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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

6th October 2016   The Cinnamon Collection, acquired by Boparan Restaurants earlier this year, has announced its  Cinnamon Bazaar concept.  The Cinnamon Collection has  plans to roll-out the Cinnamon Kitchen and Cinnamon Bazaar brands in London and the south east. Cinnamon Bazaar will offer an “accessible and relaxed all-day concept, serving modern Indian food with

5th October 2016     Chozen Noodle, the fast casual noodle bar brand founded by Matthew Kirby and John Dodds, is to open a prototype unit in Oxford this month, its 25th site. The store in George Street will feature a made-to-order sushi station and some new hot food offerings.   There is also to

  3rd October 2016   Veeraswamy has ended a 90-year wait and finally received a coveted Michelin Star. The UK’s oldest Indian restaurant, it was opened in 1926 by Edward Palmer, a retired Indian Army officer and the great-grandson of an English general and an Indian princess. In its early years, Veeraswamy served Anglo-Indian cuisine,

1st October 2016   Bengali pop-up restaurant Calcutta Street has opened its first permanent site, in Fitzrovia, London. Shrimoyee Chakraborty has launched the venue in Tottenham Street. The ground floor is a no-reservations restaurant with a central bar.  Downstairs is a bookable dining room, which seats 20 people around communal tables. The menu includes Doi

30th September 2016     Thai Leisure Group brand Thaikhun has signed a deal to open a restaurants at WestQuay Watermark – Hammerson’s £85m 17,000 square metre dining and leisure development in Southampton.   Thaikhun will also be making its first move into the city with a 290 square metre restaurant on the upper promenade.

    28th September 2016     A new Turkish and Mediterranean restaurant concept, Ottoman Grill, has opened in Exeter city centre  .The 60-cover restaurant loccupies the former site of Dinky’s Play Café, which closed in June.  The venue in Guinea Street is the brainchild of the Demir family.  Huseyin Demir, a chef with 30