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British Curry Awards Celebrates 10 Years

Lifestyle Dec 02, 2014

by Anokhi Admin

British Curry Awards Celebrated Its 10^th Anniversary At Battersea Evolution In Central London Last Night

UK’s favourite cuisines were celebrated last night at the Battersea Evolution in London. At the coveted annual award ceremony of the UK curry industry as named “The Oscars of the Curry Industry” by Prime Minister David Cameron, includes 10,000 restaurants and 80,000 employees who contribute £3.6billion annually to the economy. Foodies, celebrities, MP’s and dignitaries paid homage to the nation’s finest curry restaurants at the most lauded event of the UK hospitality sector. The industry has become an essential part of the British social, cultural, and culinary sector of the UK, with estimated 25 million curries consumed on a weekly basis.

The British Curry Awards were established by British entrepreneur and restaurateur Enam Ali in 2005. He has been working to promote the British curry industry internationally for the past 30 years. He states, “Curry was born in India, but made great in Britain.”

Theresa May with the winners

Hosted by Kate Silverton, the Curry Oscars were a night to remember. Ed Milband, UK Labour leader was in attendance to congratulate the awardees.

Prime Minister David Cameron initiated the award ceremony for the curry restaurants while Home Secretary Teresa May took the stage as the guest of honour at the coveted ceremony.

According to Big Hospitality, Cameron noted that the “industry was an example of the ‘incredible contribution’ of the UK’s Asian communities.” May added in her speech, “It’s about the way you’ve become so much a part of the British way of life. Your businesses are as familiar and loved as the local pub.” She said to the attendees at the ceremony.

Vijay Mallya, the Kingfisher tycoon and British-Indian actress Shobhna Gulati also graced the ceremony with her presence, while British-Asian artist Navin Kundra put up a stellar show.

Navin Kundra with guests

The tenth annual award ceremony was a milestone event as it reiterated the way in which the South Asian community has made its mark in the Diaspora, with a dish popular all around the world in the form of meat, vegetables, and gravy.

From an amazing 236,000 nominations received this year through various channels like apps, e-mails and posts, the following winners were selected:

Newcomer of The Year: Five Rivers Group
Best Casual Dining: Dishoom
Best in London Suburbs: Shampan Welling
Best in London and Central City: Cinnamon Club
Best Delivery (as sponsored by Just Eat UK): The Chillie Pickle
Best in Scotland: Light of Bengal
Best in North West: Blue Tiffin
Best in Midlands: Memsaab Notts
Best in North East: Aagrah Group
Best in South West: Amit Myristica
Best in Wales: Rasoi Wales
Best in South East: Maliks
Lifetime Achievement Award: Shamsuddin Khan

To learn more about the awards and the winners, click here.

_{All Image courtesy of : British Curry Awards}

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British Curry Awards Celebrates 10 Years

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British Curry Awards Celebrated Its 10th Anniversary At Battersea Evolution In Central London Last Night

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