After months of fierce competition, nominations have now closed for the Scottish Curry Awards. Restaurants and takeaways from all over Scotland battled it out to make the best curry in the country.
The fifth Scottish Curry Awards will take place in Thistle Hotel on the 11th June, and it is set to be a fantastic evening. With over 100 restaurants, and being the Curry Capital of Britain for four years, it makes Glasgow the ideal location for the hungryhouse.co.uk Scottish Curry Awards.
Yasmin Mahmood, Operations & Business Development Manager for event organiser Oceanic Consulting said: “Food is somethingpeople 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. After five years putting this ceremony on, I am sure it will be fantastic evening, and good luck to all the finalists!”
The main sponsor is HungryHouse.co.uk and Save the Children is this year’s charity partner.
Other sponsors of the event include: Bank of Scotland, Pepsi, Asda, O2, Elephant Atta, Goldstar Chefs, Grafx Media, Saffron Events UK, RNIB, DRB Solicitors, ZEE TV and Highland Spring.
There are nine awards to be won on the night, two of which have four regional winners.
The categories and finalists are as follows:
The Curry Lover of the Year
• Curry Heute (Hector)
• Alzheimer Scotland
• Glasgow City Council
Best Supermarket Curry Award
• Morrisons
• Asda
• Iceland
Team of the Year
• Taj Mahal (Biggar)
• Ashoka Dundee
• Cafe India (Glasgow)
• Ashoka Jonhston
• Mister Singhs India (Glasgow)
Chef of the Year
• Mafiz Ali (Ayr Spice)
• Ajmal Mushtaq (Mushtaqs Restaurant)
• Jagtar Singh (Taj Tandoori)
• Babu Lal Yadav (Britannia Spice)
• Min Kharrel (Bukharah)
Take Away of the Year
North East
Qismat – Aberdeen
Bombay Spice - Fife
North West
Kebabish Curry House – Oban
Max’s 2 – Inverness
South West
Village Curry House – Glasgow
Halal Kebab House – Glasgow
South East
Eastern Spices – Edinburgh
Kebab Mahal - Edinburgh
Restaurant of the Year - North West, South West, North East, South East & North West
Spice Tandoori – Fort William
Coriander – Oban
The Indian Garden – Fort William
Rajah Indian Restaurant – Inverness
North East
Tabla – Perth
Cinnamon – Aberdeen
Bombay Joe’s – Dundee
Manzil – Perth
South West
Mother India’s Cafe – Glasgow
Spice Hamilton – Hamilton
Rasoi – Lenzie
Akbars – Glasgow
South East
Shezan – Edinburgh
Kebabish – Edinburgh
Zaika – Livingston
Suruchi – Edinburgh
Curry King or Queen 2012
• Akram Mohammed
• Asha Bains
• Mohamed Ali
The Best of Glasgow
• Bukharah
• Mister Singhs India
• Cafe India
• Akbars
• Mother India’s Cafe
• Kamasutra
• Ashoka Ashton Lane
• Charcoals
• Bombay Blues
• Balbir’s
The ninth award of the night is the Lifetime Achievement Award, which the winner of will be announced on the night.
The hungryhouse.co.uk Scottish Curry Awards 2012 are taking place at The Thistle Hotel, Glasgow on 11th June with the event raising money for Save the Children and includes a delicious four course meal, live entertainment, fundraising activities, several guest presenters and guarantees to be a great evening out. The winners will be announced shortly after the awards, for more information please visit www.lovecurry.info
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