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22nd September 2019   North east-based Namaste Indian Restaurant & Kings Prosecco Lounge is to open its second site.  The concept currently operates a restaurant in King George Road in South Shields. It is launching in Gateshead at The Marquis of Granby pub, which closed earlier this year. The Sunniside property is being transformed and, like […]

20th September 2019   The founders of Cook and Indi’s World Buffet have been banned from running a company for a total of 17 years after being found guilty of cheating the taxman of £4m.   Sukdev Gill and Inderjit Singh launched the restaurant chain in 2010 and opened a string of outlets in Glasgow

19th September 2019   Wagamama founder Alan Yau is to return to London next year; opening three sites, including a Docklands restaurant he likens to a “Chinese river cafe”.   Yau, who is also behind fine dining landmarks such as Hakkasan and Yauatcha, hasn’t been directly involved in the capital’s dining scene since he pulled

18th September 2019   Royal China Fulham is serving Pumpkin Minced Duck Dumplings, priced at £7.80, throughout October until Halloween.   The restaurant seats 55 covers and is the only restaurant in the group to offer a home delivery service. Inside the restaurant, the signature Chinese mural covers one wall, while the large window frontage

14th September 2019       Gala dinner VIP tickets worth £3000 to be won       Spice lovers can now nominate their favourite restaurants and takeaways in this year’s prestigious Asian Curry Awards,  sponsored by Just Eat.  Voters will be automatically entered in to a free prize draw, for a chance to win one

12th September 2019   Leicester-based Indian restaurant Santhi is to open a second site, in the Crescent retail and leisure scheme in Hinkley.  Owner Surendran Santhi will take over a unit formerly occupied by restaurant Rossini Italiano.   The restaurant is in Block C of The Crescent, the council-owned section of the development that includes Cineworld,

11th September 2019 . The annual Scotland Asian Restaurant Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony in Edinburgh on Sunday 8th September. The awards evening was hosted by BBC TV news anchor Samantha Simmonds at the Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa. . Over 70 Asian restaurants across Scotland were shortlisted through a series of public

10th September 2019   London’s largest Asian food hall, Bang Bang Oriental in Colindale, has a unit space available for a new food vendor specialising in Asian cuisine.   The eco-friendly venue brings a pan-Asian culinary experience and cultural entertainment concept to the capital. Bang Bang Oriental encompasses a food court, restaurant, and community space –

9th September 2019     DUSK Restaurant, the new multi-purpose dining and entertainment venue in Brentwood, popular with cast member of ‘The Only Way is Essex’ (TOWIE) TV show, is to raise money for charity, during National Curry Week (7th to 13th October).   Each year during National Curry Week, since it was founded in

5th September 2019     The award-winning Saffron Summer fine dining Indian restaurant in Chessington, is to hold a charity evening of haute cuisine during National Curry Week.   On Tuesday 8th October, Saffron Summer will host a special fundraising dinner, serving an exquisite meal costing £24.95 a head, of which the restaurant will give