Nothing to do with curry but a warning to all restaurants from this story of Papa John’s the Popular US pizza chain. They were forced to fire a cashier at a New York City restaurant and had to apologise profusely when the employee referred to an Asian-American customer as “lady chinky eyes” on her receipt.

Ever considered classes in curry-making? Well Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has plans to open a specialist training school for more British people to learn the art of cooking curry.