Public Speaking

Want to learn more about India? Whether you are interested in food history, culture, or Indian religions, Geeta has a talk designed for your audience. Hire Geeta to speak at your next event. To learn more about Geeta’s signature talks, go to the Public Speaking page.

The signature talks are:

1. Desis 101

2. The Spice Tour

3. The Jains and the Jews

5. Religions, East and West

Private Events

Would you like the experience of Hush in your home? Whether you live in Chicago, San Francisco or Siberia, Hush will come to you. We bring the meal and stories. You provide the venue and guests.

Geeta has hosted Hush in homes across the country, from Brooklyn to Berkeley. She can fly in for an evening, or a weekend to provide a luxurious 5 course meal for you and your guests. All suppers include a guided tour of Geeta’s spice box and the story of the Jains.

Weekend events include a private cooking lesson with you and up to 7 others.  Want to learn how to recreate a Hush meal? What is masala, chai and chutney? Geeta will teach you the basics skills and vocabulary. She will also stock your pantry with the essential spices needed to cook like an Indian.

Please contact Geeta for rates.  geeta (at) hushsupperclub (dot) com

In response to the oft asked question, ‘What do Indians eat for breakfast?‘, I’ve decided to answer with a new menu and format at the inaugural Hush Brunch. I will be serving a feast of numerous breakfast, lunch and street food dishes from India, mainly from the western state of Gujarat. Gujarat is famous for chaat, a wildly popular type of street food. These dishes are rarely found in Indian restaurants. Also, it wouldn’t be brunch without bottomless masala chai. If you’d like a stronger beverage, Hush Brunch is BYOC = Bring Your Own Champagne. Hush supplies the orange juice, you supply the champagne for mimosas.

It wouldn’t be brunch without bottomless masala chai. If you’d like a stronger beverage, Hush Brunch is BYOC = Bring Your Own Champagne.

In keeping with the storytelling tradition of Hush Supper Club, I will share the strange tale of how tea first came to India (hint, it was not thousands, or even hundreds, of years ago) as well as the history of street food in India, complete with chutney tastings, photographs and spice mixtures.

 I will share the strange tale of how tea first came to India (hint, it was not thousands, or even hundreds, of years ago)

Upcoming Supper Dates: February 3, 4, 17 and 24 (7 pm – 11:30 or later)

Upcoming Brunch Dates: February 12, 19 and 26 (Noon – 3 pm)

Give the Taste of Geeta’s Kitchen for the Holidays with a Chutney Gift Pack!

Your list is long, but you’re short on original gift ideas. The Starbucks gift card screams BORING. Never fear. Geeta is busy this holiday season blending up some Indian magic. Give the gift of fresh, delicious chutney and say goodbye to boring.

Each gift pack includes two chutneys, chaat masala, and three recipes using the ingredients. First is Geeta’s signature cilantro-mint chutney, spiced with green chiles, cumin and black salt. Also included is the sweet and sour combo of tamarind-date chutney. Finally there is what Geeta affectionately refers to as ‘crack powder’, or chaat masala. This spice mixture will turn any dish into heaven. With Geeta’s chutneys, you’ll have the flavor of India.

$10 delivery inside the Beltway on orders of 5 or more packs.

Two recipes for chutney melts transform grilled cheese into a gourmet meal. The chana chaat recipe is for the famous Indian street food that requires two chutneys and chaat masala to make. Chaat is only as good as the chutney you use. With the chutney gift pack, you have all the secret ingredients to turn your kitchen into a street corner in Bombay.

HOW TO ORDER

1. Email Geeta by Friday, December 16 to place your order.

2. Cost is $20 per gift pack. Pay via PayPal.

3. Schedule a day to pick up your order between Monday, December 19 and Friday, December 23.

4.  $10 delivery inside the Beltway on orders of 5 or more packs.

5. Happy Holidays!

Give the Gift of Hush!

Want to give something unique, spicy, and unforgettable? Nothing says cool like seats at Hush Supper Club. Give the gift of Hush. Their taste buds will thank you!

Hush gift certificates available for one supper guest, a couple, or the whole family.

Email Geeta to purchase gift certificates

An idea born on a dark and stormy night has survived against all odds, or despite the fact that Mama Geeta insists that I didn’t know how to cook when I started Hush! Nonetheless, this Saturday, November 11 will be the 50th evening of Hush Supper Club. I am more in love with Hush now than I was on that first supper night (partly because my cooking skills now meet Mama Geeta’s approval). How shall we celebrate? With champagne bubbles of course! I will prepare saffron-infused desserts, a fragrant delight called paan, and share stories of Hush suppers past. This is a supper not to be missed! Reserve HERE.

If you can’t join us this Saturday, upcoming supper dates are November 18, 19 and December 2, 3. Reserve a seat now!

Can’t imagine billions of dollars in gold and gems lying around your basement, next to the broken treadmill and old golf balls? Well, like so many stories about the subcontinent, this one falls in the category Only in India. In the southern state of Kerala, one Hindu temple is asking just that question after finding $22 billion in gold and jewels in a vault that hadn’t been opened in 150 years. But there is a spicy twist to this oh so Indian tale. What paid for all those jewels? Pepper. Read all the details from Vikas Bajaj of The New York Times here.

There is no love song as sweet or sad as a ghazal, and no one who sang those lyrics more sweetly or sadly than the great maestro Jagjit Singh. India and the world lost a legend last week when he passed away. His voice is now at peace, but the music remains. Everyone who heard him has a favorite. Without question mine is Tum Itna Jo. Watch the video below to hear it. Enjoy!

India’s Answer to the Bed and Breakfast: Home-stays

You’re planning the trip of a lifetime, hoping to see the remote corners of India. Maybe the backwaters of Kerala, or the enchanting tea gardens of Darjeeling and Assam? You want to pluck your breakfast chai leaves yourself? Well, Thanks to Emily Wax at the Washington Post, you now have several options off the beaten path. Think a bed plus all meals with delightful hosts in dramatically gorgeous settings. Read all about ithere.

Why is San Francisco THE Place to Dine this Summer?

Because Hush will be there, silly! Hush is going on the road again, this time all the way to the orange gates of San Francisco. Geeta will be there for part of July and August, and now we have dates to announce. Hush Berkeley is now taking reservations for July 29 and 30. Hush San Francisco will be on Friday, August 5 and we complete our Bay Area suppers with Hush Oakland on Saturday, August 6. Click here to make a reservation.