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News about restaurants, opinions and general chit-chat from the great world of curry.

National Curry Week

The Editor | September 28, 2012

On the 8th of October, we will take a week to celebrate curry in the UK for the fifteenth year in a row…….
September is Mushroom Month

The Editor | September 11, 2012

Being a versatile and popular ingredient in curry, we’ve decided to investigate what makes mushrooms so popular – they are fungus after all.
Is the industry in a curry crisis?

The Editor | September 7, 2012

With VAT currently at 20% industry insiders claim we are in the middle of a curry crisis with many restaurants struggling to stay open.
The confusing world of restaurant food hygiene ratings explained

The Editor | August 30, 2012

Food hygiene ratings for restaurants can be confusing – what exactly does it mean, what is it judged on? Curry Culture investigates….
Onam festival

The Editor | August 29, 2012

Onam is a Hindu festival celebrated by the people of Kerala, India and observed by Malayali Hindus. This year the festival falls on 29th August.
Asian restaurants and Twitter, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The Editor | August 21, 2012

Some people do not use Twitter to its full potential, we have selected some Asian restaurant’s twitter accounts to highlight different rights and wrongs.
The man who would be King?

The Editor | August 17, 2012

An interview with Shabir Hussain of Akbar’s who will be opening their first Akbar’s Oriental in October
What is Eid?

The Editor | August 13, 2012

This Sunday is the Muslim holiday of Eid-Ul-Fitr, which is affectionately abbreviated as Eid. The celebration marks the end of Ramadan.
What is Ramadan?

The Editor | August 8, 2012

During the Islamic festival of Ramadan Muslims all over the world fast. Dates for Ramadan 2012 are Friday 20th July to Sunday 19th August.