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Seminars Cover Culinary History

Zest Quest Asia, the competition designed to stir students’ tastebuds towards Asian textures and flavours, has gone the extra mile since the January launch of the Zest Quest Asia Tilda Challenge, its newest online spin-off sponsored by Tilda Foodservice. Over 1,100 students and nearly 70 lecturers in 21 colleges across the UK have now taken…

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Last Chance to Dine Out at the Ambrette Before Lockdown

Bottomless Prosecco & Lager Lunch and Dinner – Available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday As as result of the recent lockdown news, we have decided to open the Ambrette in Canterbury and Margate to dine in customers on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week. We have plenty of stock to get through before lockdown so we…

Hail the King of the North!

SEVEN BRO7HERS IPA Tips Hospitality’s Most Vulnerable In another totally non curry related story we were delighted to see one of our favourite breweries launch this initiative. As a Manchester based company, we want to do everything we can to help the hospitality sector in these hideously difficult times. Here’s their news story… Tiers are…

Join the Chilli and Spice Club and help the Gurkhas

Nepali dishes are some of our favourite, so when we saw this fundraising initiative from the Gurkha Welfare Trust it looked like a great way to help them and to get hold of some new recipes to try. I’ve not had the first recipe through yet but will let you know how I get on…

Cyrus Todiwala, My Favourite Lamb Recipe

The recipe, Khara Gos Ni Biryani – Chef Todiwala’s take on a lamb biryani – combines British lamb leg with a mix of spices, tomato, potato and rice – and is one of the chef’s go-to dishes to impress, even when time is limited.

My Curry Club by Habiba Chowdhury

Cheshire’s first Indian Cookery School tastes success at virtual awards. Habiba Chowdhury, who is the founder and chef of ‘My Curry Club’, Cheshire’s only multi-award winning Indian cookery school, took the decision to go virtual two days before Prime Minister Boris Johnson told everyone to stay at home. She has successfully been delivering her luxury…

It’s Nearly Time for National Curry Week 2020

Back for its 22nd year, the annual National Curry Week will run from 5th – 11th October 2020. With everything going on, we’ve all got a lot we could be worrying about. But that is why it’s more important than ever to celebrate our love for curry this year. Here’s what you can do: Visit…

Zest Quest Asia Summer Challenge Winners named

Students from Colchester Institute, University College Birmingham and North Hertfordshire College triumph.#  Students from three colleges…

Dal Bhat: Nepal’s Favourite Dish

To call dal bhat (pronounced ‘dal-bat’) Nepal’s national dish is an understatement; many Nepalis eat it with every meal. On a recent trip there, I ate it twice a day, every day for six weeks.

Café Spice Namaste extends Eat Out to Help Out

Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala have announced that their flagship Indian restaurant, Café Spice Namaste, will…

Birmingham Balti Triangle

I don’t know about you but up until recently I had never really heard of the Balti Triangle. I stumbled across the term when researching Balti Bowl suppliers having seen them being discussed online by “The Curry Guy”.

Cool Drinks for a Hot Day

A refreshing drink on a hot day often seems to revolve around beer (for me anyway) so I decided to do a bit of research into alternatives that are non-alcoholic and suitable for everyone. Here’s the ones I liked the sound of, some will be familiar and others maybe not.

Measurement Conversion Guide

When creating their recipes, different chefs often use a wide variety of measurements for the ingredients required. These range from tablespoons and teaspoons to cups and ounces and many more.  When it comes to putting the recipes into practice at home, making sense of the differences can be frustrating, especially…

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