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The 10
finalists have been decided for The Tilda Tiffin, Festival of curry
at the House of Commons, which celebrates the best in South Asian
cuisine. 54 restaurants were nominated in this year's prestigious
national challenge by the Tiffin Club of MPs and the finalists will
battle it out in the 'hottest' competition of the year at the
Festival of Curry at the House of Commons on Wednesday 9th July at
Bellamy's restaurant.
MP's from
around the country put forward their favourite Asian restaurants from
within their constituencies and the following 10 restaurants have
made it into the final 'cook off':
* Bombay
Blues in Glasgow Central
* Chilli
Chutney in Streatham
* Mint and
Mustard in Cardiff North
* Pan Ahar in
Blythe Valley
* Safron
Tandoori in Great Yarmouth
* The Spice
Bazzar in Totnes
* Spice Lodge
in Cheltenham
* The Chilli
Raj Restaurant in St Albans
* The Third
Place in Shrewsbury and Acham
* Azad Manzil
in Manchester
Chefs will be
looking to impress judges including celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott,
Editor of Tandoori Magazine, Humayun Hussain, Head Chef at Washington
Mayfair Hotel in London, and Mr Rajesh Rao, owner of Madhu's in
Southall Mr Sanjay Anand.
Dilip
Srinivasan from Tilda, which sponsors the event, says: "Tilda
is proud to be sponsoring The Tilda Tiffin as it is a wonderful
opportunity for restaurants around the UK to showcase the best South
Asian cooking in the country, which is typically served with Basmati
rice. In the UK, an additional 1.5 million households have purchased
Basmati rice in the last four years, fed by our love affair with
Indian food. The final 'cook off' competition will be tough - may the
best curry win!"
The
competition was established in 2006 by MPs Michael Fabricant, John
Barrett and Keith Vaz and is now in its third year. The Tilda Tiffin
encourages the participation of as many constituencies as possible to
celebrate the diversity of British culture and food.
The money
raised through ticket sales for the final 'cook off' will be donated
to two very worthy charities: the Friends in Village Development
Bangladesh, whose aim it is to contribute towards educational and socio-economic
empowerment of disadvantaged people in rural Bangladesh, and also
the breast cancer charity ROKO Cancer.
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