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25th October 2016 Renowned Purple Poppadom chef Anand George has published his long-awaited debut cookery book, featuring 60 detailed recipes.    Priced at £25, ‘The 5,000 Mile Journey’ reveals the inspiration behind the chef’s innovative take on Indian cuisine – which has won him countless culinary accolades. It charts his culinary journey from his childhood in Kerala […]

24th October 2016     Over 1,000 guests, including the county’s leading restaurateurs with their staff and customers, plus ambassadors and embassy officials, food writers, politicians, VIPs and celebrities gathered for a glittering gala dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Sunday 23rd October, to honour the winners of Asian Curry Awards 2016.

20th October 2016 Set in a restored Georgian townhouse, Vineet Bhatia London (VBL) has opened on the site of the chef’s former restaurant Rasoi at 10 Lincoln Street, near London’s Sloane Square.   The menu offers between five and six courses, proceeded by a selection of delicate canapés and ending in a flourish of desserts. Marrying east

19th October 2016   Tapasya, the Hull-based, high-end Indian restaurant has opened a second site in the city. Tapasya founders Mukesh Tirkoti and Tapan Mahapatra have invested £1m in the new site in the CatZero building in Humber Dock Street. Tirkoti has run five-star hotels and restaurants in India and opened destination restaurants in London.  Tapasya@Marina is

17th October 2016   Transport hub foodservice specialist SSP Group has agreed a joint venture, whereby SSP will take a 49% stake in Travel Food Services (TFS), a leading operator of food and beverage concessions in travel locations in India. SSP is paying £58 million to acquire shares from the Kapur Family Trust, SNVK Properties Private

13th October 2015 Tuk Tuk, the Edinburgh-based Indian street food restaurant Tuk Tuk has opened a site in Glasgow. The company, founded in 2012, will open its second venue in Sauchiehall Street in November.   Named after the three-wheeled motorised rickshaws, Tuk Tuk’s dishes are inspired by the fresh, rustic food served at the roadside

12th October 2016 Severn Trent Water has successfully prosecuted a South Stafford restaurant in a ‘landmark case’, for blocking the sewers with fat, oil and grease – which led to nearby businesses being unable to flush their toilets.  Café Saffron in Church Rd, Codsall, was fined £5,500 at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court.  This is only the

8th October 2016 Asian Curry Awards Shortlist announced   This year’s Asian Curry Awards shortlist, determined by over 100,000 votes from spice loving members of the public, has been announced.  A team of judges, led by Pat Chapman, editor of the Cobra Good Curry Guide, are now touring the country to determine this year’s winners. 

8th October 2016 Family-run  Bombay 8 Indian restaurant in Warrington is expanding its operation by opening Bombay Quay in Northwich.   The new 130-cover restaurant overlooks the River Weaver and offers traditional curry options alongside a number of unique dishes. Jango Alam, who is heading  the new venture after working at Bombay 8, said: “The food

7th September 2016 The Chopstix noodle brand Chopstix has opened a restaurant in on the High Street in Chatham, Kent.    Chopstix Group operates almost 60 sites across the UK and Ireland and began trialling a fresh brand identity at its new restaurant in Aberdeen.  The new design is being assessed in preparation for the launch