Curry restaurant industry body Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) has announced the contenders for its coveted Caterer of the Year award.
The title will be awarded at the BCA Awards in Westminster Bridge Hotel on 10 October, which will serve the joint purpose of celebrating the BCA’s 50th anniversary.
Nominees have been selected from 10 UK regions by a panel led by curry expert Pat Chapman. In addition, the Association will hand out three BCA Honour awards and a Lifetime achievement award on the night.
The ceremony will also mark the 200th year since the UK’s first curry house was opened, in Portman Square London in 1810.
Bajloor Rashid, president of BCA, said: “We feel that this milestone 50th anniversary provides us with an excellent opportunity to celebrate the past, and highlight over five decades of hard work, personal sacrifice, and significant success in creating and protecting this national treasure of ours, now part of British heritage as well.”
BCA Caterer of the Year Nominees
East England Region:
Jitu Miah, Dhansiri Indian Cuisine
Oli Khan, Surma finest Indian Takeway
Mohammed. Faizul Haque, Cumin Bar and Restaurant
Firuzul Haque, Café Masala
Greater London Region (East):
Dinesh Bhattessa, Memsaheb on Thames
Mizanur Rahman, Elachi essence of spice
Subud Ranjan Sen, Samrat Tandoori Restaurant
Jaked Syed, Durbar Tandoori Restaurant
Greater London Region (West):
Dinesh Bhattessa, Mint Leaf Restaurant & Bar
Syed Wased Ali, Curry Paradise
Shohidul Haque, Bengal Spice
Salim Chowdhury, Jaflong Restaurant
North East Region:
Athair Khan, The Last days of the Raj
Rofiquezzaman Chowdhury, Char Masum
Azizur Rahman, Restaurant Name: Jolsha Restaurant
Suroth Miah, Tandoor Mahal
North West Region:
Pino Khan, Kamran Balti House
Ibrahim Ali, Usha Premier Ltd
Mohammed Ali, Shajan Indian Restaurant
A Harid, Nowab of Carlisle
Scotland and Northern Ireland Region:
Ruhal Amin, The Bombay Spice
Shahin Khan, Gandhi's
Matin Khan, Itihaas Restaurant
Md. Bodrul Zaman, Tiger Coast Restaurant
South East Region - 01:
Abdul Monsur, Taj Cuisine
Mohammed. Abdul Ahad, Jaipur Restaurant
Jubair Zaman, Curry Inn
Shamim Ahmed, Golden Curry
South East Region- 02:
Mr. Shams Uddin, Raj Tandoori Restaurant
Mustafizur Khandaker, Curry Lounge
Shamim Malek, Maya Restaurant
Bodrul Miah, Turmeric Gold
South West Region:
Mammed. Hafizur Rahman, Spice Lodge pan Asian Cuisine
Mr. Ala Uddin, Spice of Bengal
Mr. Atiquer Rahman, Real India
Shah Alam, Bengal Fusion
Midlands Region:
Majidul Haque Choudhury, Café Tamarinds Pan Asian Cuisine
Naz Islam, Saffron Restaurant
Shafiqul Haque, Sylhet Cusine
Saiful Alam, Eastern Curry Inn
Wales Region:
Tofozul Ahmed, Café India Restaurant
Abdur Rahman, Chillis Indian Restaurant
Abul Lais Shikdar, Jaflon Bangladeshi Restaurant
Amir Ali, Shahinoor Tandoori