On 8th October, the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023 was held at the London Hilton on Park Lane and saw Tarana from Lingfield crowned the title of “Regional Restaurant of the Year – Surrey”.
The awards ceremony was attended by many esteemed guests, including the CBI President 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.
The evening was hosted by TV presenters Samantha Simmonds and Paul Martin, with performances from singer Kavya Limaye and Ujaan Mukherjee.
The award of “Regional Restaurant of the Year – Surrey” was the result of a rigorous judging process, which 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. 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 the awards as the “World Cup of The Curry Awards”, while Former British High Commissioner, Ambassador and Governor HE Anwar Choudhury praised ARTA as “a wonderful event – one of its kind”.
Tarana from Lingfield was crowned “Regional Restaurant of the Year – Surrey” at the Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA) 2023, held on 8th October at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The night was attended by many esteemed guests and hosted by TV presenters Samantha Simmonds and Paul Martin. ARTA founder Mohammed Munim praised the resilience of the UK’s Asian restaurant and takeaway industry, while Minister of London and the Minister of Technology Paul Scully described the awards as the “World Cup of The Curry Awards”.
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