After months of fierce competition, nominations have now closed for the English Curry Awards. Restaurants and takeaways from all over England battled it out to make the best curry in the country.
The second English Curry Awards will take place in The Point at the Lancashire County Cricket Club on the 3rd September, and it is set to be a fantastic evening. A city renowned for its devotion to the dish; it even has an entire ‘curry mile’ committed to the cuisine, it makes Manchester the ideal location for the Takeaway.com English Curry Awards.
Yasmin Mahmood, Operations & Business Development Manager for event organiser Oceanic Consulting said: “Food is something people get really passionate about, whether it’s the public who love dining out, or the chef who makes the meal with pride. This passion is the reason we decided to put the awards on in the first place, as well as to provide a platform for restaurants and takeaways to aspire to be a part of. This year thousands of nominations flooded in, in support of the publics favourite. With such a range of finalists, I am sure it will be fantastic evening, and good luck to all the finalists!”
The main sponsor is Takeaway.com and Save the Children is this year’s charity partner.
Other sponsors of the event include: Pepsi, Asda, O2 International, Goldstar Chefs, Saffron Events UK, Grafx Media, Suncrest and Revelation Rally.
There are eleven awards to be won on the night, two of which have nine regional winners.
The categories and finalists are as follows:
Curry Lover of the Year
City of Bradford
Rate that Curry
Graham Fleming (Bradford College)
Best Supermarket Curry Award
Tesco
Asda
M&S
Best Restaurant Design
Vermilion & Cinnabar (Manchester)
East Z East (Liverpool)
Akbar’s (Birmingham)
Curry Lounge (Nottingham)
Spice Market (London)
Team of the Year
Cafe Lahore (Oldham)
Indigo (Romiley)
Curry Lounge (Nottingham)
Mumtaz (Bradford)
Lal Qila (Manchester)
Chef of the Year
Gurpreet Bains (Indian Superfood)
Reza Mohammed (Star of India)
Prahlad Hegde (Bombay Brasserie)
Alfred Prasad (Tamarind)
Rob Abdul (Cafe Taj)
Caterer of the Year
British Asian Catering
Chak 89
Indus Catering
Payal
Greenleaf
Curry King or Queen of the Year
Amjad Khan (Kebabish)
Shabir Hussain (Akbar’s)
Namita/Camellia Panjabi (MW Eat Group)
Best of Manchester
Akbar’s
Zouk Tea Bar & Grill
Vermilion & Cinnabar
East Z East
Zaika Restaurant
Imli by Lal Qila
Nawaab
Swadesh
Shere Khan
Mughli Restaurant + Charcoal Pit
Takeaway of the Year
North East
King Faisal – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Mighty Bites – Middlesborough
Rowshuni – Sunderland
North West
Spice King – Preston
Sajaan’s – Manchester
Jaldi Jaldi – Preston
Yorkshire
Cafe Masala – Sheffield
Jaldi Jaldi – Leeds University
Naeem’s – Leeds
East Midlands
Spice Indian Takeaway – Nottingham
Adil’s Indian Takeaway – Leicester
Spicy Flames – Leicester
West Midlands
Mahim Indian Takeaway – Shrewsbury
Mr Malik’s – Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Masala Queen – Dudley
East
Golden Spice – Cambridge
Master Chefs Indian Takeaway – Luton
Preem Indian Takeaway – Essex
South East
Alamin Tandoori Takeaway – Reading
Mahbir’s Tandoori – Milton Keynes
Dilwar Tandoori – Reading
South West
Papa Raj – Plymouth
Raka Poshi – Swindon
Naz Indian Takeaway – Bournemouth
London
Bricklane Kitchen – London
Farhana Indian Takeaway – Barking
Shahi Tandoori – London
Restaurant of the Year
North East
The Rupali Restaurant – Newcastle
Sachin’s – Sunderland
Delhi Lounge – Middlesborough
North West
Indian Ocean – Tameside
Double Tree – Preston
Red Fort – Liverpool
Yorkshire
Prashad – Bradford
Kiplings – Halifax
Akbar’s – Bradford