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Kent Restaurant Awards Announces Best Indian Restaurants
Published: 01/04/2010
The Kent Restaurant Awards in Association with OrderOnlineNow.co.uk – the online restaurant booking and takeaway ordering system – have announced the six finalists in the Best Indian restaurant category.
Public online voting saw more 300 restaurants nominated and over 6,000 votes cast. The top six in alphabetical order are: India Royal – Faversham, Jalsha Indian – Canterbury, Raja Indian Restaurant –Maidstone, Raja of Kent – Tenterden, Prince of India Restaurant – Faversham and Spice Lounge – Faversham.
The Awards have now moved on the judging phases where a panel of respected independent food critics and journalists will visit each of the finalists and evaluate restaurants according to certain criteria.
Marks out of a 100 will be awarded according to quality of the cooking (up to 50), service (20), ambience (10), use of local produce (10) and support of sustainable farming practices (10).
Five Indian restaurants are nominated for Best Takeaway: Prince of India – Faversham, Rajver Indian Restaurant – Biddenden, and Spice Indian Restaurant - Tunbridge Wells and Zarin Indian Restaurant – Ashford.
The winners will be honoured at a glittering black tie dinner being held at Ashford International Hotel on Thursday 28th January.
Commenting on the proliferation of finalists drawn from Faversham, Event Director George Shaw said; “Intense local competition from the town’s Indian restaurants appears to have driven up standards.
“With three of the six finalists on their doorstep, Faversham’s inhabitants certainly seem to love their curry,” he said.
During the evening wines will be served from Hix & Buck launched earlier this year by former Bollywood dancer Chix Chandaria. Hix & Buck’s Brut Bosé Methode Traditionelle, from J & L Charlemagne in Angoulême is currently being served on TV’s F Word with Gordon Ramsay and their Sparkling XO Methode Traditionelle also from J&L Charlemagne sells made in the traditional method, from 95% Chardonnay, but with the added ingredient of 5% XO Cognac is No.4 on Channel Four’s Top 10 Christmas drinks:
http://www.channel4.com/food/features/top-10s/top-10-christmas-drinks-09-11-03_p_4.html
“If it's good enough for Gordon, it's good enough for us,” said a spokesmen for the TV station.
Tickets for the awards are available by calling 01892 750851 or at www.KentRestaurantAwards.co.uk
Public online voting saw more 300 restaurants nominated and over 6,000 votes cast. The top six in alphabetical order are: India Royal – Faversham, Jalsha Indian – Canterbury, Raja Indian Restaurant –Maidstone, Raja of Kent – Tenterden, Prince of India Restaurant – Faversham and Spice Lounge – Faversham.
The Awards have now moved on the judging phases where a panel of respected independent food critics and journalists will visit each of the finalists and evaluate restaurants according to certain criteria.
Marks out of a 100 will be awarded according to quality of the cooking (up to 50), service (20), ambience (10), use of local produce (10) and support of sustainable farming practices (10).
Five Indian restaurants are nominated for Best Takeaway: Prince of India – Faversham, Rajver Indian Restaurant – Biddenden, and Spice Indian Restaurant - Tunbridge Wells and Zarin Indian Restaurant – Ashford.
The winners will be honoured at a glittering black tie dinner being held at Ashford International Hotel on Thursday 28th January.
Commenting on the proliferation of finalists drawn from Faversham, Event Director George Shaw said; “Intense local competition from the town’s Indian restaurants appears to have driven up standards.
“With three of the six finalists on their doorstep, Faversham’s inhabitants certainly seem to love their curry,” he said.
During the evening wines will be served from Hix & Buck launched earlier this year by former Bollywood dancer Chix Chandaria. Hix & Buck’s Brut Bosé Methode Traditionelle, from J & L Charlemagne in Angoulême is currently being served on TV’s F Word with Gordon Ramsay and their Sparkling XO Methode Traditionelle also from J&L Charlemagne sells made in the traditional method, from 95% Chardonnay, but with the added ingredient of 5% XO Cognac is No.4 on Channel Four’s Top 10 Christmas drinks:
http://www.channel4.com/food/features/top-10s/top-10-christmas-drinks-09-11-03_p_4.html
“If it's good enough for Gordon, it's good enough for us,” said a spokesmen for the TV station.
Tickets for the awards are available by calling 01892 750851 or at www.KentRestaurantAwards.co.uk
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