On Saturday 8th October, the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023 were held at the London Hilton on Park Lane, honouring the achievements of the Asian culinary industry. 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 were among the attendees.
The ceremony was hosted by TV presenters Samantha Simmonds and Paul Martin, with performances by singer Kavya Limaye and Ujaan Mukherjee. Following a rigorous selection process, the coveted title of “Street Food Restaurant of the Year” was awarded to My Delhi from Newcastle upon Tyne.
Commenting on 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. We salute your resilience and fortitude as you continue to serve diners and customers across the UK in particularly challenging circumstances.”
Minister Paul Scully praised ARTA as “the World Cup of The Curry Awards”, while Former British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury described it as “a wonderful event—one of its kind.”
On Saturday 8th October, the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023 took place at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The event was attended by prominent figures from the culinary industry, politics and media, and was hosted by TV presenters Samantha Simmonds and Paul Martin. My Delhi from Newcastle upon Tyne, was crowned the winner of “Street Food Restaurant of the Year”.
ARTA founder Mohammed Munim praised the resilience of the hospitality industry, while Minister Paul Scully labelled the awards as “the World Cup of The Curry Awards”, and Former British High Commissioner Anwar Choudhury expressed his admiration for the event.
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