Food

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

THE ARTA awards recognised excellence across the Asian food industry in the UK – across regions, expertise and type of cuisine. The scale of the awards meant that there was a long list of winners – especially in the regional ...

IT WAS A NIGHT to remember as the UK’s top chefs and Asian food entrepreneurs gathered at the Park Plaza hotel in Westminster to watch – and receive! – this year’s Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards in the company of ...

CELEBRITIES from the worlds of entertainment and sport turned out in force on Sunday as the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards were handed out to Asian food outlets from across the UK. Premiership footballer Jai Verma was joined by England ...

THEY’RE BACK! There were over 2,400 entrants nationwide – and on Sunday, 13th October the eyes of the Asian catering industry will be on the Park Plaza, Westminster as the 2,400 entrants are whittled down to just a couple of ...

The Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) has announced that the search for Britain’s best Curry House and Chef of the Year 2019 is on. The theme of this year’s Awards is BCA: The Home of Great British Curry. The Awards are ...

THE CAKE AND BAKE Show will return to ExCeL this autumn, complete with all the ingredients to whip up its eighth show-stopping year. A collection of the nation’s best loved bakers, TV personalities, experts and big-name baking brands will come ...

THE AUGUST issue of The Voice – online magazine of the East London Garden Society (ELGS) is out, bringing the area’s gardeners the usual mix of know-how and debate. The major news is a move to establish a five mile ...