The winners of hungryhouse English Curry Awards unveiled

1st August 2011, 10:30am

The champions of the hungryhouse.co.uk English Curry Awards have been announced.

Over 700 guests attended the awards ceremony held at The Sheridan Suite in Manchester last week (25 July).

And the winners are…

Curry Lover of the Year Award sponsored by Asda and presented by Helen Kirkman, buying manager of Asda, went to The Soldiers Charity.

Finalists in Curry Lover of the Year category: Curry Council/Mike Gatting/The Soldiers Charity.

Best Supermarket Curry Award sponsored by East End presented by Tony Deep Wouhra MBE, chairman of East End Foods Plc, went to Waitrose.

Finalists in Best Supermarket Curry of the Year: Asda/Waitrose/Tesco.

Team of the Year Award sponsored by Asiana and Jasats Family Bakers presented by Sarwar Ahmed, founder of Asiana and Fammeda Jasat, business manager of Jasats Family Bakers, went to Nawaab, Manchester.

Finalists in Team of the Year category: Cafe Lahore, Oldham/Nawaab, Manchester/Brilliant Restaurant, Southall/Maliks Tandoori Restaurant, Berkshire/Kayal Restaurant, Leicester 

Chef of the Year Award sponsored by Goldstar Chefs presented by Hans Raj Ram, chief executive officer of Goldstar Chefs went to Gurpareet Bains, Indian Superfood.

Finalists in Chef of the Year category: Gulshan Indian Restaurant, Liverpool/Benares Restaurant, London/Gurpareet Bains, Indian Superfood/Lasans Restaurant, Birmingham/Arzoo Restaurant, Midlands

Caterer of the Year Award sponsored by ZEE TV and presented by Vasdev Tulli, head of sales for Zee TV UK and Europe, went to Chak 89, London.

Finalists in the Caterer of the Year category: Curry Special, Essex/Chak 89, London/Euro Caterers, Manchester/Sukhdevs Catering Services, Birmingham/Johal Catering, Birmingham

The Best of Manchester Award sponsored by The Sheridan Suite presented by Vanessa Myers, managing director of The Sheridan Suite went to East Z East

Finalists in the Best of Manchester category: Zouk Tea Bar & Grill/East Z East/Mughli Restaurant + Charcoal Pit/Zaika Restaurant/Akbar's

Curry King of the Year Award sponsored by Badshah, presented by Ahmed Saeed, area chief of Habib Bank AG Zurich went to Shabir Hussain.

Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 sponsored by Mumbai Rouge International presented by Tony Lit owner of Sunrise Radio went to Sanjay Anand.

Takeaway of the Year Award sponsored by hungryhouse.co.uk presented by managing director of hungryhouse Shane Lake, went to Cafe Masala, Sheffield.

Regional Takeaway of the Year winners are:

North East went to Cafe Spice, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-tyne.

Finalists in the North East regional category: Cafe Spice, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-tyne/Taj Mahal Indian Takeaway, Langley Moor, Durham/Balti Hut, Middlesbrough

North West went to Saajan Takeaway, Manchester.
Finalists in the North West regional category: Saajan Takeaway, Manchester/Spice King, Preston/Zaika Indian Takeaway, Liverpool 

Yorkshire went to Cafe Masala, Sheffield.
Finalists in the Yorkshire regional category: Cafe Masala, Sheffield // Jaldi Jaldi, Leeds // Kushboo Spice, York 

East Midlands went to Out Of India, Leicestershire.
Finalists in the East Midlands regional category: Spice Indian Takeaway, Nottingham/Out of India, Leicestershire/Punjabi Spice, Derby

West Midlands went to Maliks Indian Takeaway, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-lyme.
Finalists in the West Midlands regional category: Mahim Indian Takeaway, Shrewsbury/Maliks Indian Takeaway, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-lyme/Sugar + Spice, Solihull

East went to Moghul Tandoori, Cambridge.
Finalists in the East regional category: Ashiana Tandoori Takeaway, Colchester/Moghul Tandoori, Cambridge/AFC, Luton

London went to Tiffin Tin, West Hampstead.
Finalists in the London regional category: 2 Sisters Tandoori, London/Tiffin Tin, West Hampstead/Bricklane Kitchen, London

South East went to Tehani, Southampton.
Finalists in the South East regional category: Tamarind, Maidenhead/Memories of India, Berkshire/Tehani, Southampton

South West went to Papa Raj, Plymouth.
Finalists in the South West regional category: The Thali Café, Bristol/Master Chef, Bournemouth/Papa Raj, Plymouth

The Restaurant of the Year Award sponsored by Mongoose, Pepsi and Harrogate Spring Water; presented by Steve Mody, co owner of Mongoose Beer, Matt Greenslade, UK Independent Wholesale Channel Manager for Britvic Soft Drinks, and James Cain Managing Director of Harrogate Spring Water, went to Mumtaz, Bradford.

The Restaurant of the Year regional winners are:

North East went to The Rupali Restaurant, Newcastle.

Finalists in the North East regional category: The Magna Tandoori, Berwick-upon-tweed/The Rupali Restaurant, Newcastle/Cafe Spice Restaurant, Sunderland

North West went to Indian Ocean, Tameside.
Finalists in the North West regional category: Indian Ocean, Tameside/Blue Tiffin Restaurant, Oldham/Indigo, Romiley 

Yorkshire went to Mumtaz, Bradford.
Finalists in the Yorkshire regional category: Aagrah, Leeds/Akbar's, Bradford/Mumtaz, Bradford 

East Midlands went to Curry Lounge, Nottingham.
Finalists in the East Midlands regional category: Curry Lounge, Nottingham/Memsaab, Nottingham/Viceroy Indian Restaurant, Derby

West Midlands went to Asha's Restaurant, Birmingham.
Finalists in the West Midlands regional category: Lasan, Birmingham/Itihaas Indian Restaurant, Birmingham/Asha's Restaurant, Birmingham

East went to The Curry Queen Restaurant, Cambridge.
Finalists in the East regional category: Indian Ocean Restaurant, Luton/The Curry Queen Restaurant, Cambridge/The Banyan Tree, Peterborough

London went to Tamarind Restaurant, London.
Finalists in the London regional category: The Cinnamon Club, Westminster/Bombay Brasserie, London/Taramind Restaurant, London

South East went to 4500 Miles from Delhi, Oxford
Finalists in the South East regional category: 4500 Miles from Delhi, Oxford/Miah's Garden on Gulab Restaurant, Redding/Lucky's Indian Restaurant & Tapas Bar, Newbury

South West went to The Eastern Eye, Bath.
Finalists in the South West regional category: The Eastern Eye, Bath/Brunel Raj, Bristol/Jamuna Restaurant, Bath

Managing Director of hungryhouse.co.uk  Shane Lake, said: "The awards were a runaway success and have a set a fantastic precedent for the years to come. There was a fantastic turnout and an electric atmosphere inside The Sheridan Suite which represented the vibrant and varied talents within the room. This year's awards succeeded in both raising money for a worthy charity and paying tribute to England's thriving curry industry."

Yasmin Mahmood, event organiser with Oceanic Consulting, added: "The 2011 hungryhouse.co.uk English Curry Awards followed in the footsteps of the Scottish version and proved to be a fantastic success.  

"As well as paying tribute to England's curry community the event raised funds for our charity partner the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. We are confident this will be the first of many successful English Curry Awards and we cannot wait to see what next year brings."

Related Articles:

• 14 Jul 2011 - Finalists announced for English Curry Awards
• 24 Jun 2011 - Nominations approach for first hungryhouse English Curry Awards

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