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Tommy
Miah is taking the battle against new UK immigration rules to
Brussels with a special Bangladeshi meal on Friday for influential
European Union diplomats and officials.
The
Edinburgh-based chef -- founder of the International Indian Chef of
the Year competition -- is cooking a meal in the Bangladesh
Ambassador's official residence. He will be assisted by Tipu Rahman
of Tamarind Restaurant, Northampton, in a demonstration that academic
qualifications are not an essential ingredient for a top-class meal.
The
Bangladesh Embassy in Brussels has invited an influential group of
around 50 people to enjoy authentic Bangladeshi cooking in connection
with the ongoing campaign to exempt ethnic hospitality experts from
the new stringent UK immigration rules that threaten the existence of
Britain's thriving "Indian"restaurant trade.
Tommy
suggested the Brussels dinner after successfully leading the
Bangladesh catering team at the first SAARC Food Festival in Delhi
and launching Bangladesh Week in the Tokyo Club in Japan with a
similar dinner.
He realised
he could not cook a full dinner for up to 50 people single-handed and
sought Tipu's assistance. He had already noted Tipu's cookery skills
first hand when he won through to the final of the International
Indian Chef Competition some years ago.
Both Tipu and
Tommy are paying their own expenses for travel and accommodation in Brussels.
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