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tasteMAKERS: Hosted by Emmy-Winning host and producer Catherine Neville
Check out our episode in this series highlighting the very best of MAKERS. “Bold Spoon is an apt name for the ice creamery in this episode. Born of an overabundance of mint, Bold Spoon Creamery owner Rachel Burns quickly expanded to growing fruit and herbs on her own farm and built a production facility to support expansion for years to come.”
KSDK 5 On Your Side - Bold Spoon Creamery To Host Open House On National Ice Cream Day
“Bold Spoon makes their small batch premium ice cream on Bold Spoon Farm, just over one-hour from St. Louis.” “They converted a barn on the farm into a commercial kitchen and just outside the kitchen door are fruit and herb gardens where they grow some of the fruits and herbs for their ice cream.”
Fox 2 News, St. Louis - Bold Spoon Creamery Reveals New St. Louis CITY SC Inspired Flavor
“In celebration of National Ice Cream Day . . . Tim Ezell and Taylor [visited Bold Spoon Creamery]” and learned “details on a new partnership with CITYPARK.”
Sauce Magazine - Bold Spoon Creamery Makes Farm-To-Scoop Ice Cream in St. Louis
“When Rachel Burns first received a phone call saying Gerard Craft, the local restaurateur leading the food experience at the soccer team’s new stadium, had personally requested her Bold Spoon Creamery ice cream be a part of the team’s inaugural season, it was a lot for her to take in.”
NPR - STL Public Radio: Bold Spoon Interview
“The fact that she officially started selling ice cream at the beginning of a global pandemic that crippled thousands of businesses nationwide speaks to her tenacity, resolve and, most important, ability to pivot.”
Enrich: Design for a Better Future · August 2021
“When I read Feast Magazine’s summer article about Rachel Burns, a financial consultant turned artisan ice cream maker, I was inspirited to share her story about how Bold Spoon Creamery came to be.”
MasterCard Priceless Campaign · August 2021
“Starting a small business is never easy—let alone during a pandemic—and especially so when you’re running a brand-new boutique ice cream company.”
FEAST Magazine Feature · June 2021
“It’s funny to think that such a simple action ‘you think would have no impact’ turns out to be so significant... You have to be open when opportunities come your way and seize them, because never in a million years can you realize what can happen.”
Ladue News Feature · June 2021
You might say this mistake was “mint” to be (pun intended), as it ultimately led to Burns making a batch of mint ice cream – and then another and another.
Riverfront Times Feature · February 2021
She didn't know where to start, but she knew she had to do something, so she put her ice cream in a cooler and walked it around her neighborhood, giving samples to anyone who'd accept. She also gave her ice cream to hospital workers as a way to give them a little bit of joy in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis…
Meet St. Louis Podcast Feature · November 2020
Episode 118: STL Foodworks Joining him is Rachel Burns of Bold Spoon Creamery and Joel Anderson of Anderson and Son Pepper Company, two members of STL Foodworks. The trio talks about moving an idea from the kitchen table to a full scale business…
Eat Me in St. Louis Podcast Feature · November 2020
Special Halloween Episode where hosts went out and conducted interviews with entrepreneurs working from ghost kitchens featuring Rachel Burns! A ghost kitchen (shadow kitchen) is a professional food preparation and cooking facility set up for the preparation of delivery-only meals. They do not include a storefront or indoor seating for customers.
STL TV Feature · August 2020
On this episode Robin Boyce discusses the partnership Schnucks stores has embarked on with Black restaurants in the region.
FOX 2 Feature · July 2020
“When you buy our ice cream, you’re also supporting other local businesses because … the cream in all these ice creams are from a local farm in Greenville, Illinois,” Burns said. “We also use peaches from Calhoun County and local mints and local goat cheese, which is sold here as well.”
Abby Eats St. Louis Podcast Feature · July 2020
Do you remember ice cream socials as a kid? They’re back, even during a time of social distancing. We’ll introduce you to the founder of Bold Spoon Creamery, whose taking her love of ice cream and craving for social connections and making them into a business — even during the ongoing pandemic. We’ll share her advice for making it work.
FEAST Magazine Feature · July 2020
Ice cream started as a hobby for Rachel Burns. She was inspired to swirl her first batch at home during the summer of 2017 as a way to use up the fast-growing fresh mint in her backyard…
KSDK 5 Abby Easts St. Louis Feature · July 2020
Burns’ day job is working as an investment consultant, helping corporations handle their money. But she has a pretty sweet side gig that just about any of us would love to dabble in.
She makes small-batch ice cream with flavors that are so gourmet you just can’t help but want to give them a taste…
St. Louis Business Journal Feature · July 2020
Schnuck's partners with local Black-owned businesses to expand grab-and-go meals…