On 8th October, the prestigious Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023 were held at London Hilton on Park Lane. The event, which honours Asian restaurants across the UK, was attended by the President of CBI Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, Honourable Minister for Tech & the Digital Economy Paul Scully MP, Founder of Silver Star Diabetes International Keith Vaz, Former British Ambassador HE Anwar Choudhury, President of EBFCI Dr. Wali Tasar Uddin MBE, CEO of NTV Subrina Hossain, CEO of ATN Bangla UK Hafiz Alam Bakhsh, and former Miss Universe Great Britain Emma Rose Collingridge, among others.
Hosted by TV presenters Samantha Simmonds and Paul Martin, the event featured a curated world-class entertainment, including a performance by singer Kavya Limaye and Ujaan Mukherjee. After a rigorous process that included customer nominations, aggregated review scores, food hygiene ratings, and assessment of a panel of judges, the Milnrow Balti Restaurant from Rochdale was crowned the coveted title of “Champion of the Champions”.
At the event, ARTA founder Mohammed Munim said, “I would like to congratulate all of the winners and finalists of ARTA 2023 – the Pan Asian restaurants, takeaways, and chefs who are the pride of the UK’s hospitality industry. I would like to thank Lords, Ministers, High Commissioners, dignitaries, and guests for joining us on this occasion.”
Minister of London and Technology Paul Scully praised ARTA as “World Cup of The Curry Awards” while Former British High Commissioner, Ambassador and Governor HE Anwar Choudhury described the event as “A wonderful Event—one of its kind” that celebrates the achievements of the spectrum of Asian cuisine.
On Friday 13th October, the Milnrow Balti Restaurant from Rochdale was crowned the Champion of the Champions at the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023. The award ceremony, which was attended by a guest list of respected curry restaurateurs, MPs, dignitaries and celebrities, took place at London Hilton on Park Lane on 8th October. Hosted by TV presenters Samantha Simmonds and Paul Martin, the event featured a curated world-class entertainment and honoured the successes of the Asian culinary industry.
ARTA founder Mohammed Munim celebrated the winners and finalists of the awards and thanked the guests for joining the occasion. Minister of London and Technology Paul Scully praised ARTA as “World Cup of The Curry Awards” while Former British High Commissioner, Ambassador and Governor HE Anwar Choudhury described the event as “A wonderful Event—one of its kind”.
The award ceremony also highlighted the challenges facing the UK’s popular Asian restaurant industry, including the current cost of living crisis and staff shortages due to the Covid pandemic.
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