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BIBA 2007
will be announced in Menu Magazine on 19th June 2007 and uniquely for
this 15th year, celebrated at the Bollywood or Ballgowns Grand
Charity Ball in London on Saturday 27th October in aid of Oxfam as
the close to National Curry Week.
NOMINATIONS
AND VOTING FOR BIBA 2007 CLOSE ON 9TH JUNE
(nominate
or vote on bibavote@aol.com or
020 8722 8774)
(If you think
you should be in the Top 100 please let us know; if your Front of
House Manager is the best please let us know; if you think you have
an award-winning starter recipe please let us know; if you think
yours should be The Customer Restaurant of the Year get your
customers voting now)
1993
Top 30 (30
To Follow 1993) printed in The Real Curry Restaurant Guide sponsored
by Patak's
Rajpoot
Bath, Rajbalesh Cambridge, Hannan Falmouth, Polash Shoeburyness,
Kingfisher Farnborough, The British Raj Royston, Jewel in the Crown
Formby, Friends Leicester, Kurbani Plymouth, Gaylord Manchester,
Kismet Liverpool, Le Raj Epsom, Rajdoot Birmingham, Hansa Leeds,
Mandalay York, Shalimar Worcester Park, Colonial India Glasgow, The
Verandah Edinburgh, Babur Brasserie SE23, Dewaniam SE23, Maharani
SW4, Khans SW7, Bombay Brasserie SW7, Chutney Mary SW10, Gopals W1,
Gaylord W1, Mandeer W1, Spice Merchant W2, Putney Tandoori SW15.
2006
14 years later
4 restaurants were still there in Top 30 :
Rajdoot
Birmingham, Bombay Brasserie, SW7, Chutney Mary SW10, Gaylord W1.
Chutney
Mary is the only restaurant to have received a Top 30 BIBA for
fourteen consecutive years
Plus in
2006 Top 100
Le Raj
Epsom, Verandah Edinburgh.
Personality
of the Year started in 1996 and went to Kal Dhaliwal of
the Shimla Pinks Group and in 1997 it was Ahmed Chowdhury,
owner of Potrika, and a restaurant group in Bath and Bristol.
In 1998 the
following were awarded in addition to Top 30 & Top 100:
Restaurant
Personality of the Year - Namita Pajabi (Chutney Mary)
Industry
Personality of the Year - G.K.Noon MBE
Front of House
- Arun Harnal (Bombay Brasserie)
Kitchen Health
& Proficiency Award - Cafe Spice Namaste
Group of the
Year - Aagrah Group
Grove Charity
Award - Enam Ali (Le Raj)
Last
hard-copy version of the guide was 1999 sponsored by Pritchitt Foods
During the
past 14 years 420 Top 30 BIBA Awards have been presented and 1400 Top
100 awards.
Over the years
the annual presentation ceremony has been held at Café Lazeez
London, Bombay Palace London, Bombay Brasserie London, Novotel
Hammersmith, Hilton Hotel Kensington, Café Royal London,
Bonnington Hotel London, National Theatre London and Grange City
Hotel London.
The Real Curry
Restaurant Guide went on to the internet at www.menu2menu.com
from 2000/1 and in 2007 receives almost 10 million visitors a year.
Customer
Restaurant of the Year was introduced in 2003 as the only award
entirely based on customer votes and many tens of thousands of votes
were received. This is the 'people's vote' allowing any Asian
restaurant in the country to win.
Carlsberg took
over sponsorship from 2003-6 making their own awards to the Top 30.
2007 is unsponsored and completely independent
In 2005
Awards were introduced for other sectors:
Oriental
Restaurant of the Year - Kai Mayfair
Italian
Restaurant of the Year - Sardo, London
Mood Food
Restaurant of the Year - Noura Central, London
In 2006
Regional awards were introduced:
Best in
Scotland - Britannia Spice Edinburgh
Best in Wales
& West - Spice Quarter Cardiff
Best in North
- Aagrah Shipley
Best in
Midlands - Jaipur Milton Keynes
Best in South
- Tamarind
Categories
are now for 2007:
Top 100 - Top 30
Best in
Scotland - Wales & West - North - Midlands - South
Restaurant
Personality of the Year
Industry
Personality of the Year
Front of House
Group of the Year
Newcomer of
the Year
Recipe of the
Year (Starters)
Customer
Restaurant of the Year
Best Oriental
Best Thai
Best Italian
Best Mood Food
BIBA aims to
promote excellence in the ethnic restaurant, food & drink sectors
whilst recognising the great efforts of all parts of the industry.
All winners
receive a certificate for display in their restaurant. These are much
sought after and are displayed by winners with pride.
The BIBA
system is unique as the longest running annual awards ceremony in the
ethnic sector. Also it is an example of the public and experts
working in tandem. Initial nominations and votes come from the public
by phone, post or website and from these the final award winners are
decided by an expert panel led by Menu Magazine editors Peter &
Colleen Grove on a national basis.
 
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