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I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our members for their continuing support and commitment to championing the best in Asian cuisine in Britain. As I have made clear in my meetings with government, trading organisations and regulatory bodies on your behalf, the last few years have presented many significant challenges to […]

On 19th November we celebrated the 13th Asian Curry Awards at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Mayfair, where dozens of chefs and restaurateurs took their place on the rostrum to receive much deserved recognition. In the company of international and national dignitaries, diplomats, parliamentarians, regional mayors and celebrities, award winners joined the ranks of

Thursday, 22 September 2022 It was with deep sadness that earlier today I learned of the passing of my great friend – Lord Mohamed Sheikh. He has for many years been a good friend and inspiration to me on a personal level and in business. He has selflessly given his time and energy to supporting

22nd November 2019       Motown, Luther Vandross, Amy Winehouse … and a comedian so funny you could literally die laughing.     DUSK Restaurant, the award-winning multi-purpose dining and entertainment venue, which opened in Brentwood, Essex has announced its programme of live entertainment on Thursdays until the end of the year. All evening

21st November 2019     Tamarind Indian restaurant in Kemsing, near Sevenoaks in Kent, was named at the Asian Restaurant of the Year – Home Counties at year’s Asian Curry Awards.   The only other successful Kent restaurant at the Awards was Everest Inn in Ashford, which was named Best Nepalese Restaurant.      

18th November 2019   Mayor Sadiq Khan Guest of Honour London Benares scoops top fine dining accolade Pat Chapman feted with Lifetime Achievement Award       Over 700 VIP guests attended the Asian hospitality sector’s most prestigious event, the Asian Curry Awards in Association with Just Eat, at the Grosvenor House in London’s Mayfair

 17th November 2019     Sadiq Khan: Government has made it difficult to recruit the chefs we need   Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, is addressing the annual Asian Curry Awards taking place on Sunday 17th November at the Grosvenor House Hotel. He will praise the contribution of the industry, as well as

10th November 2019   The all-you-can-eat, pan-Asian buffet chain Kungfu is to open a large site beneath the Everyman Cinema in the Bell Court leisure complex in Stratford-upon-Avon in the New Year.   The 27 Kungfu restaurants offers dishes from China, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, India and Turkey.   John Stacey, UK real estate director at Bell Court’s

19th November 2019       Announcing its Christmas events programme, DUSK multi-cuisine dining and entertainment venue in Brentwood in Essex, has warned that it has booked a comedian who’s so funny, they risk that they “could literally die laughing”.   On 21st  November,  DUSK is hosting an Only Fools And Three Courses comedy dinner

31st October 2019   Restaurateur siblings Andrey  and Anastasia Datsenko have acquired a second London site for their contemporary Japanese restaurant Taka. Following its success in Japan, the Datsenkos opened their debut London site, in Mayfair, in 2017.   They have now secured the site former premises of The Providores, in Marylebone, owned and chef Peter