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I didn't know there is such thing as a Curry awards until I read this article. Thanks sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk for this!



Published on Thu Nov 25 10:24:52 GMT 2010

dore’s Almas Brasserie carried the hopes of Sheffield on Sunday when it took its place among finalists at the prestigious British Curry Awards.

The honours, widely recognised as the industry ‘Oscars’, annually attract thousands of nominations from Indian food connoisseurs nationwide.

Almas was awarded five stars for the second consecutive year and finished runner-up in the Midlands category – the only South Yorkshire restaurant to win an award.

Naz Islam, whose family runs the brasserie alongside the Saffron Club in Glossop Road, said: “We are proud that we continue to keep Indian cuisine and Sheffield on the culinary map, in an industry which is dominated by establishments from major cities such as London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle.

“It’s a great feeling for the family, our management and staff when we get recognition for all the hard work that goes into the restaurant.

“We’d also like to thank our guests for their continued support in nominating us as one of the nation’s favourites.”

More than 3,000 restaurants across the UK were nominated for honours. Winners were presented with their awards during a star-studded dinner at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.

Among the 1,100-strong audience were TV and radio presenters Chris Tarrant, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Rageh Omaar, chef Gary Rhodes, TV dragon Peter Jones and Liberty’s Shami Chakrabarti.

A special award was presented to celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal for the inspirational role he has played in promoting Britain’s cosmopolitan range of cuisines.

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