TOP TEAM OF CELEB CHEFS FAVOURS TYNESIDE INDIAN RESTAURANT
A group of celebrity chefs has voted an award-winning Tyneside Indian restaurant as their favourite spicy food eatery.
According to thefoodielist.co.uk the restaurant luxurious restaurant Called Raval, is in Newcastle’s Gateshead, which is on the banks of the Tyne and is to be put forward for a Michelin start by chef Douglas Jordan who is one of Tyneside’s top chefs.
The report says that gaining a star would make it one of only three Indian restaurants in the country to hold such an accolade.
We are told that Douglas took a panel of his celebrity chums there for dinner after they’d judged a cookery competition nearby and he is quoted as saying “The visiting judges said they have never experienced modern Indian food of such a high standard. The North –east should be proud to have such a place on their doorstep.”
Paul Gayler of five-star London hotel the Lanesborough added: “The food was fresh, innovative and exciting. I have dined at many Indian restaurants across Britain and Europe, and Raval stands on top.”
Douglas, who was at Newcastle’s Blackgate Restaurant and is now at Jordan’s in Ryton, said: “I am a judge for food guides and I know the Michelin inspectors who make visits. I’m going to recommend that they consider Raval’s for a Michelin star.”
Raval owner Kash Malik said: “We’re delighted to be given a vote of excellence by leading chefs. We only use fresh local produce together with authentic spices, and our innovations include light bites, an early evening menu, a cocktail bar, and even Indian tapas.”
The judges – also including the executive chefs from the Dorchester, Sheraton and Crown Moran hotels in London – were there after deciding on the winner of the North East Chef of the Year competition, organised by NECTA, the North East Culinary Trades Association. Andrew Wilkinson from Newcastle’s Black Door Gallery scooped the award.
The restaurant has won NECTA’s Best Restaurant Award, and is also The Metro Newcomer of the year. The head chef Ravi has worked for the Taj Oberio group in India and The Ritz – London.
In addition Guardian’s food critics have called it “a modern Indian restaurant that punches above its weight” and we are told that Marie Claire magazine has described it simply as “a Bollywood stunner”.
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