Bradford at the top of the list for Curry Capital 2012?

By Jenni

Being born as a British Asian, I have enjoyed a curry almost every night with my family, from as far back as I can remember, which is probably why I only enjoy eating spicy food. But when I think about going out for a curry..

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Scottish Curry Awards 2012

By Jenni

The winners of this year’s Scottish Curry Awards have been revealed….

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Nina Wadia and Cyrus Todiwala cook up a storm at the Curry for Change campaign!

By Roving Reporter

The UK based charity, Find Your Feet has launched its latest exciting campaign to support poor families in rural parts of India,Nepal, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

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Michelin Stars and AA Rosettes explained

By Jenni

Here we’re taking a look at the crรจme de la crรจme of food standard awards, namely Michelin Stars and AA Rosettes.

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Curried Goat for the Jamaican Olympic team

By Jenni

Jamaican athletes will have some of their finest native cuisine flown 5,000 miles to the UK, including curried goat and yam.

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Ignorance to veggies costs catering industry billions!

By Roving Reporter
The Vegetarian Society

Many of us would agree that Indian restaurants provide a better range of vegetarian curries on their menus than some of our favourite cafรฉs, restaurants or workplace canteens.

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Are awards ripping off the public?

By the editor

Awards are given out today for almost any reason but the question is – do entrants and the public benefit from them?

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ยฃ1.75 Million to build 5 Curry Colleges

By Jenni
Group Portrait Of Men And Women Attending Cookery Class Relaxing Outdoors

ยฃ1.75 million is being spent on creating five curry colleges across the UK as restaurants struggle to to recruit kitchen staff.

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Eating curry may help fight cancer

By the editor

A ridiculous headline? Well we are about to find out as trials begin in a hospital in Leicester about the positive benefits of the chemical Curcumin which is found in turmeric.

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How useful is Facebook for restaurants?

By Roving Reporter
Facebook

Facebook has become a daily norm for many of us in our personal lives but at Curry Culture we decided to find out how Indian restaurants are using it? ย Here are some examples, good and bad….. Eastzeast – Good With over 1,200 followers, daily updates andย a recommendation sectionย posted to byย customers, EastZEast is showing how it can be done well. Updates from the admin team also give viewers the option to click through to the restaurant’s website. This sort of interaction with customersย indicates that they make full use of this low cost tool and we expect they are seeing a good return on the time invested.   Usha – bad Oh…

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Cook a curry to make things change

By Roving Reporter

Find Your Feet is a UK based charity that supports people from rural areas across India and Malawi. The charity has called June 2012, the “Curry For Change” month.ย  People in the UK are being encouraged to enjoy Indian Food in aid of the charity. Many Indian restaurants in London will be organising curry nights to raise funds. Also, and this is a bit more unusual, the public can organise their own fundraising curry nights by inviting friends and family over to dine with them. There is also the chance to win a cooking session with a renowned head chef . In 2011 the top fundraiser won a class with…

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Brick Lane is the “Olympic Curry Village”

By Roving Reporter

ย Brick Lane Curry Festivalย in London is usually celebrated in association with the theย Boishakhi Mela (Bengali New Year). This year is particularly special because of the London 2012 Olympics and the area has now been officially declared theย  ‘OLYMPIC CURRY VILLAGE‘ for both the Olympics and Paralympics. Brick Lane is internationally renowned for its curry houses, Bangladeshi and Indian restaurants. During the festival, Brick Lane is transformed into an outdoor, alfresco dining experience with restaurants treating curry lovers to a ‘Curry Festival Menu‘ of Northern Indian and Bangladeshi dishes. If you happen to be in London during the festival, you now know where you have to go. …………..and don’t forget to…

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