curry

Council wants to discourage dodgy dopiaza deals in Spitalfieds.

Looking at the personalities behind London’s small businesses Neelofar Khan is the force of nature behind the award-winning purveyors of Halal Lahori cuisine, Chilli Chutney. How did Chilli Chutney come about? “I thought I’d start something when the children were growing up to get me …

Photography courtesy of Karam Sethi To be just 26 years old Karam Sethi, Patron Chef at Trishna, exudes the confidence and cookery know-how of a chef who’s been at the helm of a successful kitchen for decades. Taking on the challenge of opening a London …

… not Birmingham, not Brick Lane but Bromley in south east London. Cobra Beer’s survey was obviously carried out with rigorous scientific metrics and measurements, revealing that there are over 9,000 curry houses in the UK and there is one curry house per 835 residents …

Beer, curry and queuing. Yep it’s London. Throw in some Bangra beats and some heat lamps (ah summer in England) and you’ve got the Brick Lane Curry Festival. When much of London was lookin’ like a ghost town during this week’s Bank Holiday Monday, ye …

Celebrating not only its 10th year of existence but also the 200th anniversary of curry being served in the UK, 2010’s Brick Lane Curry Festival looks set to be hotter than ever. Running from today until 4th June, the festival will provide a colourful programme …

Photography by Chris Osburn Welcome to Dining Beyond Zone 1, our series of restaurant reviews dedicated to seeking out quality local places to dine beyond the frenzy of Central London! Always keen to keep our readers posted on decent eats situated well beyond the shadow …

Is your London based curry experience one of being conscripted with the offer of free beer and poppadoms, only to be faced with some sloppy, indeterminable “meat” masked in overly (or under-ly) heated and suspiciously pigmented sauce, served with a naan bread you could more …

Tomorrow, Moti Mahal restaurant in Covent Garden is throwing open their kitchen doors and hosting a Spice Blending class with Head Chef Anirudh Arora. Hailed as India’s answer to Heston Blumenthal due to his scientific approach to spice combinations, he’ll guide you through the techniques …

Photography by Chris Osburn On the surface, this seemed like one of the wackier press releases to land in ye olde Londonist inbox in quite some time. An invitation to a “breakfast showcase of the Cinnamon Club jewellery range.” Oh brother. Still, the prospect of …