Great Spice Tauranga

Great Spice Owner, Kheom Aryal, is a highly skilled professional chef with years of experience in the culinary field.

Great Spice Owner, Kheom Aryal, is a highly skilled professional chef with years of experience in the culinary field.

Khem and his family are initially from Nepal, but it was when he moved to New Delhi, at the age of 16, that Kheom ignited his passion for food by learning everything he could about cooking. Khem spent five years in Delhi, then three years in Dubai, before moving to New Zealand.

In 2012, Kheom began running his successful restaurant in Palmerston North called “Indian Summer”. One of the highlights of Khemo’s career so far is winning ‘Best Ethnic Restaurant’ in Palmerston north. He then made a move to sunny Tauranga in 2017, and with the help of his wife Gaanga  A Aryal, he took over Great Spice Tandoori Indian Restaurant & Bar for his brother. Khem has been running Great Spice since early 2017.