BRITAIN’S BEST CATERERS ANNOUNCED AT THE PRESTIGIOUS BCA AWARDS 2010
Celebrating its monumental Golden Jubilee this year, the BCA welcomed an array of high profile celebrities, dignitaries, MP’s and VIP’s including HE Engineer Mosharrof Hossain, Bangladeshi Cabinet Minister for Labour and Non Resident Bangladeshis; HE Professor Dr Syed Modasser Ali, Adviser to Bangladeshi Prime Minister; Lord Bilimoria, Chairman of Cobra Beer; Keith Vaz MP; Greg Clarke MP; and Frank Dobson MP, to celebrate the announcement of the esteemed Best Caterer of the Year Award across 11 regions.
The respected award ceremony was supported by Media Sponsors Zee Network (including Zee TV, Zee Café and Zing), the first and the world’s largest South Asian Entertainment Network to be launched in the UK, and Channel S, one of UK’s leading Bengali TV Channels.
The evening also acknowledged the monumental year for the UK curry industry as BCA celebrates 50 glorious years since its inception and also the 200th year since the first ever curry restaurant opened its doors to the UK public[1].
The awards, presented by hosts, Eastenders actor Nitin Ganatra (‘Masood Ahmed’) and ‘Daybreak’ presenter Tasmin Lucia Khan, acknowledged the achievements of the most formidable Asian restaurants and restaurateurs spanning the UK, including Dinesh Bhatessa of Mint Leaf Restaurant & Bar, Haymarket, London, and Athair Khan of The Last Days of the Raj Restaurant, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear[2].