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MP's
To Celebrate The Best In UK
Curry |
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The first ever 'cook-in' to take place at The House of Commons -
On
the 16th May 2006, MPs from around the UK will celebrate South Asian
cuisine with the inaugural Tiffin Cup 2006 final. This event has been
organised by Michael Fabricant MP, John Barrett MP and Leicester East
MP, Keith Vaz, who also jointly head up The 'Tiffin Club', formed in 2005.
With more
South Asian restaurants in London than in Mumbai and Delhi put
together, they all make a colourful culinary contribution to the
multicultural British Food industry and also raise a greater
awareness and understanding of Britain's Asian communities. Over 40
South Asian restaurants, throughout England and up to Scotland, were
nominated for Tiffin Cup 2006 by their local MPs. These have now been
whittled down to a short-list of 14 and are all set to compete in a
cook-in at the House of Commons on 16th May 2006.
The Tiffin Cup
2006 is being judged by a wide variety of television foodies and
celebrity chefs including Lloyd Grossman, Ainsley Harriott and Nina
Wadia from TV's 'Goodness Gracious Me!'. This competition is in aid
of the Roko Cancer Appeal, which aims to create India's first mobile
breast cancer unit and TB Alert - The only charity to fight TB both
in the UK and India.
Mr Vaz
comments, "The UK's love affair with curry has come a long way.
I am delighted to host the first Tiffin Cup grand final, which will
feature 14 of the best South Asian restaurants Britain has to offer.
I am sure this will be a fun-packed evening that will highlight how
far South Asian cuisine has developed in this country, while also
supporting two very worthy causes."
Some of the
finalists :
Bombay Spice
in North London was established in August 2001 - David Burrows MP
Bombay Dreams,
in the Brent South constituency - Dawn Butler MP
The Taj
Mahal opened in Pembrokeshire on the 1st October 1979 - Stephen
Crabb MP
Pan Ahar was
established in the early 1980's as a take-away called the Lucky
Tandorie - Ronnie Campbell MP
Aagrah
Shipley is one of ten branches of this highly successful leading
chain of privately owned Kashmiri restaurants, founded 30 years ago -
Philip Davies MP
Bengal
Spice opened in Hemel Hempstead in 2002 - Mike Penning MP
Raj
Tandoori Restaurant is situated at Fraserburgh in the Banff -
Alex Salmond MP
Tandoori
Parlour opened in 1979 in the Castle Point constituency - Bob
Spink MP
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