The Grater Good: Hearty, Delicious Recipes For Plant-Based Living

Flip Grater is a renowned kiwi singer/songwriter, who boasts her own Indie record label and owns Grater Goods, a plant-based delicatessen based in central Christchurch, New Zealand. In her professional life she is a successful chef and recipe writer, developing her vegan recipes and Grater Goods products that are sold in retailers throughout New Zealand. In her precious spare time you’ll find her chilling with French husband Youssef and five-year-old daughter Anaïs.

Grater Goods is an iconic bistro & delicatessen in industrial Sydenham which boasts a menu of European-inspired deliciousness. Showing everyone who walks in the door that we no longer have to choose between pleasure and principles.

The Grater Good cookbook highlights food that is truly delicious and about indulgence, yet happens to be good for you and the planet. Over 60 European-inspired, adaptable dishes, ranging from Seitan sausages, cassoulets and breads to super easy spreadable cheeses, pates, crackers, delectable desserts and plant-based baking and cooking. Chapters are loosley based on the classic French menu -Apéro, Entrée, Mains, Desserts and a Basics chapter at the back showcasing sauces, creams and base recipes that Flip can’t do without.

These recipes are edible activism, ethical hedonism. They’re mostly unfussy, unpretentious and shareable. Flip encourages you to gather around tables, break bread and leave a ton of crumbs like the French do.

Flip Grater is a renowned kiwi singer/songwriter, who boasts her own Indie record label and owns Grater Goods, a plant-based delicatessen based in central Christchurch, New Zealand. In her professional life she is a successful chef and recipe writer, developing her vegan recipes and Grater Goods products that are sold in retailers throughout NZ. In her precious spare time you'll find her chilling with French husband Youssef and five-year-old daughter Anais. Flip and Youssef met in Paris in 2012 where she was recording her album Pigalle, and moved Back to Flip's native New Zealand in 2018. Grater Goods bistro is a little slice of Paris in industrial Sydenham, Christchurch. A fully plant-based menu of European-inspired deliciousness. Showing everyone who walks in the door that we no longer have to choose between pleasure and principles.