Cinnamon, a restaurant in Chelmsford, was crowned the winner of the “Regional Restaurant of the Year – Essex” at the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023 this weekend. The event, which took place on 8th October at London Hilton on Park Lane, was attended by a number of prominent figures including the President of CBI Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, Honourable Minister for Tech & the Digital Economy Paul Scully MP, and former Miss Universe Great Britain Emma Rose Collingridge.
The award ceremony, hosted by TV presenters Samantha Simmonds and Paul Martin, was a celebration of Pan Asian cuisine in the UK and honoured the achievements of the nation’s most respected curry restaurateurs.
The title of “Regional Restaurant of the Year – Essex” was granted after a rigorous selection process that included criteria such as customer nominations, aggregated review scores, food hygiene ratings, and assessment of a panel of judges.
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. As the first and foremost award ceremony to honour the finest of the UK’s Asian restaurant and takeaway industry, we salute your resilience and fortitude as you continue to serve diners and customers across the UK in particularly challenging circumstances.”
Minister of London and the Minister of Technology, Paul Scully, described ARTA as the “World Cup of The Curry Awards” while Former British High Commissioner, Ambassador and Governor HE Anwar Choudhury said the event was “a wonderful event – one of its kind”.
Cinnamon, from Chelmsford, has been crowned the winner of the “Regional Restaurant of the Year – Essex” at the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023. The event, which was held at London Hilton on Park Lane, celebrated the achievements of the nation’s most respected curry restaurateurs and showcased the successes of multiculturalism in the UK.
ARTA founder Mohammed Munim said, “We salute the resilience of these establishments as they continue to serve diners and customers across the UK in particularly challenging circumstances.” The award was granted after a rigorous selection process that included criteria such as customer nominations, aggregated review scores, food hygiene ratings, and assessment of a panel of judges.
The ceremony was attended by a number of prominent figures including the President of CBI Lord Karan Bilimoria CBE, Honourable Minister for Tech & the Digital Economy Paul Scully MP, and former Miss Universe Great Britain Emma Rose Collingridge. Paul Scully described the event as the “World Cup of The Curry Awards” while Former British High Commissioner, Ambassador and Governor HE Anwar Choudhury said it was “a wonderful event – one of its kind”.
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