We can’t quite believe how quickly time is flying by and that 2019 will be over in less than two months! However, we are very much looking forward to bringing you the 4th annual Leicester Curry Awards on Monday 20th April 2020. So as we’re already talking about next year’s event, we would like to introduce you to one of our new sponsors, Kings Real Estate. Kings are a leading…
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The wheels are firmly in motion for the fourth annual Leicester Curry Awards, and the team are working hard behind the scenes to bring you another spectacular evening to celebrate the best curry houses the city and county have to offer. Here at the Leicester Curry Awards, we are extremely passionate about giving something back to the community, which is why every year since 2017, we have raised awareness of…
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And last but not least, our fifth and final mystery judge is Leicester City Centre Director, Sarah Harrison. She came to Leicester from Dubai in 2009 to take on the role of the city centre director. She formed the 40-member LE-One City Centre Management Partnership with businesses in the city centre to work together to position Leicester as the first choice destination for visitors and residents to live, study, shop,…
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We have a fantastic line-up of entertainment, and we’re very excited to share that DMU Gospel Choir will also be performing to our guests at this year’s glamorous event. Based at Leicester’s De Montfort University (DMU), the choir offer music and performing arts at DMU and other events. The group, which includes students, staff and alumni, were the 2016 winners of the University Gospel Choir of the Year and finalist…
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New to the Leicester Curry Awards judging panel this year is BBC Radio Leicester’s News Editor, Jonathan Lampon. He’s been working for the BBC for 20-years and during that time has worked across all areas of the organisation from local radio to BBC Radio 4. As the News Editor, he manages Radio Leicester’s breakfast and drivetime shows and the news coverage across the station. Jonathan was thrilled to be asked…
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Third in line to be revealed and leading our food-loving panel of judges is Simon Porter. The classically trained chef certainly knows a thing or two about food having worked in some of Leicester’s major hotels as well as Leicester City Football Club. He currently works as a full-time lecturer teaching his craft at Northampton College. With his expertise and passion for food, we were delighted when Simon accepted the…
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The secret’s out! TV chef, presenter, food writer and author Kwoklyn Wan has been revealed as our second mystery judge. In his own words, the British-born Chinese chef is ‘totally in love and completely fascinated by food’ from growing up working in his family’s Cantonese restaurant, to becoming a successful chef. It’s no wonder he was asked to be a judge at our third event. After whittling down the restaurant nominations…
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To mark the 75th anniversary of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, their Leicestershire and Rutland committee held a curry luncheon for 200 guests at the stunning Keythorpe Manor. The cause joined forces with the Leicester Curry Awards as one of their chosen charities, who organised this year’s annual event to raise money for serving soldiers, veterans and their immediate families who have fallen on hard times. The special event was hosted…
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The Leicester Curry Awards 2019 is almost upon us and we couldn’t be more thrilled! The team has been working incredibly hard to make this year’s event bigger and better than the last. We received thousands of public nominations from more Indian eateries than the previous two years, but only five lucky finalists in each of the six categories made the cut. The categories include, Best Vegetarian Restaurant, Best Takeaway,…
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As well as all the delicious food and seeing the winners of the Leicester Curry Awards, we’re excited about the live entertainment including opera singer, Lauren Rose. The special education needs teacher bagged the top prize at Leicester’s Got Talent last year with her mesmerising vocals to ‘Love Never Dies’ from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, The Phantom of the Opera. Since then, she’s been enjoying the success the event has brought. Lauren Rose’s…
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