BCA Best Chef & Restaurant of the Year 2017 Announced at Its 12th Annual Award: Regional Winners
On the 19 November 2017, Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) announced winners of its Chef of the Year Awards; recognising eleven outstanding and talented Chefs. Alongside its Restaurant of the Year Awards; where eleven mighty UK regional winners, were chosen from hundreds of out-standing entrants. This prestigious Awards event was held at the Park Plaza Hotel Westminster and this year’s theme is – BCA: Sourcing Britain’s Love for Curry Since 1960
BCA Awards are now in its 12th Year and its Chef Awards are highly regarded by the Bangladeshi curry industry. These eleven winning Chefs have won their Awards for their innovation, presentation of food, hygiene standards and customer service; and had to compete with thousands of entrants, facing stiff competition. The competing Chefs were short-listed to 47 finalists who participated in an exciting ‘live-cook off’ in October, held at Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College. From this ‘live cook off’, the eleven winners were chosen.
The Restaurant winners were also judged on their innovation, ambiance, presentation of food, hygiene standards and customer service; including a ‘mystery tasting’ part to the competition; making the competition fierce. The winners were selected by a panel of judges who included – Stephen McParland MP; Dr Rami Ranger, CBE, MD – SunMark Group; Zakir Khan, Relationship Manager, Canary Wharf Group; M Salik, CEO, Chef Online; John Hooker, Media Presenter; and Damon Malcom, Ex Cricketer.
The Award’s night was attended by 1,200 guests and co-hosted by celebrities Tasmin Lucia Khan and Alexis Conran. At the event high-profile guests, dignitaries, Members of Parliament and the media –came together to celebrate the best of British curry.
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Nazmul Haque Naz
Rajpoot Tandoori
South Benfleet
Essex
East of England Region-2
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Mr Ahchanul Haque
The Shahin Restaurant
Sunbury-on- Thames
Middlesex
South East Region-3
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Sanu Miah
Turmaric Gold
Tonbridge
Kent
South East Region-5
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Shahidur Rahman
Curry Garden
Ripley
Surrey
South East Region-2
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Kasru Miah
Curry Palace
Cottenham
Cambridge
East of England Region- 3
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Abdus Shahid
Valley Connection
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
East of England Region -3
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Siddiqur Rahman Joynal
Raj Garden
Bushey
Hertfordshire
East of England Region -1
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Shumed Ahmed
Duke Bombay Café
Darlington
Durham
The North East Region
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Mohammed Ali (Shaju)
Shajan Restaurant
Clayton-le-dale
Blackburn, Lancs
North West Region
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Mr Mizanur Rahman
Paprika
Whitchurch
Bristol
South West Region-1
BCA Restaurant of the Year 2017
WINNER
Mohid Miah
Appayon Restaurant
Poynton
Stockport
North West Region
BCA Chef of the Year 2017: Winners
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Jamal uddin Ahmed
Shozna
Rochester, Kent
South East Region -5
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Shibbir Ahmed
Indian Diner
West Wickham
London Region-3
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Azizur Rahman
Jolsha
Norton, Stock-on tees
North East Region
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Mohan Brian Miah
Café Spice
Darlington, Durham
The North East Region
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Kazi Jehangir Ahmed
Hatti Indian Cuisine
Newport
Wales Region
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Ali Hussain
East India Sedgefield
Sedgefield
County Durham
The North East Region
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Muhidur Rahman
The Bengal Lancer
London
London Region-1
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Anwar Hussain
Rajdoot Tandoori
Burpham, Surrey
South East Region 2
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Ansar AliMR INDIAHalfway, KentSouth East Region-5
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Raju Kamaly Secret SpicesMargate, Kent South East Region 5
BCA Chef of the Year 2017
WINNER
Mohammed Foysal Ahmed Aroma of Wilmslow Wilmslow, Cheshire North West Region