HOT stuff! Gurviender Sethi with his winning dish Top Curry Chef Takes Title For A Second Time CURRY connoisseurs were in their element this week at the hotly contested Oldham Curry Chef of the Year competition. The annual contest was held at Oldham College on Tuesday with ten finalists from across the borough trying to literally curry favour with the judging panel. The judges, including the Mayor of Oldham Cllr Kay Knox, were given expert guidance by TV chef Aazam Ahmed. They confessed their decision to choose a winner and two runners up was a close call and not easy to make. After much deliberation, the Ashiqee in Middleton Road, Chadderton, was named as best curry kitchen for the second year in succession, with chef Gurviender Sethi cooking up a storm. Gurviender, from Delhi, said: "This is a fantastic moment for me. I feel great." Sozzadur Rahman of Prithiraj in Westwood came in second, while Abdul Hay from Saffron Cuisine in Failsworth took third. Frank Rothwell, from organisers Oldham Business Gateway, said: "Events like these bring people together. When that happens everyone is a winner. At the end of the day it came down to personal preference as there was such a large variety of flavours."