Shortlisted restaurants and takeaways have been unveiled for the annual Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA), the most prestigious celebration of Pan Asian cuisine in the UK, which will take place this year on Sunday 6 October at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
Cambridge Regional College, in partnership with ARTA and Chef Online, is launching a specialized training program in January 2025 to upskill chefs in the Indian and Bangladeshi communities. The program will incorporate modern culinary trends to develop current and future professionals.
Graham Taylor, Chef Director at Cambridge Regional College, expressed enthusiasm for the initiative, having supported the ARTA cook-off since 2018.
“We’ve seen remarkable dedication and talent, and it’s exciting to help shape the future of this vibrant industry,” he said.
The program is designed to meet the specific needs of chefs in the Asian catering sector, focusing on high-quality training and development.
Among the award categories set to recognise the UK’s top Asian restaurants and takeaways; from Regional Restaurants of the Year to Newcomer of the Year, is the National Chef of the Year award.
Finalists for the National Chef of the Year battled it out at ARTA’s cook-off competition on Monday 16 September 2024, where restaurants’ chefs prepared their finest dishes for a panel of judges. The contenders for the national qualifiers were selected based on nominations by customers from across the UK, including over 900,000 customers from ARTA’s partner Chef Online.
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