8th November 2017 A reckless restaurant owner who killed a customer with a nut allergy – by secretly putting peanuts in a takeaway meal – has lost his appeal against his conviction for gross negligence manslaughter and a six-year jail sentence. Lord Justice Hickinbottom sitting with Mr Justice Openshaw detailed how 38-year-old […]
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7th November 2017 The UK equality watchdog is seeking an injunction against buy-to-let mogul Fergus Wilson after he told his letting agent to ban “coloured” tenants because they left curry smells in his properties. Wilson, who at one time owned almost 1,000 homes across Ashford and Maidstone in Kent, emailed a local letting
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6th November 2017 The Asian Catering Federation has announced that BBC MasterChef presenter Greg Wallace and TV news anchor Samantha Simmonds will co host its Asian Curry Curry Awards 2017, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair on Sunday 12th November. Samantha has been a popular guest at the awards over the years.
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31st October 2017 Britain is home to thousands of ‘Indian’ restaurants. They have been crucial in shaping the nation we live in. The nation’s way of life has been transformed by the hard work and dedication of British-Bangladeshis. However, many customers are unaware that it was the Bangladeshi community that
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19th October 2017 Over 100,000 of the nation’s curry lovers have voted for their favourite restaurants to determine the shortlist of this year’s Asian Curry Awards – the UK’s only pan-Asian culinary accolades. A team of judges, led by Pat Chapman, editor of the Cobra Good Curry Guide, are now touring
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2nd October 2017 Renowned cookery writer, Mridula Baljekar is organising a charity supper club at Mango Lounge at The Chequers, in Cookham Dean in Berkshire, in aid of Curry for Change, sponsored by Goa Beer. Mridula, has written 27 best-selling cookery books and presented numerous TV cookery programmes. She and executive chef
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1st October 2017 The Strand’s historic India Club is “under threat” from plans to turn it into a plush hotel. Marston Properties, which owns the site has submitted plans to Westminster Council to replace the India Club’s first-floor canteen-style restaurant and lounge bar with en-suite hotel rooms. India Club director Yadgar Marker
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30th September 2017 Chef, restaurateur and author Tommy Miah has criticised MPs over the “terrible restrictions” placed on Bangladeshi chefs working in Indian restaurants in the UK. Workers from Bangladesh make up 90% of chefs in the UK’s Indian restaurants. Regulations state they need to earn almost £30,000pa to qualify for a
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29th September 2017 The Michelin Restaurant Guide has revealed the names of its new Bib Gourmand rated restaurants ahead of the announcement of full Michelin star awards on 2nd October). They include: Indian small plate-focused Soho restaurant Kricket, Vivek Singh’s Indian “market cooking” restaurant Cinnamon Bazaar, Sanjay Gour and Nand
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12th September 2017 Goa Premium Beer is to sponsor this year’s Greenwich Curry Club Awards. The award-winning gluten-free pilsner is brewed by the family-run boutique Impala Distillery & Brewery in Goa. The brewery was acquired in 2015 by Bollywood actor and film producer Sachiin Joshi. Exclusively imported into the UK by Viiking Ventures,
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