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British Curry Awards 2012

The biggest event in the curry calendar, The British Curry Awards, took place on Monday the 26th November for the 8th time….

Coronation Chicken – “The Ultimate Curry”!

Heston Blumenthal has a reputation for creating the weird and wonderful when it comes to cooking. He therefore, possibly wasn’t the obvious choice in rustling up a traditional Jubilee picnic in the gardens of Buckingham Palace at the weekend.

Curried Goat for the Jamaican Olympic team

Jamaican athletes will have some of their finest native cuisine flown 5,000 miles to the UK, including curried goat and yam.

Eat Curry to lose weight?

If another day of reaching for the salad leaves you feeling glum, there is an…

The Queen gets spicy!

An American artist has paid homage to Her Majesty’s longevity by painting her but with a twist….

Eating spicy food will cool you down!

When you’re sat soaking up the sun what kinds of food run through your mind? Maybe ice cream, fresh salads or fruits such as watermelon? Well recent studies have found

Bollywood Dancing – The new Celebrity Fad!

They’re all doing it – Madonna, Gwyneth, Shakira and Holly Valance. Bollywood dancing is the new celebrity fad, with all manner of famous faces shimmying their way into great shape.

When hot is hot and when hot is just average?

When you look down the menu in an Indian restaurant, how do you make your decision on what to eat?

Can the British curry take off in India?

British chefs took their version of curries back to India. But did the British curry prove a hit with those used to the real thing?

Ignorance to veggies costs catering industry billions!

Many of us would agree that Indian restaurants provide a better range of vegetarian curries on their menus than some of our favourite cafés, restaurants or workplace canteens.

Are awards ripping off the public?

Awards are given out today for almost any reason but the question is – do entrants and the public benefit from them?

£1.75 Million to build 5 Curry Colleges

£1.75 million is being spent on creating five curry colleges across the UK as restaurants struggle to to recruit kitchen staff.

Sagri Barbecues at the Ambrette

Dev Biswal is once again leading the way with some innovative menu choices at the Ambrette. But has he gone too far with his exotic tasting menu we wonder?

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