Trupti Biradar

Apr 7, 2024 | stuff.co.nz | Trupti Biradar

Jan 20, 2024 | stuff.co.nz | Trupti Biradar

Dec 16, 2023 | stuff.co.nz | Trupti Biradar

I sipped my first shot of ginjinha (ginja for short) in a small, standing-room only tavern in Lisbon. We’d chanced upon the place while scouring the cobbled streets of the Bairro Alto district looking for a dinner spot. It was the fado that lured us in. A mournful, desolate and hauntingly beautiful sound accompanied by the trill of a Portuguese guitar. The dimly-lit room was packed to the brim with tables and chairs, elbows and knees knocking about.

Oct 21, 2023 | thepost.co.nz | Trupti Biradar

Their latest – “Kisses By Hilton” – is a collab with Kiwi makeup brand Karen Murrell where guests are taken on a culinary journey inspired by the natural ingredients found in Murrell’s makeup. From the cinnamon-laced Chantilly cream (a key ingredient in her lipsticks) to the dehydrated orange on the chocolate hazelnut tart, there are subtle nods to Murrell’s clean ingredients mirrored throughout the menu... “so clean they are edible”.