Maneesh Goyal Elevates Indian Hospitality (Episode Flashback) - a podcast by Ami Thakkar Raval: Podcaster and Writer

from 2023-06-30T10:00

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To honor and celebrate Pride Month, you are in for a treat! This week, I am bringing back three episodes near and dear to my heart. Get ready to listen to the third episode of the mini-series, with Maneesh Goyal, where we're talking true hospitality – Indian style.

I have been following my next guest for quite a while now through social media and mutual friends.  He has been doing some amazing work and also.... throwing some amazing parties- I definitely was trying to get invited to one.

Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Maneesh Goyal is a self-acclaimed "insatiable people-person,"  and was determined to open the next great restaurant in NYC, which had to be Indian given his roots. That idea mixed with his desire to fulfill his father's legacy, one that started in the 80s with the first Indian restaurant—India House—in Texas, led him on a journey of self-discovery of who he truly is and love for where he comes from.

Maneesh is the Founder & Partner at SONA & SONA Home and has partnered with global icon Priyanka Chopra- some of you may have heard of her- to bring Indian hospitality and food to the next level.

We talk about growing up in Texas as South Asians, the challenges he faces in the restaurant scene that people may not know about, and how he wants to be remembered by those he loves.

He tells me how he and Priyanka ended up working together, his favorite memory at SONA so far, and what the true glamour of global India is today.

Here is to hoping for a future SONA Dallas to open up! 

What we talked about: 

  • Maneesh's first interactions with the restaurant business (03:49)
  • How he and Priyanka ended up working together (07:23)
  • Maneesh's favorite experience at SONA (13:22)
  • One dish that makes SONA unique (17:55)
  • The pop-up at Soho House in Miami (23:08)
  • The challenges Maneesh faces in the restaurant scene (24:54)
  • The importance of supporting each other as a community (29:29)
  • Our impact on the next generation – the aunties and uncles of the future (38:13)

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