The countdown has already started… You can now vote for the Curry Capital of Britain. 20 cities around Britain will compete to win the title of ‘10th Curry Capital of Britain‘ as part of National Curry Week 2012 on 8-14th October. Competing cities are : London East, London North, London…
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Modern Toilet…what an epic name for a chain of restaurants. But at least, it is an original concept and if you are looking for something new, it may be tempting. Although it is in Taiwan, we think it’s worth the trip and we’d love to go there to see it…
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Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning John Hayes MP has awarded £1.75 million following a successful bid to a Growth and Innovation Fund to help launch five Asian and Oriental Centres of Excellence, set up by People 1st and championed by the Hospitality Guild. The Minister said: “These centres will help thousands…
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Two members of the team went to Manchester city center to have lunch today. One wanted to go to Al-Faisal Tandoori, a traditional curry “cafe” and the other wanted to go to Jaldi-Jaldi, a curry chain opened by Mumtaz who claim to be the “future of Britain’s Curry”. They decided…
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Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service have recently published a guide, “ Cooking Tips for Healthy Eating in the South Asian Community” aimed at making “traditional dishes healthier”. We found this guide quite interesting and if like us you couldn’t go without Asian Food, here are some tips to eat healthier…
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This Sunday, 18th March is Mother’s Day in Britain. Although the majority of countries celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May, Britain do so on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Many Asian countries also celebrate Mother’s Day. In India, Mother’s Day is officially observed on the second Sunday of…
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If you’re Irish you’ll know this Saturday is St. Patrick’s Day. In fact, even if you’re not Irish you probably know this Saturday is St. Patrick’s Day! As arguably the most celebrated Saint in the world and with large Irish communities in the rest of the UK, US, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Canada and Japan among…
Read the full storyA quick survey about curry
We thought it would be interesting to ask people living in the UK what their favourite curry is and why. The answers certainly gave us a broad view on what people’s favourite Indian dishes with some surprising entries. We got all sorts of different answers and thankfully only one person answered, “Chicken Tikka Masala”.…
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In the past as far as I can remember the majority of Indian restaurants I visited were very male oriented and the thought of having women working there would have been pretty much non-existent as it wasn’t very traditional. Which leads onto the question in my head of whether Indian restaurants would…
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The world famous food company Heinz is updating their traditional Tomato Ketchup’s image by launching a new limited edition, “Heinz Tomato Ketchup blended with Indian Spices“. Only available in the UK unlike the previous ” Tomato Ketchup with Balsamic Vinegar” limited edition which was successfully launched in other countries, the new…
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In Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world, 750,000 adults and 40,000 children are blind. Vision Bangladesh has launched a new scheme, “£1 on the bill” to help them receive treatment….
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