Manchester to host the first ever English Curry Awards
25th July 2011

The first ever English Curry Awards 2011, that aim to celebrate the nation's love for spicy food, will be hosted in Manchester on 25th July 2011. The ceremony has already become an institution in Scotland where The Scottish Curry Awards are now in their fourth year. The English version of the event will be a platform to showcase and reward chefs, restaurants, takeaways, supermarkets and individuals for their dedication and hard work in promoting curry cuisine and the food industry.

Manchester has been picked as the number one location to host the ceremony due to its famous affection for the spicy food. The city sports the famous ''curry mile", pioneered by 'Shere Khan' the restaurant and food brand set up by Nighat Awan OBE and her husband. The 'curry mile' boasts the largest concentration of Asian restaurants in the UK and attracts over 65,000 diners to the Rusholme area each week.

Yasmin Mahmood, Campaign Manager for the awards thinks the choice of city is perfect, she said: "It's undeniably the best place to host the English Curry Awards. The Mancunians are well-known for being curry lovers; the city has countless top class restaurants and takeaways on its world famous curry mile. Since the Scottish Curry Awards have thrived year after year, it's definitely about time to platform England's love of the dish too in this debut event!"

Last year, the Scottish Curry Awards received over 5000 nominations with 700 guests attending the ceremony. Nominations for the English Curry Awards 2011 open on the 11th of April and will close on the 1st of July 2011. For information on how to apply for the awards or get tickets for the English Curry Awards 2011 or lease email Yasmin at yasmin@oceanicconsulting.co.uk or call on 0141 420 1333.

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