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Date for Britannia Spice Entrepreneur - Best in Scotland
It has been
another great year for Edinburgh businessman Dr Wali Tasar Uddin MBE,
JP. His flagship restaurant Britannia Spice was awarded "Best in
Scotland & N Ireland" (for a remarkable 3rd year in a row)
at the prestigious British Curry Awards. The Awards were announced at
a glamorous ceremony, hosted by Chris Tarrant and attended by over
1,000 industry professionals, at Grosvenor House in London on 21st
October. The restaurant also won 2007 Best in Scotland Award from
BIBA earlier this year.
Dr Uddin said
about the award:"I am delighted to win this prestigious award
for the third year in a row. It's a wonderful recognition of our work
and will inspire us to keep cooking up new ideas to keep our
customers happy! I want to thank all my loyal customers and my
dedicated and talented staff team for making this award possible."
Britannia
Spice, which specialises in authentic Bangladesh, North Indian and
Thai cuisine, is an exceptional restaurant, which has won many
international awards since it first took the Edinburgh dining scene
by storm in 2000. In 2006 alone, it was named Best in Scotland by
both BIBA and the British Curry Awards. Dr Uddin's contribution to
the restaurant sector was recognised in 2006 with BIBA's Industry
Personality of the Year Award as well as the Asian Jewel Lifetime
Achievement Award.
In July 2007
Dr Uddin was awarded an honorary D.Litt degree from Heriot Watt
University and in November he will also receive an honorary D.Litt
degree from Napier University.
Thursday 15
November will be a hectic day. Following the Napier University Awards
Ceremony in the morning he will be dashing to Edinburgh airport in
order to attend a very special dinner at Windsor Castle in the
evening. The dinner is being hosted by The Prince of Wales to
celebrate the British Asian Community's achievements. Earlier this
year The Prince of Wales founded the British Asian Trust to support
community projects in the UK and organisations promoting sustainable
development in South Asia.
Dr Uddin is
respected throughout Europe and Bangladesh as a successful
businessman, a community leader and an outstanding humanitarian. He
has been awarded many honours, including Young Scot of the Year,
since he moved to the UK in the 1970s, starting out as a waiter in a
relative's restaurant. Many years of hard work, combined with
exceptional drive and business acumen have resulted in a portfolio of
successful restaurants and business interests. This success in the
business world has brought recognition from many sides. In 1984 Dr
Uddin was the first Bangladeshi in Scotland to be made a Justice of
the Peace. In 1993 he was appointed as the first Honorary
Consul-General of Bangladesh in Scotland and in 1995 he was made a
Member of the British Empire for his services to race relations. He
is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and, in 2003, was included
in Debretts' People of Today.
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