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The British Curry Awards is an annual awards dinner dedicated to the British Curry Industry. It was established in 2005 by Enam Ali MBE. The stated aims were to recognise the unsung heroes of the curry business, to promote the curry industry and to encourage the younger generation to follow in their elders’ footsteps. It is now undisputedly the biggest awards ceremony in this sector, widely referred to as the ‘Oscars’ of the industry, with over 1800 guests attending the event in 2013. High-level political figures have come to address the Awards, including the Rt. Hon David Cameron MP, who gave the keynote speech in 2009 and 2013. The concept of the “British Curry” is now so well established that it is possible to forget the opposition encountered before the first awards in 2005. There were a lot of people who objected, believing that this was an ‘Indian’ or ‘Bangladeshi’ only product. Ed Miliband, former Leader of The Opposition: “Enam Ali despite fierce resistance to the concept of British Curry, Enam used his own funds to contest legally and was successful in his fight. Without his determination and resolve the now famous British Curry Award would not exist.” ==History== Enam Ali MBE is a British Bangladeshi who established Le Raj restaurant in Epsom Downs in 1989. He was made MBE in Queen's New Year's Honours. Enam Ali is to be made a Freeman of the City of London in recognition of his contribution to the hospitality industry who owns the highly acclaimed Le Raj restaurant in Epsom and founder of the British Curry Awards, received the honour at the Guildhall, London, Monday 31 October 2011. He was accompanied at the ceremony by his wife Ruby, daughter Justine and sons Jeffrey and Jahid. Being granted the Freedom of the City of London is the second major honour. In 1998, he launched ''Spice Business Magazine'' which combines news about the spice restaurant industry with developments in the British Bangladeshi community. Enam Ali recognised that it was not widely known that the majority of the UK's 'Indian' restaurants, turning over £3.5 billion yearly and directly employing 100,000 people, were owned and run by people of Bangladeshi origin. As a result, in November 1994, the Dine Bangladeshi campaign was officially launched. Later it was formed into the trade association the Guild of Bangladeshi Restaurateurs at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The aim was to ensure that British Bangladeshis were correctly credited for their contribution to the UK economy and also that they warranted a voice at the decision-making level. Taking this initiative a step further, Mr. Ali founded the British Curry Awards in 2005 in order to raise the profile of this business and highlight some of the key issues facing the industry. The Awards are based on members of the public nominating their favourite spice restaurant, i.e. those serving Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan or Nepalese cuisine. In 2010, over 67,000 consumer votes were received for curry restaurants across the country. After much deliberation, interviews, ‘mystery shopper’ visits and poring over the criteria submission forms, the judging panel eventually came up with the top 100 curry restaurants.These top 100 curry restaurants in the country were then further inspected to arrive at the best ten regionally, with awards covering Scotland, the North-East, the North-West, the East Midlands, the West Midlands, Wales, the South-East, the South-West, London Central & City and London Suburbs. There was a further award for best newcomer of the year. These eleven restaurants were presented with British Curry Awards trophies at the event at the Grosvenor House Hotel in November 2010. The British Curry Awards aims to ensure that a high level of transparency and integrity is employed in the voting. The judging process is further enhanced by having an eminent final judging panel. Judges have included well-known food critics journalists, Peter Grove, Clive Woodbridge, representatives of the industry body, La Confrérie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, President Great Britain Restaurant Association Robert Walton, celebrity chefs Toby Tobin, Course director of Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH), Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Shahagir Bakth Faruk M.Sc, FRSPH and Anjum Anand and Radio personality James Whale. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The British Curry Awards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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