Spice Times Restaurant Awards 2010 Hailed as a Success

The Spice Times Restaurant Awards, a national public voting campaign ran by B2B magazine Spice Times, made their 12th December 2010 debut to universal praise.

The star packed event at the City Pavilion, Romford, was a complete success, and over 1000 guests and dignitaries attended the evening, including His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Sayeedur Rahman Khan; Bangladeshi high commissioner to the UK, Rt. Hon Rushanara Ali, Shadow Education Rt. Hon. Minister Sharon Hodgson and Deputy Mayor of Havering Cllr Melvin Wallace.

The highest accolade of the evening, the national award, went to The Last Days of the Raj in Tyne and Wear.

The show featured breathtaking performances from the energetic and hilarious Signature, of Britain’s Got Talent fame, and the award winning Flex FX dance troupe. Superb singing was on offer from Ameen Raja, while the guests enjoyed the meal prepared by Pride of Asia catering. The hosts, Daybreak’s Tasmin Lucia Khan and Syed Ahmed of The Apprentice, bounced off of each other expertly, their banter maintaining a warm atmosphere throughout the evening.

Spice Times Chairman Moinul Hussain said: “It was a fantastic event and a great evening, the feedback that we’ve received from the public is superb. I’ve spoken to numerous restaurant owners and they are now referring to the Spice Times Restaurant Awards as the number one South Asian catering awards in the UK.”

“I think we can all agree that it was a success,” agreed Shelim Rashid of online restaurant directory Curries Online, “they will only get bigger and better from now on.” Pepsi’s Senior UK Sales Director Matt Greenslade praised Mr Hussain for “delivering a great event,” and pledged Pepsi’s continuing support for the annual awards. Kingfisher CEO Damon Swarbrick called the event “a great success,” and was “amazed” by the turnout of dignitaries and restaurateurs.

The event was sponsored by Pepsi, J20, Britvic, Kingfisher beer, Khaas, Allied Foods, FHS Global, Veetee Rice, Blue Keld, Goldmill and Rent Reform. Media partners included NDTV Imagine, NTV, Media Mohol and Bangla Mirror.

Winners:

National Winner: The Last Days Of The Raj (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)

Regional Winners
East England: Mumtaz Mahal (Benfleet, Essex)
South East: Curry Inn (Cranleigh, Surrey)
London: Kasturi (London)
South West: Signature Viceroy (Yeovil, Somerset)
East Midlands: Saffron (Northampton, Northamptonshire)
West Midlands: Cafe Saffron (Shrewsbury, Shropshire)
Yorkshire and the Humber: Shimla Spice (Shipley/Bradford, West Yorkshire)
North West: The Viceroy (Carlisle, Cumbria)
North East: The Last Days Of The Raj (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)
Scotland: Itihaas Banglaseshi & Indian Restaurant (Edinburgh, Midlothian)
Wales: Tŷ Asha Balti House (Conwy, North Wales)
Best Takeaway in the South East: Balti Night (Braintree)

For a comprehensive list of winners and runners-up visit
http://www.spicetimes.co.uk/spice-times-restaurant-awards-2010/awards_winners/

Note for editors:

Spice Times is a quarterly magazine released throughout the UK aimed at the South Asian restaurant and catering business. Spice Times is the publication which sets a standard to inspire, influence and inform. We cover a wide range of topics which are close to the modern Asian business person and we are always ready to report on what is going on in the restaurant industry.
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Spice Times is a quarterly magazine released throughout the UK aimed at the South Asian restaurant and catering business.

For years now, the South Asian restaurant industry has been anticipating a business to business publication unbiased in its content or its affiliations. In the ever changing restaurant industry it is vital to stay focused. Predicting trends and making important decisions is a daily necessity. The list of things the modern restaurateur has to do to keep a successful business afloat is vast.

Spice Times is the publication which sets a standard to inspire, influence and inform. As you can see from the examples here, we cover a wide range of topics which are close to the modern Asian business person and we are always ready to report on what is going on in the restaurant industry.

We also cover topics related to South Asian culture at large, in our “South Asia and the world” section, keeping our readers up to date with what is going on in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal.

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