Press — RaaSa Indian Cuisine

RaaSa was featured as one of the 10 best restaurants in Westchester worth traveling from NYC for!

Posted on: 05/18/23

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RaaSa's Priya Kapoor-Salian, highlighted in Westchester Magazine's 2022 Women in Business

Our Priya Kapoor-Salian Featured in Westchester Magazine’s “Women in Business 2022”

Posted on: 12/2/22

Check out Westchester Magazine’s “Women in Business 2022”, featuring the most innovative and inspiring local women–including RaaSa’s very own Priya Kapoor-Salian! Learn more about her roots and passion for authentic, delicious cuisine, including how she “got tired of the same old food” and started cooking, how she cares for RaaSa “like a child”, how her […]


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RaaSa nominated for Best of Westchester 2022

Posted on: 01/24/22

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Lasoni Gobi

Forbes includes RaaSa in a list of “small town restaurants with big time flavors”

Posted on: 10/1/20

They said: RaaSa, a fine dining destination, specializes in Indian cuisine and serves traditional Indian dishes with a modern twist, celebrating the diverse culinary heritage of the Indian subcontinent, including the often-overlooked southern and coastal regions. The menu is designed by highly acclaimed chef, Peter Beck and features such delectable dishes as “Lasoni Gobi” with […]


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RaaSa awarded 2020 Bib Gourmand from Michelin Guide

Posted on: 01/30/20

In addition to being nominated for Westchester Magazine’s “Best of 2020,” Elmsford’s own RaaSa Fine Indian Cuisine was named to the list of Bib Gourmands in the 2020 Michelin Guide NYC edition. Bib Gourmands are awarded to restaurants which offer a unique, remarkable yet affordable dining experience by offering a starter, main course, and dessert […]


Restaurant owner capitalizes on popularity of Indian cuisine

Posted on: 08/3/18

It’s with some amusement that Priya Kapoor-Salian considers the current popularity of Indian cuisine in America. “It’s everywhere,” said the 34-year-old owner of RaaSa, a contemporary Indian restaurant in Elmsford. From a new crop of restaurants boasting regional Indian specialties to the ubiquitous displays of ready-to-eat saag paneer and chicken tikka masala on grocery store […]


Restaurant Review: The Diversity of Indian Cuisine Is at RaaSa in Elmsford

Posted on: 09/10/15

|by Steve Radcliffe; The New York Times| In 1998, when Peter Beck was the chef at the Indian restaurant Chola in Manhattan, Ruth Reichl, then The New York Times’s restaurant critic, regarded it highly enough to give it two stars. In 2010, when Mr. Beck was the chef at Tamarind Tribeca, the Times critic Sam […]


RaaSa Has New Ownership, But Same Upscale Indian Dining And Flair

Posted on: 09/10/15

A Michelin-starred chef makes the Elmsford Indian restaurant a destination—even without a buffet. |by Leslie-Anne Brill; Westchester Magazine| Indian restaurants that don’t offer a buffet have to be especially good. The new owners of RaaSa, Ashok Salian and Priya Kapoor-Salian, have put the kibosh on the buffet, but brought in Michelin-starred Chef Peter Beck (he […]


Westchester’s Newest Fine Dining Destination Announces Ribbon-Cutting

Posted on: 05/8/15

(Elmsford, NY) – The name RaaSa is soon to be on the lips of every foodie in Westchester, as the restaurant in Elmsford nears its May 12th Ribbon Cutting date. The event will make official the re-launch of the business under new ownership, and with a Michelin Star awarded, and James Beard Foundation recognized executive […]