareghat colony and use to cater to parties. He would pay her Rs100 per day and learn from her while helping in the kitchen. He’d spend a whole day there from 8am till 4pm learning and with her encouragement take private orders and bake at night.  Watching his dedication and his thirst to learn one day Mrs Munshi gave him an envelope full of Rs100 notes, returning all the money he had given her and told him to just come everyday and help her out.  Startled by her kindness this further encouraged him to work harder and better himself.  While other kids were enjoying their college freedom Mehernosh was bettering his craft under the watchful eye of Veera Lam, who till date takes cooking and baking classes. Mehernosh is grateful to people like Dolly Munshi, Veera Lam and his parents who have helped give a young teenager the confidence to work harder and better. He remembers a time when his father invited their extended family to come home every night for dinner and then help young Mehernosh wrap 30 kgs of chocolate for an order. A daunting task for a young boy operating out of his kitchen at home but thanks to his father’s unwavering support and the help of his family he was able to pull it off  in 4 days.

Through the years, his work has spoken for him. Without any aggressive advertising he has managed to amass a massive clientele which spans from home makers to multinational companies all clamouring to order his treats. From the TOI group, Unilever, Cadburys and practically all the consulates ordering his cakes for their meetings and parties. He was even privileged enough to be commissioned to specially create a dessert for Mr Stephen Hawking on his trip to Mumbai in the recent past. Keeping in mind his dietary restrictions and likes, Mehernosh created an orange mousse which Mr Hawking could suck through a straw.

Celebrations Fine Confectionary is a delight for everyone with a sweet tooth. From cakes, pastries, chocolate éclairs to breads and chocolate pieces Mehernosh makes sure he bakes, makes and creates treats that not only he loves to eat but is confident his customers will as well. I can personally vouch for the apricot and orange cake which I think is by far one of the best cakes I’ve eaten recently. Another hot favourite was the BBQ Chicken Puff which is a fabulous golden crust that holds some flavourful BBQ chicken and caramelised onions and is melt in your mouth delicious with every bite! The special orange Italian chocolate truly is special with an orange peel inside and orange infused chocolate covering it. Other personal favourites  include their sausage and cheese puffs, chocolate éclairs, lemon tart, rum balls, exquisitely light Spanish breadsticks ( I’ve been munching on these for days now) and of course their very own khaari biscuit!