On 8th October, the annual Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023 took place at London Hilton on Park Lane, honouring the UK’s most respected curry restaurateurs. Daaku from Falmouth were crowned the coveted title of “South West – Restaurant of the Year”.
The event 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.
The ceremony was hosted by TV presenters Samantha Simmonds and Paul Martin, with a performance by singer Kavya Limaye and Ujaan Mukherjee. 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.”
Minister of London and the Minister of Technology Paul Scully praised the event, calling it “the World Cup of The Curry Awards”. Former British High Commissioner, Ambassador and Governor HE Anwar Choudhury described it as a “wonderful Event—one of its kind”.
The Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards is the most prestigious celebration of Pan Asian cuisine in the UK, recognising the successes of multiculturalism in the country. This year’s winners, Daaku, were chosen after a rigorous process that includes criteria such as customer nominations, aggregated review scores, food hygiene ratings, and assessment of a panel of judges.
ARTA recognises the UK’s best Asian restaurants and takeaways who continue to deliver the best in restaurant and home dining in challenging circumstances such as the Covid pandemic and rising costs of supplies, ingredients, and energy.
On Friday 13th October, Daaku was announced as the winner of the South West – Restaurant of the Year ARTA 2023 Award at the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023. The event, which took place at the London Hilton on Park Lane, was attended by a guest list of esteemed officials, dignitaries and celebrities, and included performances by singer Kavya Limaye and Ujaan Mukherjee. Daaku were chosen after a rigorous process to be crowned the most prestigious award of Pan Asian cuisine in the UK, recognising the successes of multiculturalism in the country.
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