Posts by The Editor
Fasting and praying. What do Muslims eat during Ramadan?
The holy month of Ramadan started yesterday Monday 6th for over 1.2 billion Muslims all around the world. Faithful Muslims will spend every day of the holy month fasting and praying from dawn to sunset, in order to purify the soul and get closer to God. But what are the faithful allowed to eat during…
Read MoreTaking care of customers is a duty, not an option
Two years after the sad event, yesterday justice has been served for Mr. Paul Wilson and his family. Paul, who suffered from a severe peanut allergy, died from anaphylactic shock after eating a take away meal from an Indian restaurant in North Yorkshire on January 2014. The curry house owner, charged with manslaughter, has now…
Read More5 incredible benefits of curry powder
Maybe the benefits on health are not the main reasons why we love curry powder so much but that’s it. The tasty powder is also a magic powder, apparently. Curry is made up of several ingredients that may vary depending on the region. Usually these are: coriander, turmeric, cumin, cardamom, mustard, garlic and red pepper. They all…
Read MoreOur tribute to Tim Bacon
Tim Bacon passed away last Friday 29 April, after a long battle with cancer. He was the founder and Chairman of Living Ventures, the successful company owning many popular bar and restaurants in Manchester, such as Artisan, Australasia and Gusto. From Tanzania, where he had spent his childhood, to the North West England, Tim Bacon came…
Read MoreCurried Tagliatelle
Here’s an interesting take on a recipe by our Italian intern (they’re not massive on curry in Italy)
There are two watchwords to bear in mind in the kitchen: research and experimentation. When the love of food meets the curiosity for different cultures, we can get matches we had never thought of before.
As in this recipe, where Indian curry meets Italian tagliatelle. This dish is very easy to prepare but also surprisingly sophisticated.
Read MoreThe Minority Business Engagement Hub: helping all of Greater Manchester’s Asian restaurants
The minority business market makes up 30% of the entire economy of the Greater Manchester region; most of these enterprises are on the smaller end of the scale and many struggle to integrate properly within Manchester socio-economic society. This is where the Minority Business Engagement Hub wants to change things, for the good of your…
Read MoreThe Curry House Crisis
The curry house has been part of the fabric of British society for quite some time now, so much so that you would be hard pressed to find a high street in the UK without an Indian, Bangladeshi, Thai or other curry-loving type of cuisine. However this might not be the case for much longer, with curry houses…
Read MoreMatching Your Favourite Curries With The Best Beers
It’s well known that nothing washes a good curry down quite like a nice cold beer. And this isn’t just a modern phenomenon, the tradition dates back to the 1920s when Prince Axel of Denmark visited London’s Veeraswamy (the UK’s oldest surviving Indian restaurant) and brought with him his own barrel of Carlsberg. He was…
Read MoreRestaurant finalists to be announced at House of Commons lunch
At last an awards event where there are some recognised judges. I realise awards events need to make money to fund themselves but many simply seem to be an exercise in self-promotion, with no real competition involved. It’s interesting to see that these organisations are at least trying to address this by appointing a panel…
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