The Ambrette’s Dev Biswal reveals lockdown response ingredient/recipe subscription service multi cuisine ‘dark kitchen’ online cooking classes It’s an incredibly difficult time for all restaurants in the country not just the Indian food sector. So it’s always good to see how some are adopting and responding to the challenges. Dev…
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17,000 (!) Indian restaurants will vanish from the highstreet in the upcoming decade according to Yawar Khan, chairman of the Asian Catering Federation (ACF). That seemed like an awful lot and started us thinking – how many curry restaurants are there in the UK? And are there really so many…
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The History of Curry You probably know that curry comes from India and that there are many different curry dishes. But what were its origins? And how did it end up in the UK? In this blog we’ll be answering those questions. The History of Curry in India The story of curry goes all the…
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To claim your 25% off your food bill visit their website (follow this link for curry discounts) enter your postcode and a list of participating restaurants in your area will magically appear. You can then click on the icon for the restaurant closest to you and a form pops up…
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7th to 13th October The 21st annual National Curry Week is almost upon us and gives you a great chance to support your local curry house and make a contribution to “Curry for Change” the charity partner of the event. Participating restaurants will give you 25% off your bill and you can find who’s taking…
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We had the pleasure of interviewing the Asian Chef of The Year, Dev Biswal recently and it was a great perspective on what it takes to be successful in the highly competitive world of curry. BACKGROUND Dev grew up in Calcutta and studied at catering establishments in India, Dubai and London before moving on to…
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Curry has become an iconic and favourite dish in British society over the past few decades. We all have our favourites on what to order when dining out. Curry is as diverse as it is delicious, and there are plenty of interesting facts about curry that you probably didn’t know. To get you in the…
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Good to see Cyrus Todiwala continuing to help British students build their Asian cookery skills. This really is the only route to a sustainable supply of great talent on the UK. If we always rely on overseas chefs being brought in to fill the skills gaps the industry will always…
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It’s one of the many features of the indian restaurant trade that they do a huge amount for charity. My friend Nahim at the Indian Ocean in Ashton for example provides food for various homeless charities around his area and has done for many years. It’s also great to see…
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So last week I got a press release announcing the opening of the nominations of the Asian Curry Awards. Nothing strange there, I’ve received lots of these and have been invited to the awards before. But as I read the release it made me feel uneasy about the direction the industry is heading in. I’ve…
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The nation’s favourite Asian and Oriental chefs, as determined by popular public vote, have been announced by the Asian Catering Federation [ACF]. The top thirty were invited to a special presentation ceremony being held in the Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons on Monday 15th May 2017. The event was also used to launch the Asian Curry Awards 2017, organised by the ACF being presented on at a glittering ceremony on Sunday 12th November, where the top chefs and restaurants will be revealed. The top thirty chefs have been named as: Luthfur Ahmed, Bengal Brasserie, Belfast; Rafique Ali, Bokhara Bangor, Belfast; Harneet Baweja, Gunpowder, London; Vineet Bhatia, Vineet Bhatia,…
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