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'It
Ain't All Bollywood' and 'Curry' this week.....well
it is really, but I am just kidding myself.
If you are free tomorrow (Saturday 27th September),
ABi Associates is hosting a brilliant FREE seminar
and workshop event in London entitled 'Start-Up
Saturday' where they will be focussing on creating
successful food businesses.
The
team behind the BBC3 TV documentary 'Freaky
Eaters' is looking for those with weird eating
habits. If you're interested in taking part,
email freakyeaters@bettytv.co.uk or phone 020
7907 0899. And finally, October sees the return
on the VSO's 'Big Curry Night' - a fundraiser
which adds a dash of masala to your social life!
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Start-Up
Saturday: Focus on Food, Saturday 27 September
2008
ABi Associates, a London based business development
company, is running a free 'StartUp Saturday
- Focus on Food' seminar on 27th September 2008.
This is a one-stop event for individuals who
are thinking about starting a food business
or have recently started a restaurant, catering
or food manufacturing business. 
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Until
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FOOD NEWS *** |
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VSO
'Big Curry Night', 25th October 2008
Curry
lovers are being called on to use their passion for
curry to raise funds for International development charity,
VSO, as part its annual 'Big Curry Night' to be held
on October 25th 2008. Supported by TV Chef Manju Malhi,
'Big Curry Night' aims to get people to hold a curry
night and ask guests to make a donation to VSO.
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Tayyabs
wins London Restaurant Award 2008
Tayyabs,
started by Mohammad Tayyab over 30 years ago, won the
Best Indian Restaurant of the Year award at this year's
London Restaurant Awards held on 1st September 2008. Tayyabs
saw off competition from previous winners Amaya and the
Painted Heron as well as The Quilon Restaurant and Rooburoo.
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Indian
Takeaway: One Man's Attempt to Cook His Way Home by Hardeep
Singh Kohli
Hardeep Singh Kohli loves many things in life - but none
more than food. He loves to eat it, he loves to cook it.
So when he decided to travel round India in search of
his roots, what seemed the obvious thing to take with
him? Not a Lonely Planet guide. Not a BBC camera team.
No! It was shepherd's pie and Yorkshire pudding. Indian
Takeaway is the hilarious story of Hardeep's attempts
to cook his way round India.
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The
Easy Indian Cookbook by Manju Malhi
One of the most popular cuisines in the world, there is
more to Indian cookery than curries, and this is the book
to bring its wonderful tastes and aromas into your kitchen.
So ditch the jars of ready-made sauces and say goodbye
to metal take-away trays.
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Sakshi
Arts present 'Quest', 24 -26 October 2008
Quest is a tale of greed, ambition, lust and the pursuit
of happiness. Aziz, a young man from Pakistan arrives
in London in the hope of a better life. Javed takes him
under his wing and helps him find a job in a restaurant.
Aziz has big dreams, but in order to make them come true,
needs legal status to live in the UK.
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It
Ain't All Bollywood: UK Tour 21 October - 15 November
2008
After
the success of 'The Deranged Marriage' and 'There's Something
About Simmy', Rifco Arts present 'It Ain't All Bollywood',
a studio comedy-drama about duty and love. This is the
story of Kiran, who escapes into the colourful world of
Bollywood to hide from the harshness of her surroundings
and her overbearing neurotic mother.
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Neev
Theatre Company presents
'Party', 11-17 October 2008
Set at an evening at a party thrown by leading socialite,
Mrs. Indira Sinha to honour novelist, Dibakar Banerjee
who has been widely praised for his recent work. The get-together
begins cordially with social pleasantries but as the evening
progresses the guests’ mask of sophistication falls
away to reveal their true colours!
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Srishti:
Play Ball: UK Tour 9 October - 14 November 2008
Play
Ball, a triple bill of short pieces from a male-dominated
cast, is about Lads' Culture and shows off “what
the lads do” when at work, when at play and when
in love… and boy do our lads love to show off!
The use of complex footwork that Bharatanatyam and football
share makes a testosterone charged peacock like display
of skill.
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Kanyadaan,
4 October - 22 November 2008
Kanyadaan is a gripping drama about a daughter marrying
an ‘unsuitable boy' and the forces this decision
unleashes within the family. The play is set against the
background of the caste system and charts the story of
a daughter's transformation into a wife and a mother.
How relevant is this for the world we live in today?
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UnionBlack,
11 September - 12
November 2008
To coincide with the current debates about national identity,
the Drum’s UnionBlack season explores through the
medium of art and cultural activities, the notion of what
it truly means to be British. What makes Britain so quintessentially
British? Is it our love for tea, the Queen, Cricket or
roast dinners? Or is this notion of Britishness fast becoming
obsolete?
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The
Fifth Cup' UK Tour, 8 September - 8 November 2008
'The Fifth Cup', gives a poignant insight into caste discrimination
within the British-Asian community. The story is about
fifteen year old Amrit Singh who, along with the rest
of his family, moves to a new city to make a fresh start.
All is going well until Amrit makes a shocking discovery
about his past. From then on his world is turned upside
down.
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Indian
Inspirations, 26 September - 7 October 2008
'Indian Inspirations' is a group exhibition by artists,
Mari I'Anson, Caroline Jariwala & Anjali D'Souza. The
show presents an eclectic and thought-provoking range
of work, representing the rich colour and culture of India.
Work spans from figurative to landscape to semi-abstract
work, through a range of media including, watercolour,
oils and acrylic.
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The
Punjab: Moving Journeys, 9 September - 27 November 2008
A divided land riven with conflict for centuries. The
preconceptions of the Punjab are also as varied as the
extraordinary mix of peoples who have made this region
their home. Now, the Royal Geographical Society is exhibiting
The Punjab: Moving Journeys to reveal the little-seen
history of the region at the Society’s HQ in London
from Tuesday 9 September until 27 November 2008.
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