The first batch of what has become a passion was born in 2017. From her backyard garden, Rachel grabbed some mint to make a batch of mint ice cream for her friends as a perfect way to end a summer day. 

The next two years saw several more batches, all with garden mint, all for friends and family in the summer. Those who tried her ice cream loved every bite. At this point, she began tinkering with ingredients, brainstorming combinations, and creating original recipes. The flavors you see today are the product of creativity, trial and error, and food-science knowledge courtesy of her brother Brad, a Chef, and a lot of reading.

In early in 2019 “The Spoons” were born. The Spoons are a group of Rachel’s friends who served as official taste testers. Once Rachel announced her intention of starting an ice cream business, The Spoons were all in. In the months following, Rachel invited The Spoons over for adult ice cream socials, which included tasting multiple flavors, with the flavor unannounced as to not sway their opinions, populating surveys, and a variety of wines as palate cleansers of course.

In the fall of 2019, Rachel began sending samples to her son in college. Within days his friends converged around his room hoping to get a scoop of the homemade treat. It had become so popular that one of his friends thought it was reasonable to knock on his door at 2 AM to have a taste. After capturing the taste buds of both demographics, it became clear that it was time to go all-in.

That brings us to where we are today. Bold Spoon began in May of 2020 in a shared commercial kitchen in St. Louis City. In May of 2021, Bold Spoon moved to our farm, Bold Spoon Farm, in Park Hills, Missouri. On our farm, we have gardens right outside of Bold Spoon’s kitchen that supply fruit and herbs for our ice cream. A true Farm to Bowl ice cream. You can find Bold Spoon at over 90 fine grocers in Missouri and Illinois, Enterprise Center and CITYPark.