THE BRITISH CURRY AWARDS: WELL DONE WASIM (AND A GREAT COMPETITION)
Last night saw me join my good chum, Wasim Tayyab, half a dozen of his friends and Petra “Choc Star” Barran at the 5th Annual British Curry Awards. It was a colossal event with close to 2,000 people gathered together in Battersea to witness the presentation of weighty trophies to the best “Indian” restaurants from all regions of the country.
The main event was hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald. Chris Tarrant also popped up and exhorted the gathered congregation of wealthy Asian business people to dig deep into their pockets for the worthy Lords Taverner’s Charity. Judging by the event car parking lot, stuffed with Bentley’s, Jaguar's, Maserati’s and Porche's, there was plenty of money for them to dig deep for. There is, obviously plenty of money in curry.
Food was provided by Madhu’s Restaurant in Southall, no mean task when feeding a couple of thousand of your peers, and the entertainment was loud and a lot of fun. But, we were here for the awards and Wasim, in true fashion, barely noticed when a photo of Tayyab’s dining room was flashed on the screen as a nominee for the “Best Casual Dining” category and was busy chatting to Petra when his name was read out as the winner.
Champions had been asked to keep their speeches brief and not to thank every member of their family, which with Asian families meant the event could have gone on for days. Even so, Wasim’s “er, thanks” was a measure of the man’s reticence to be in the spotlight and quite frankly he looked terrified as the battalion of photographers began flashing away in his general direction.
You may have noticed that we have begun to offer some fun prizes on Dos Hermanos recently. We get approached to do a great deal, but pick and choose what we consider the very best. Well, on the 25th November, Wasim is throwing an incredible dinner for friends and regulars of Tayyab to celebrate the opening of the new expanded space at the restaurant. I have been working with him on the guest list and the menu and it promises to be an extraordinary night. Let me just say the words “Whole Roast Lamb” have been used
Wasim has kindly allowed me to offer two pairs of tickets to the event for Dos Hermanos readers and to be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is answer the following question
HOW MANY KILOS OF LAMB CHOPS DO TAYYAB’S SERVE IN AN AVERAGE WEEK
A) 300
B) 400
C) 600
Please email via the website. The competition will close on Friday 13th 2009. I don't have time to enter into correspondence with individual entrants, but will let the winners know on that day.
Hopefully a lucky day for four people who will have one of their best meals of the year
GOOD LUCK and once again WELL DONE WASIM
Labels: British Curry Awards, COMPETITION, Curry, LONDON, New Tayyabs, Wasim Tayyab
7 Comments:
Why do Bentleys and Maseratis acquire an apostrophe but not Jaguars and Porches (sic)?
Christ, everyone's a fucking critic
Why don't you write nearly a million words in four years and then I can come back and check your grammar.
Or, alternatively, you could just piss off
I'm so upset I missed this event... I was lying in bed feeling poorly and wondering what it must have been like - I see from this it was fantastic- so unfair!! A thoroughly well deserved win for Wasim, another award for the burgeoning shelf!!
It's punctuation, not grammar. Don't forget to enter me into the Tayyab contest. By the way, I love fat chips.
Don't tell me - you love Cupcakes and the burgeoning Bahn Mi and Burrito scene in London.
My mate's bird makes cupcakes and sells them at a market on saturdays. Not quite sure why.
The food is obviously great at Tayyabs, I wish they'd sort out that queueing thing though. It makes the whole thing into a bit of an ordeal, even if you manage to book a table in advance.
How come there is no mention of Tayyab's on the British Curry Awards website?
Best Indian food by a mile in London (bar venturing outwards to the likes of East Ham/Ilford/Southall) is Hot Stuff - easily the only thing I miss about working in Vauxhall.
Super cheap, cooked in front of your eyes - dishes are not typical Indian, but Mombasan inspired as this is where the family who run it are from. Simply amazing.
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