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16th May 2017     A poll of members of the Asian Catering Federation [ACF] has put Labour head of the Conservatives, contradicting all other national polls.   The Federation, which represents the nation’s 35,000 curry restaurants and takeaways, emailed its membership regarding their voting intentions.  The nationwide poll, based on more than 1,000 returns, […]

15th May 2017   Harneet and Devina Baweja, the restaurateurs behind home-style Indian kitchen Gunpowder in Spitalfields, have launched a Himalayan concept nearby in Shoreditch. The pair teamed up with head chef Nirmal Save to open Madame D’s above the Charles King Harman-owned Spirit of 76 pub and cocktail bar in Commercial Street.   The

14th May 2017     “Curry sauce queen” Anila Vaghela is celebrating serving more than two million meals to customers, after marking a quarter of a century making fine food.  The founder of Anila’s Authentic Sauces has served an amazing 2,168,000 meals through her range of eight curry sauces since her first sale at a

14th May 2017 Indian restaurant Kricket, is to close its Pop Brixton site on 27th May after nearly two years, to find a permanent residence.  On its last day of trading Kricket will host a ‘last supper’ event, with a menu of the restaurant’s ‘greatest hits’, including Keralan fried chicken, bhel puri, crab meen moilee and

12th May 2017   Near three-quarters (72%) of consumers believe branded bottled water is a waste of money, marking a shift away from bottled water, as diners become more environmentally-minded, according to new research.  A YouGov survey of more than 2,000 people for fresh filtered water systems supplier Eau de Vie revealed almost half (48%)

5th May 2017     The nation’s favourite Asian and Oriental chefs, as determined by popular public vote, have been announced by the Asian Catering Federation [ACF].     The top thirty will be invited to a special presentation ceremony being held in the Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons on Monday 15th May

21st April 2017 Adventure Gourmet is hosting a Master Class  at  Cafe Spice Namaste’s Pradhan Room,   demonstrating ‘the ordinary made extraordinary’ – reinventing, and reimagining dishes in “spectacular ways”, with Chef Simon Hulstone.  Using Café Spice’s new Poggenpohl demonstration kitchen in Prescot Street, London E1, Simon will show guests how to create the ideal kebabs and grilled meats and such dishes as 

23rd April 2017   Tamarind Collection, which is behind the Michelin-starred Tamarind restaurant in Mayfair, is launching  a new Indian dining concept – Tamarind Kitchen – in Soho. The 100-cover restaurant in Wardour Street will span two floors and feature a private dining room for up to 20 guests and a subterranean, late-night cocktail bar.

22nd April 2017   Saiphin and Alex Moore, the couple behind restaurant brand Rosa’s Thai Cafe and the recently opened Lao Café, have launched a new Thai food concept, Saiphin’s Thai Kitchen.   Positioned as a complementary brand to Rosa’s, the new  has opened its first site in London Fields, offering a delivery, takeaway and eat-in

19th April 2017       Bindu Patel   What’s it like to work in one of the world’s top kitchens? Incredibly intense, but so incredibly wonderful at the same time! I am Chef De Partie at Gymkhana.  I work on the pass, garnishing and checking food with the Head and Sous Chefs before it