Roots from India, routes through New Zealand.
Every recipe begins with a memory.
Sometimes, it's a flavour from my mumma's pantry. Sometimes, a warm treat on a long train journey through भारत, that is India. And sometimes, it's a feeling you cannot quite put into words, but you recognise the moment you taste it.
Over 12 years as a chef in Aotearoa, I've learned to carry those memories forward, blending the traditional flavours I grew up with and the perspective of a chef shaped by New Zealand.
Roots & Spices is a result of the legacy I carry; a way of bringing the two worlds together, honouring where I come from while creating something that is uniquely Kiwi.
Because food has a way of carrying home, no matter how far the journey takes you.