Indian Cuisine

Dishoom named the fourth best large company to work for in UK

24-May-2021 By Restaurant

Dishoom has been named the fourth best large company to work for as part of an annual listing compiled by Best Companies.

Madhu’s2Go begins rollout with debut Harvey Nichols restaurant

18-May-2021 By Restaurant

Indian restaurant Madhu’s2Go has opened on the fifth floor of Knightsbridge-based department store Harvey Nichols.

Chet Sharma: "A lot of places have stripped back too much and lost flavour"

14-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The former The Ledbury and Moor Hall development chef is out to disrupt the top-end Indian space with his debut restaurant Bibi.

Ritu Seasons of India to open in St John’s Wood this summer

05-May-2021 By Restaurant

Restaurateur Anubhav is joining forces with former Zaika and Benares chef Navin Prasad to open new restaurant Ritu Seasons of India in London’s St John’s Wood this summer.

Chet Sharma to open JKS-backed Bibi in Mayfair

04-May-2021 By Restaurant

Chef Chet Sharma is to open his debut restaurant in Mayfair, backed by group JKS Restaurants.

Tony Singh teams up with charity Social Bite to launch at home dining box

22-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Homelessness charity Social Bite has launched an at home dining box in partnership with Scottish chef and restaurateur Tony Singh.

India Club pushes ahead with challenge against eviction following crowdfund

16-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Beloved London restaurant the India Club is pushing ahead with a legal challenge against its eviction following a successful crowdfund campaign.

Famed curry house Gaylord to return as virtual brand

14-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Legendary London curry house Gaylord is to return as a virtual brand offering hot food delivery locally alongside a national mealkit service.

Abdul Yaseen expands his Barbers Bazaar Indian food delivery brand with second London site

16-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Chef Abdul Yaseen has expanded the presence of his Barbers Bazaar Indian food delivery brand in the capital with the opening of a second delivery kitchen in Kentish Town.

Dishoom: "we’re still excited about our big, beautiful restaurants"

04-Feb-2021 By Georgia Cronin

Dishoom's new delivery service has proved to be a lifeline for the business during lockdown, but the company remains confident in its large high-footfall restaurants.

Gunpowder launches delivery-only brand Empire Biryani

03-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

London-based Indian restaurant group Gunpowder is launching a delivery-only offshoot available across the capital that's centred around the Northern Indian tradition of dum biryani.

India Club crowdfund sets sights on raising £100k after hitting initial target

02-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

A crowdfunding campaign set up to help save The India Club in London’s The Strand from closure has surpassed its initial £25,000 target and is now aiming to raise £100,000.

Crowdfunding campaign set up to help save London's The India Club from closure

22-Jan-2021 By Restaurant

A crowdfunding campaign has been set up to help save The India Club in London’s The Strand from closure.

Dishoom opens Cambridge delivery kitchen

19-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Dishoom has chosen Cambridge for its second regional delivery kitchen taking its total number of delivery-only locations up to eight.

Flash-grilled: Avinash Shashidhara

24-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

The head chef of recently launched Fitzrovia restaurant Pali Hill on dining at Italy's Trattoria Caprini, and why he'd be a surgeon if he wasn't in kitchens.

How I Got Here: Sunaina Sethi

17-Dec-2020 By James McAllister

The JKS Restaurants director on working with her bothers, making hospitality a more attractive career move, and her love of Eastenders.

Dayashankar Sharma to open Heritage in West Dulwich next year

15-Dec-2020 By Restaurant

Grand Trunk Road head chef Dayashankar Sharma is to open a fine-dining Indian restaurant in West Dulwich in January 2021.

Sat Bains to launch Punjabi food business with his mum

25-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Sat Bains is to launch a Punjabi food business in partnership with his mother, which will be available at a handful of chip shops across the UK from this weekend.

Chutney Mary at 30: how one restaurant changed London's Indian dining scene

18-Nov-2020 By Joe Lutrario

As it celebrates its 30th birthday, Chutney Mary's founders Camellia Panjabi, Namita Panjabi, and Ranjit Mathrani reflect on how they helped shape Indian fine dining in the capital.

Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala's Café Spice Namaste to relocate after 25 years

16-Nov-2020 By Restaurant

Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala are relocating their Indian restaurant Café Spice Namaste after 25 years in the capital.

Asma Khan: “I am the ultimate outsider”

11-Nov-2020 By Stefan Chomka

The founder of Darjeeling Express on finally being accepted into Covent Garden, developing female leaders and why her new restaurant is serving one of the most expensive Indian tasting menus in the capital

Aktar Islam: "Landlords, councils and the Treasury need to help"

10-Nov-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Birmingham-based chef restaurateur Aktar Islam has called on landlords, local councils and the Treasury to help the restaurant industry bounce back.

Latest opening: Pali Hill

16-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Indian restaurant group Azure Hospitality has made its London debut, having taken over the former Gaylord site in Fitzrovia.

JKS Restaurants launches Ambassador General Store

12-Oct-2020 By Joe Lutrario

JKS Restaurants has launched an online store that brings together its three top-end Indian brands to offer restaurant-prepared meal boxes, alcoholic drinks and pantry items nationwide.

Latest opening: Hawkerman

06-Oct-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Highly-rated Brighton Indian The Chilli Pickle is offering its lunchtime diners a taste of the hawker markets of Singapore.

