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Zest Quest Asia Summer Challenge

Restaurateurs CyrusTodiwala OBE DL and Pervin Todiwala have announced the launch of the first Zest Quest Asia Summer Challenge, an exciting on-line spin-off of the popular annual student culinary competition,…

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National Curry Week 2019 is Almost Here

7th to 13th October The 21st annual National Curry Week is almost upon us and…

An Interview with Dev Biswal, Asian Chef of the Year

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…

Voting for Asian Curry Awards opens

Gala dinner VIP tickets worth £5000 to be won Spice lovers can now nominate their favourite restaurants and takeaways in this year’s prestigious Asian Curry Awards,  sponsored by Just Eat.  Voters will be…

Asian Restaurant Awards – The Finalists

Winners of the Asian Restaurant Awards will be revealed at a glittering awards ceremony at the Manchester Hilton, on Sunday 23rd June.  Over 500 leading restaurateurs, chefs, food writers and VIP guests, including the…

10 facts you might not know about curry

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.…

Zest Quest Asia 2019

Good to see Cyrus Todiwala continuing to help British students build their Asian cookery skills….

Curry for Change

It’s one of the many features of the indian restaurant trade that they do a…

Restaurants in Crisis. Really?

So last week I got a press release announcing the opening of the nominations of…

Eat Curry – Get Cleverer

Does a Curry Award mean anything?

I was recently asked my opinion on a series of curry awards that one curry…

Asian Restaurant Awards shortlist

The shortlist has been announced for the first Asian Restaurant Awards, which will be held…

Asian Restaurant Awards announces Manchester venue for glittering ceremony

Asian foodies can nominate their favourite restaurants and takeaways in the first Asian Restaurant Awards, which will be held at the Manchester Hilton, on Monday 12th February 2018. The awards…

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