I’m Rosh, and I’m the founder of Hop & Roll. I started this business in June 2019, having wanted to start a business for as long as I can remember. I always wanted to connect my business with Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan by background, I was brought up eating authentic spicy Sri Lankan food, and I was bemused as to why this amazing cuisine was not more well known. I decided to focus on one of the hardest but also the most iconic Sri Lankan dishes – the hopper. I learnt from Sri Lankan cooks how to make these authentically, and coupled these with family recipes to create a hoppers street food business selling Sri Lankan hoppers, short eats and spicy sambals and curries. I run this business alongside being a part-time lawyer and mum of 5 year old twins!

we were selected pretty much immediately by Kerbfood for their InKERBator scheme, which accelerated us massively. we have also since expanded into supper clubs, private and corporate events, and pop ups. I’m passionate about bringing authentic Sri Lankan food to the forefront of the british food scene.