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Follow on Google News | Nominations now open for the 4th annual Scottish Curry AwardsThe annual Scottish Curry Awards are nearly upon us and 2011 is set to be just as successful as previous years. The event takes place on May 23rd at the Thistle Hotel,Glasgow, is expected to add some heat to our otherwise chilly Scottish weather!
By: Oceanic Group Award nominations are officially open and will close on the 15th April 2011. To submit your nomination, all you need to do is download a form from the official website: www.lovecurry.info and send it into us via email or post. It seems the beloved curry dish has become somewhat of a national treasure with over 10,000 Indian Restaurants and takeaways throughout the UK serving around three million mouth watering meals per week making it a multi billion pound booming industry. Yasmin Mahmood, Campaign Manager for the event recognises the Scots love of curry and encourages people to nominate, she said: “It seems everybody loves a good curry to tickle their taste buds and what better way to celebrate the mighty dish than to hold a ceremony in its honour. Maybe you’d like to nominate your absolute favourite local takeaway that serves up sumptuous spices, an individual who has dedicated their living days to the business or possibly even someone that just can’t enough of consuming the delicious delight and gets curry cravings if they go without!” So why not ‘curry favour’ with this dearly loved dish by awarding the people that devote their time to making it an essential part of Scottish cuisine and get nominating in the following categories: Curry Lover of the Year Curry Lover of the Year Award celebrates Scotland’s biggest Curry fiend – an individual that is a genuine fruit loop for curry! Best Supermarket Curry Award Best Supermarket Curry Award pays homage to the Supermarket that serves up the yummiest own brand Curry ready-meal. Team of the Year Team of the Year Award recognises and rewards the commitment and dedication of the restaurant’s entourage who provide a service where excellence is standard. Chef of the Year Chef of the Year Award honours the Chef whose culinary delights have tantalised, titillated and bewitched the Scottish public’s taste buds. Take Away of the Year Take Away of the Year Award recognises and heartily commends those whose gastronomic delights grace the dining tables, the living rooms and the laps in Scotland’s homes. Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime Achievement Award commemorates a life time of work and dedication to the Curry Industry – an individual whose actions have furthered and developed the industry. The Sunday Post Restaurant of the Year The Sunday Post Restaurant of the Year Award honours the restaurant which serves up the finest Curry cuisine and atmosphere in Scotland. Curry King or Queen 2011 Curry King or Queen 2011 Award hails the dawn of an individual who has engrossed themselves in the Curry Industry and successfully emerged at the forefront of the industry. Support for the official charity partner, the Scottish Spina Bifida Association is still ongoing with last years esteemed event raising an impressive £4025 for the charity. Remarkably, from the time when the awards were established in 2008, over £18,000 has been raised in total. Since the inaugural event, over 700 guests have attended the annual occasion and have enjoyed tucking in to the much talked about dish and live dance performances providing spirited entertainment in the form of modern traditional Indian dance – this year’s lively doo is expected to have a similar turnout. In the past, the awards have presented a number of notable winners including First Minister Alex Salmond who triumphantly walked away in 2009 with the Curry Lover of the Year Award and was succeeded in 2010 by Trampy and The Tramp who founded a web blog entirely devoted to spreading their love of the delicious dish. Some of last years noteworthy winners included: Bukharah, Glasgow which scooped The Sunday Post Restaurant of the Year Award, Dr. Wali Uddin who majestically walked away as Curry King 2010 and Sohan Singh who was presented with the revered Lifetime Achievement Award for his undying devotion to the industry. A staggering 5000 plus nominations were received for 2010’s ceremony and with momentum growing around the awards, 2011 is set to be just as competitive. Notes to Editors For further press information please contact Oceanic Group’s PR Team on 0141 420 1333 or email at publicrelations@ For further information on the event please contact Yasmin Mahmood on 0141 420 1333 or email at yasmin@oceanicconsulting.co.uk Nomination forms can be downloaded from: www.lovecurry.info/ Figures gathered from original BBC article at www.bbc.co.uk/ Further information on past winners and the event itself can be found on the official website: www.lovecurry.info # # # Umbrella Corporation for Oceanic entities: Oceanic Consulting, Creative Oceanic, Oceanic Media Consulting, Oceanic Recruitment, Oceanic Hair & Beauty End
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