WHAT DOES a market stall do during a Coronavirus Lockdown? That was the question FruitDesk – a family run business which has sold fruit from a stall in Leather Lane market, near Farringdon, for over 40 years – asked itself. ...
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Weavers Community Forum launches emergency COVID-19 Foodbank
Muhammad Ismael WITH THE GLOBAL Coronavirus pandemic in full swing, the Weavers Community Forum (WCF) has launched the Weavers Food bank to support the most vulnerable and needy residents in the neighbourhood. Present at the launch were Abdul Malik, Chair; ...
Read More »Stepney City Farm launches appeal for funds
HOW ARE WE going to feed our animals? That is the question which staff at Stepney City Farm are asking. They have now decided that the only answer is an appeal to the public for financial help. The City Farm ...
Read More »Council declares climate emergency and then fells trees
LOCAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS were delighted when Tower Hamlets Council declared a “climate emergency” – linking in with campaigners across the world Imagine their disappointment to see, weeks later, the Council felling mature trees. It’s a difficult debate – made very topical ...
Read More »Community Coalition launches Corona-busting meals service
Emdad Rahman A COALITION OF volunteer groups has come together to support East London communities as the Coronavirus continues to bring hardship and misery to the lives of the most vulnerable community members. At the launch of the project today ...
Read More »Asian caterers tackle skills shortage at awards dinner
IT WAS A three-in-one dinner for the Asian Catering Federation (ACF) and their 170 guests at the House of Commons this week. If the hors d’oeuvres of the event was honouring the winners of the Asian & Oriental Chef Awards, ...
Read More »BCA holds Appreciation Dinner
SINCE 1960 the Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) has been working to represent that part of the UK catering industry which is run by people of Bangladeshi heritage. Over the last 60 years there have been many change. From humble beginnings, ...
Read More »Top Asian and Oriental Chefs cook their best
WHO ARE THE TOP Asian and Oriental chefs in the UK? Thanks to the Asian Catering Foundation (ACF), which organised an Awards competition at the end of February, hungry diners can now track them down. Chefs who entered the awards ...
Read More »British Bangladeshi chef Oli Khan makes record onion bhaji
HOW BIG IS an onion bhaji? If you’re British Bangladeshi chef Oli Khan, it’s 175.5kg – and it comes with a new World Record. The previous World Record was previously set in 2011, at an underwhelming 102kg. It’s not easy ...
Read More »ARTA winners: in their own words
THE ARTA awards 2019 celebrated excellence in the Asian food industry – an industry which contributes £5 billion to the UK economy each year. It also contributes a great deal of joy to diners across the country every day of ...
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