21st August 2021 Following huge media interest this year’s Asian Catering Federation awards, it has been announced that TV news anchor Samantha Simmonds will host three of its prestigious award ceremonies this year. Samantha will host both the Asian Restaurant Awards events – in Manchester on 31st August and in Edinburgh on 20th September. In […]
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20th August 2021 Veteran broadcaster Jon Snow is to present a charity appeal in support of Find Your Feet’s work on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday 22nd August. In the appeal, Jon Snow will be reporting on the challenges people face around mental health in the Global South and the innovative ways Find Your Feet
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18th August 2021 Milton Keynes-based Punjabi restaurant Namji has opened in the Buckinghamshire town of Wolverton. Owner Naseem Khan has launched at the Xscape Centre. The split-level restaurant, is located in the former La Tasca unit. Namji serves a range of dishes including bhindi bhaji, which are okra-infused and cooked until tender and soft, with
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17th August 2021 The shortlist for this year’s Asian Restaurant Awards, being held in Manchester at the end of August, has been announced. These national awards are open to restaurants of all Asian and Oriental cuisines. Over 100,000 online votes from members of the spice loving community determined the finalists. Judges from the Asian Catering
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15th August 2021 Rosa’s Thai Cafe, led by Gavin Adair, is to make its Welsh debut, with an opening in Cardiff. The 25-strong business is to open in the city’s Church Street, which currently also houses Pho, Mowgli, The Botanist and Honest Burgers.
12th August 2021 Sri Lankan street food restaurant group, The Coconut Tree, will open a new site in Reading town centre on 26th August. It is the eighth restaurant in its portfolio – following its Bath opening in May – with other branches in Cardiff, two in Bristol, Oxford, Cheltenham and Bournemouth. Brand director Anna
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9th August 2021 Ting Thai Caravan has opened in Glasgow city centre, occupying the former Patisserie Valerie site on West Nile Street. Ting Thai, which recently launched a third Edinburgh restaurant in Lothian Road, offers, ” Authentic Thai cooking from Ting and Ae Tapparat, who, after many years, cooking in Bangkok’s five-star hotels and restaurants
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5th July 2021 New wave Indian eatery Kricket is resuming its Guest Chef Series, with James Cochran, Michel Roux Jr, Andrew Clarke and Selin Kiazim making appearances at Kricket White City in September. Founder and Chef Will Bowlby will be working with each chef to create collaborative feasting menus drawing on the diversity of Indias
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2nd August Japan Centre, the Japanese food hall in Soho led by Shoryu Ramen founder Tak Tokumine, which is also behind Heddon Yokocho ramen bar, is to open a retro 1970s-style sister site called Panton Yokocho. Panton Yokocho will have 120 covers and is located in a 5,800 square foot site on Panton Street, off
1st August 2021 Dishoom Indian restaurant group Dishoom is to release a new home meal kit containing a selection of its most-popular dishes. Dishoom Home Feast contains all the ingredients and instructions to prepare a spread of grills, curries, breads, sides and pudding, in just over 30 minutes. There will vegetarian and meat dishes included
