3rd September 2021 Doner Summer, which describes itself as selling vegan junk food, is to open in Sheffield, opening in Kelham Island, its 6th site. The brand already has sites in Leeds, York, Huddersfield, Hull and Manchester and announced the official opening date of the 92 Burton Road venue. It said: “We’ve had a few […]
2nd September 2021 Wimbledon Brewery’s London Dry Garden Gin is now available for purchase by trade accounts through Enotria & Coe and Master of Malt. Winner of two Gold medals – at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2021 and the International Gin Masters 2020 – Wimbledon Garden Gin is distilled using local botanicals that
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1st September 2021 Winners of the prestigious Asian Restaurant Awards were revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at the Manchester Mercure Piccadilly, on Tuesday 31st August, hosted by BBC news anchor Samantha Simmonds. Top accolades went to: Asma Khan’s whose female-only kitchen of former home cooks at London’s Darjeeling Express, who won Best Casual Dining
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23rd August 2021 Hollywood actor has been spotted in a Birmingham curry house, where he ordering the same dish twice. Tom Cruise was seen eating two Tikka Masala dishes at a Asha’s in the city’s Newall Street. The actor is in the UK filming the next entry in the hit Mission: Impossible franchise. “It was
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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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