{"id":5749,"date":"2011-12-05T11:43:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T11:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/12\/05\/lasan-chef-wins-big-at-british-curry-awards\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T13:25:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T13:25:59","slug":"lasan-chef-wins-big-at-british-curry-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2011\/12\/05\/lasan-chef-wins-big-at-british-curry-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Lasan chef wins big at British Curry Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recipe for Success for Khalid Sami Khan<\/h3>\n
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A CHEF from Lasan Restaurant in Birmingham has beaten off competitors from across the UK to be named British Culinary Chef of the Year at the prestigious British Curry Awards.<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Lasan\u2019s Khalid Sami Khan secured the coveted title, introduced for the first time this year, after cooking a two course dinner for a high profile judging panel including Derek Dyson, Executive Producer at ITN and Steve Myall from the Daily Mirror. <\/div>\n

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The award comes hot on the heels of Khalid\u2019s colleague in the Lasan kitchen, Muraliraj Narashimaraj, winning the UK South Asian Chef competition in October. <\/div>\n

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The British Curry Awards is the largest event on the curry calendar. Last night\u2019s ceremony was held at The Battersea Evolution in London, hosted by TV chef James Martin and attended by over a thousand restaurateurs, MPs and celebrities, including Mary J. Blige, Max Clifford, Charlie Brooker, Konnie Huq, and Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.<\/div>\n

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Director of the Lasan Group, Jabbar Khan, said: \u201cHaving won the British Curry Award for four consecutive years, this year we decided to step to one side and enter one of our talented chefs in to this new category. <\/div>\n

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\u201cOur chef director Aktar Islam has blazed a trail for Indian cuisine and I\u2019m delighted with both Khalid and Muraliraj\u2019s successes, which are testimony to the high quality, delicious food that customers expect from Lasan.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Lasan has won a string of awards for its cuisine, service and contribution to the industry. In addition to winning BBC2\u2019s Great British Menu in Spring 2011, Lasan was named Best Local Restaurant by Gordon Ramsay\u2019s The F Word in 2010 and featured in Men\u2019s Health Magazine\u2019s Healthiest Restaurant Awards. <\/div>\n

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Lasan has been celebrated as a Top 10 Indian Restaurant in the UK by The Times, The Independent and The Guardian, and most recently by MSN Sainsbury\u2019s Food and Drink. <\/div>\n

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