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The Staff Canteen

Editor 20th June 2013
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Asian Curry Awards open for nominations

Lovers of Asian food now can nominate their favourite restaurants for the third Asian Curry Awards (ACA).  The awards are open to all Indian and Asian restaurants in the UK.

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Cafés and coffee shops a better bet for expanding restaurateurs than brasseries and pubs

David Colcombe, chef director of Opus Restaurant in Birmingham, has opened a new café under the Opus brand in the city and has said coffee shops could be a better option than brasseries and pubs for restaurateurs looking to expand.

Read more from Big Hospitality

 

Chutney at street festival left 400 people with food poisoning

Twenty-nine cases of salmonella were confirmed after Street Spice festival in Newcastle, including 25 from a strain never found before in UK.

Read more from The Guardian

 

Arrest warrant for chef convicted on sham marriages

A Bangladeshi chef has been convicted for organising sham marriages in order to obtain UK residency permits.

Read more from BBC News

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