Biography
Flip Grater was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. She became vegan at 15. [1] [2] Music was a part of her upbringing, introduced by her father. [3] Grater was born with the name Clare, but picked up the name Flip (short for Flipper) in her teens while campaigning for the Hector's dolphin. [2]
Music career
Flip Grater began her music career in the early 2000s, while working at RDU-FM. [4] Her first EP was titled Nameless. [4] Her debut album was called Cage For A Song (2006), blending folk, rock, and indie influences. She later toured New Zealand as a member of Fly My Pretties. [4]
Her 2014 album, Pigalle, was inspired by her time in Paris, where she lived for several years between 2012 and 2015. [5] [3] In 2018 she released an EP of lullabies written for her daughter. [6]
In 2006 she founded her own record label, Maiden Records. [3]
Writing and business
In addition to her music career, Grater is an author. Her cookbook The Grater Good highlights some of the dishes available at her French-styled Christchurch Bistro and was released by Koa Press in 2021. From 2018 she operated a food manufacturing business in Christchurch, also branded Grater Good. [1]
In 2025 she opened a vegan bistro in Christchurch, also called Grater Good. [7] Seven months later she announced that the bistro would close, and a few days later placed her food manufacturing business into voluntary liquidation after a business deal with Woolworths fell through. [8]
Personal life
Flip Grater has a daughter and lives in Christchurch. [6] Grater is a practising Buddhist. [3]
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