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There
is something of a "curry crisis" in Britain
today - driven partly by the new immigration policies
and clampdown, partly by the India's ban on non-basmati
rice exports and escalating fuel costs which are driving
up food prices. So
this
week I take a look at the UK's "Curry Kings"
and "Curry Queens" and list "London's
Top Ten Best Curry Chefs". It may a long time
before we have it quite so good again, so perhaps
now is a really good time to enjoy that curry!
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BUSINESS NEWS *** |
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Tesco
in secret talks with Indian partner
Tesco, Britain's largest retailer, is in talks
with a secret Indian partner for a joint venture
to launch "an assault on the Indian shopping
market through the back door", according
to a report here Thursday. 
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Until
next time,
Lopa Patel (Editor - Redhotcurry.com)
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UK NEWS *** |
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Stop
immigration raids on curry houses, says Keith Vaz
Keith
Vaz, chairman of the British parliament's Home Affairs
Select Committee, Thursday called for an immediate halt
on immigration raids being carried out on South Asian
restaurants, saying they are having a devastating effect
on Britain's catering industry.
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Maria
Fernandes Supports Ethnic Restaurants on Immigration Changes
Maria
Fernandes, Chair of the Ethnic Minority Citizens Forum
joined over 350 restaurateurs at a public meeting with
Liam Byrne MP, Minister for Immigration, to express a
number of concerns about changes to the rules on work
permits for Chefs. There are about 8,000 curry restaurants
contributing £3.2 billion to the British economy
every year.
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London's
Top Ten Best Curry Chefs
It
is almost a crime to describe this group of London's top
ten curry experts as "curry chefs"! Pioneers
of Indian cuisine, they are leaders in innovation, authentic
textures and flavours, artistic presentation and culinary
performance.
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Scottish
Curry Awards 2008
The
Scottish Curry Awards took place on the 13th of March
2008 in the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow. Guests included: Carol
Smillie, Shereen Nanjiani, John Smeaton, Bernard Ponsonby,
Lorraine Davidson, Charan Gill and Dr. Wali Uddin.
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Vineet
Bhatia opens flagship 'Urban Turban' eaterie
Michelin-starred
Indian chef, Vineet Bhatia has opened his latest eaterie
'Urban Turban' in Westbourne Grove in London. Inspired
by the informal “street eateries” of India,
Urban Turban enables diners to enjoy authentic Indian
food in a way never experienced before.
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'Quilon'
awarded a Michelin star in 2008 Guide
Michelin
today released its 2008 guide for Great Britain and Ireland
awarding fifteen restaurants their first Michelin star,
keeping the total of establishments holding stars in Great
Britain and Ireland to 122. Among the recipients this
year, is Indian restaurant 'Quilon' under executive chef
Aylur Sriram.
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'The
Bombay Brasserie' celebrates 25th anniversary
'The
Bombay Brasserie' celebrated its 25th birthday on 10th
December 2007 by hosting a party for India's most celebrated
fashion designers. Under the expert guidance of Adi Modi
and Executive chef Jaspal Singh Arora of the Taj Hotels
Group, the restaurant aims to serve the finest in authentic
flavours of the Raj.
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FOOD NEWS *** |
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Curry
Kings of Britain
With
the UK ethnic foods market (including rice) worth £1.38bn
at retail selling prices in 2006 and curry taking a major
chunk of this sector, just who are the real "curry
kings" in Britain today? Here I take a look at the
top five "curry kings' - Sir Gulam Noon of Noon Products,
Kirit Pathak of Patak's, Sir Anwar Pervez of The Bestway
Group, the Suterwalla brothers behind the 'TRS' label
& Moni Varma of Veetee.
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Curry
Queens of Britain
With
the UK ethnic foods market worth £1.38bn at retail
selling prices in 2006, is the British curry industry
all about men, or have the "curry queens" dared
to brave the heat of the mass-manufacturing kitchen? Here
I take a look at the top six "curry queens"-
Perween Warsi, Meena Pathak, Nighat Awan, sisters Namita
& Camellia Panjabi and Geeta Samtani - living in Britain
today.
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FSA
wants ban on food colourants in kids' foods
In
a move certain to effect the curry industry, the Food
Standards Agency Board advised that it wants manufacturers
in the UK to remove certain food colourants, particularly
from children's foods.
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Diageo
set to launch Bordeaux wines in India
Diageo,
one of the largest producers of beers, spirits and wines
in the world, is all set to introduce some famous wines
to the Indian market this month. The price tag - between
Rs.1,600 and Rs.4,000 per bottle!
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India
requested to allow rice exports to Sri Lanka
Hit
by soaring prices of rice, the Sri Lanka government has
requested New Delhi to exempt it from recent curbs, including
a hike in rice export duties. Sri Lanka has always looked
to India whenever it faced a rice crisis in the local
market, but it has been badly hit with the Indian government
banning the exports of non-basmati rice.
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India
teeters on brink of food crisis
It
is not the galloping prices of essential commodities alone
that is worrying policy-makers. Availability of food grain
is also becoming a major problem as a result of falling
productivity experts maintain. Buffer stocks of both wheat
and rice below the minimum level set by the Indian government.
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India
bans export of non-basmati rice
The
Indian cabinet committee on prices has imposed a complete
ban on export of non-basmati rice and fixed the minimum
export price for basmati rice at $1,200 per metric tonne.
All edible oils, including crude form of edible oil, will
be imported at zero duty custom rate.
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India
raises rice export prices
India
has raised the minimum price for exporting basmati and
non-basmati rice to $900 and $650 per tonne respectively,
the Commerce and Industry Ministry stated in a note Friday.
Earlier, there was no fixed minimum price for export of
basmati rice.
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FOOD NEWS ***
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National
Vegetarian Week: 19-25 May 2008
Corporate
tea estates in Sri Lanka are withering
Noon
Products Ltd fined for pollution of the sewerage system
Curry
is still king of ethnic foods
Veetee
'Dine In' Wins Prestigious Trade Award
Chef
shortage crippling curry industry in Britain
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