Stories, recipes and reflections from Thomas and Arati Kilroy, founders of Kilroys of Kathmandu. Exploring Nepalese food, hospitality, and a changing Nepal rediscovering its place in the world..
In protecting a culinary heritage we’re proud of, we’re also imagining what’s possible in this next chapter. Some entries reflect on particular moments in time and how those experiences shaped us.
Join us as we explore ideas old and new, and retrace our way back to this magical, mysterious land nestled in the Himalayas. A place we like to think of as home.
Namaste and welcome 🙏
🌐 Published from the United Kingdom and inspired by Nepal.
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Coming home to an idea that never left
Kilroy’s became many things to many people. A meeting place. A refuge after a trek. Somewhere for first dates, long lunches, late nights, and chance encounters. A place where strangers became familiar, and familiar faces felt like friends. It also became the backdrop to my own life in ways I couldn’t possibly have predicted at the time.
It was there that I met Arati…