Café Spice Namaste extends Eat Out to Help Out

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Cafe Spice Namaste

Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala have announced that their flagship Indian restaurant, Café Spice Namaste, will be extending the concept of HM Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme throughout its entire operating week, up to the end of August. Café Spice Namaste already takes part in the month-long scheme on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which gives…

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Busting Some Myths About Cider

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The team at Cider is Wine are on a mission to change our perception of cider and curry not being a good match and have put together this piece for Curry Culture on the subject. “Of course there’s no such thing as ‘curry’” This will come as a shock to the many Brits who patronise…

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Our Essential Guide to Marketing Your Restaurant Better

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Restaurant Marketing advice

Constant effort is the key to any lasting success and the same goes for promoting your restaurant. Talking to your customers and creating a buzz about your venue is a never-ending process. Luckily, there are lots of free tools that you can use to make your restaurant more visible and…

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STOP THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF NO SHOWS

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This week sees the North West Hospitality sector launch a campaign to stop the devastating effects of no shows on restaurants. Figures reveal it costs the industry £16bn a year Operators reveal that 25% of online bookings do not turn up This Thursday’s social media Thunderclap #NOMORENOSHOWS set to raise…

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Register for Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

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We’ve all probably heard about the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme but if you run a restaurant you need to register your establishment to take part. Here’s what the Gov.uk website says: “You can use the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme to offer a discount to diners…

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Delayed Saffron Summer opening announced

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Saffron Summer Indian Restaurant

Reigate restaurant showcase for Indian haute cuisine Saffron Summer, a sister restaurant to the award-winning eponymous Indian fine dining restaurant in Chessington, is to open in Reigate in Surrey on Tuesday 14th July. The restaurant which occupies the site of the former Clove restaurant at 15 Church Street in Reigate, had originally been due to open … Continue reading Delayed Saffron Summer opening announced

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Naunits Gujarati Street Eats

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Channa Chaat Massala

It’s always great when you discover a new source of street food and we were lucky enough to come across Naunit’s Gujarati Street Eats this weekend on a visit to Bury Market. Specialising in a range of traditional vegetarian Gujarati snack foods I tried their Channa Chaat special which came served on top of a crushed samosa, all for the very reasonable price of £3.50. It was bloody lovely I have to say and the perfect lunchtime meal. Mildly spicy and with a hint of Tamarind this is a different recipe to the Channa Chaat I have made at home but it was much better so I am going to…

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Industry body moves to help those who have lost their jobs

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ceda, who represent over 100 companies involved in the catering equipment industry have launched a new initiative called ceda Retain. Alongside the headline job losses caused as well known restaurant chains such as Carluccio’s close, go additional job losses in the hospitality industry supply chain. Engineers, sales people, designers, admin teams all work in the…

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Feature Profile: Chef Anjula Devi

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Chef Anjula Devi

It’s always great when we get to profile a chef and today we are lucky enough to hear about the career and working life of chef and author Anjula Devi. Well known for her recipe books, cookery school and charity work, Anjula has been kind enough to share several of her recipes with us. You…

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NRB Assist Help for Hospitality Businesses in the North

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If you are a hospitality business and need some help wading through the huge amount of help and information available, you might want to take a look at what the team at NRB are doing to help. Their Assist newsletter and website links you to much of the key sources…

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Asian Chefs honoured at House of Commons

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Scotland, Manchester and London Awards Launch Asian Catering Federation announces training and recruitment programme to tackle skills shortage Over 170 VIP guests attended a celebratory dinner at the House of Commons on Thursday 12th March, to honour the winners of the Asian & Oriental Chef Awards and to launch this…

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan at Asian Curry Awards

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Asian curry awards 2019

Over 700 VIP guests attended the Asian hospitality sector’s most prestigious event, the Asian Curry Awards in Association with Just Eat, at the Grosvenor House in London’s Mayfair on Sunday 17th November. Guest of Honour, Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, took the opportunity to attack the “Government’s ‘wrongheaded’…

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