Flash-grilled: Sameer Taneja

02-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

The executive chef at Indian restaurant Benares in Mayfair on his admiration for Pierre Koffmann, wanting to be a stand-up comedian and his dislike of smart phones.

The Chilli Pickle heads to South East Asia with Hawkerman

30-Sep-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Highly-rated Brighton Indian restaurant The Chilli Pickle is to give over part of its space to a spin-off inspired by the hawker markets of South East Asia.

Indian restaurant group Azure Hospitality take on former Gaylord site for London debut

11-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Indian restaurant group Azure Hospitality is to make its London debut next month, launching a restaurant and underground bar on the former Gaylord site in London's Fitzrovia.

Asma Khan to relocate Darjeeling Express to Covent Garden

24-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Asma Khan is to relocate her Darjeeling Express restaurant from London's Soho to Covent Garden, having taken over the former Carluccio's site on Garrick Street.

Dhruv Mittal: “If we were to reopen, the restaurant would die within a week”

06-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

DUM Biryani and Lucknow 49 chef patron Dhruv Mittal has spoken of his heartbreak at having to place both London sites on the market.

Tandoor Chop House to open sister site in Notting Hill

06-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Hospitality group Ennismore is to open a second Tandoor Chop House location next week in London's Notting Hill.

Latest opening: Dishoom Birmingham

21-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

The Midlands city is home to the latest installation of the popular Indian restaurant group, its eighth venue.

Atul Kochhar doubles up in Marlow with Vaasu

10-Jul-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Atul Kochhar has doubled his presence in the affluent Buckinghamshire town of Marlow with the opening of Vaasu today (10 July) in the site that was once home to veteran Italian restaurant Villa D’Este.

Book review: Jikoni - Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from an Immigrant Kitchen

10-Jul-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Ravinder Bhogal's second cookbook is a little more involved than her first, with recipes partly inspired by African, Asian and Indian flavours.

Dishoom sets Birmingham opening date

08-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Dishoom will finally open the doors to its first Birmingham outpost next week, having initially been scheduled for April.

Ranjit Mathrani on re-opening MW-Eat

26-Jun-2020 By Joe Lutrario

MW-Eat chairman and co-owner Ranjit Mathrani is planning to open the whole of his 10-strong estate of London Indian restaurants on 4 July.

Asma Khan: "I left a light on in the hope I'd come back"

26-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Asma Khan will not reopen her Soho restaurant Darjeeling Express once lockdown has been lifted on the 4 July but says she has plans to relaunch it in a larger venue that will become an incubator for female talent.

Mayfair's Indian Accent will not reopen once lockdown is lifted

16-Jun-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Indian Accent has announced that it is to close permanently its Mayfair restaurant because of the challenges it has faced during the Coronavirus crisis and those of customer distancing it will face once lockdown is lifted.

Podcast: chef Arbinder Dugal on opening Attawa in London's Dalston

15-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

Chef Arbinder Dugal has discussed the difficulties faced by those such as himself, who were forced to change their restaurant opening plans as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Masterchef: The Professionals chef Arbinder Dugal to head up new restaurant Attawa

09-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Chef Arbinder Dugal it to head up the kitchen at new restaurant Attawa when it opens in Dalston, east London, for takeaway this week.

Bundobust launches online beer and bottle shop Patel's Off Licence

01-Jun-2020 By Restaurant

Indian street food and craft beer specialist Bundobust has launched an online beer and bottle shop.

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Downtime Development: Plant-based

27-May-2020 By Nestle Professional

The pandemic has given the trend for plant-based eating a significant boost and as a result Nestlé Professional is offering chefs inspiration with a series of innovative plant-based recipes.

Supported by Arla Pro

The Future of Restaurants – Part Two

18-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

In the second of our four-part video series, supported by Arla Pro, D&D London CEO Des Gunewardena and Dishoom co-founder Shaiml Thakrar talk about the major challenges the restaurant industry will face post lockdown.

Kricket's co-founder on how delivery might fill the gap post lockdown

29-Apr-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Rik Campbell believes that delivery and takeaway could support some restaurants through a tricky post-lockdown trading environment.

Podcast: "30% - 40% of restaurants won't get through this" - Gunpowder founder

21-Apr-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Harneet Baweja believes that 30% to 40% of London restaurants will close if they don't get the necessary support from landlords and the government.

Benares appoints new GM to spearhead home delivery operation

17-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

Indian fine-dining restaurant Benares has appointed Harsh Joshi as the new general manager of its London restaurant on Mayfair’s Berkeley Square.

How I Got Here: Rohit Ghai

15-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

A former chef at some of London's leading Indian restaurants, Rohit Ghai opened his first solo restaurant, Kutir, in 2018.

Podcast: SpiceBox co-founder Grace Regan on soldiering on through the pandemic

03-Apr-2020 By Joe Lutrario

We speak to SpiceBox co-founder Grace Reagan about her decision to keep operating her vegan Indian restaurant concept through the Coronavirus crisis.

Latest opening: Hankies Haymarket

06-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Indian street food restaurant Hankies has opened its third London site no more than a roti’s throw away from Trafalgar Square.

Saffron Summer to open second site

04-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Indian fine dining restaurant Saffron Summer is to open a second Surrey location in Reigate later this month, with the owner also eyeing a third site.