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Click on logo to watch the National Curry Week powerpoint presentation 8 - 14 October 2012 National Curry Week was started in 1998 to promote the cuisine and to raise funds for charities concentrating on hunger, malnourishment and poverty. During the week, curry lovers can get out and visit their local curry houses, some of which will be staging special events and fun challenges. Now in its 15th year, National Curry Week 2012 again invites not only curry restaurants, caterers, pubs, canteens etc, all over Britain but also the curry loving public who wish to dine at home with a takeaway or a prepared meal. We invite both the dine in and dine out sectors to celebrate the cuisine and culture with special dinners, record-breaking attempts, raffles, auctions and, where possible, to contribute to the alleviation of poverty and suffering in South Asia and worldwide (register free now). For 2012 we are pushing out the boundaries again as we focus on the "Currification of the World" including restaurants and cuisines that may not be from the sub-continent but have embrased the curry cocncept. Restaurants will be invited to join "Team Curry" - the quality standard - and the public will be invited to become curry ambassadors. All we ask restaurants to do is celebrate the week in which we acknowledge curry in Britain each year and, if possible, set aside a special evening where the proceeds go to The Curry Tree Charitable Fund which, last year, focused on the Pakistan Flood Disaster Appeal. OUR DEEPEST THANKS go to staff and customers of the following for their 2011 donations to The Curry Tree Charitable Fund : CurriesOnline, Shimla Spice(Keighley), Prashad(Bradford), Kiplings(Bradford), Brilliant(Southall), Koolba(Glasgow), Neelim(Gkasgow), Kama Sutra(Glasgow), Slumdog(Glasgow), Moksh(Cardiff), Calcutta Brasserie(MK), Downham Market Church, Chilli Pickle(Brighton), Anjuna(Leicester), Mango Lounge(Windsor), Cafe Rickshaw(Wolverhampton, Aagrah(Shipley WARNING : A few years ago we ran a "Can You Handle the Heat" competition which was a fun event which really engaged the judges. Since then numerous competitions have sprung up using the hottest chillies in the world which can be extremely dangerous to some unsuspecting people. Recently 2 people were put into hospital by a competition at a restaurant in Edinburgh. Please do not run events of this type in connection with National Curry Week. Click on logo to download registration infopack. 3 ways for curry lovers to support for National Curry Week 2012 Dine Out Visit at least one recommended curry restaurant or one from the list of participating restaurants during the week (click on Recommended or Particpating Restaurants) Dine In Buy the ingredients for a great meal at home (check out recipes pages - Recipes for every day of Curry Week) or a takeaway from one of our more than 1000 restaurants - and don't forget the Cobra! (Click here for CurriesOnline) General Support Schools, universities and other bodies can support the event by spreading the curry word & raising money where possible. If you are a sports club, link with a local restaurant for them to cater for a fun curry night at your club. (click for information for schools, universities etc.) STOP PRESS : NATIONAL CURRY WEEK trends in top five on Twitter led by Bruno Mars Bradford wins Curry Capital title for 2011(click here) Pakistan hit by new floods with hundreds dead (click here for news) Malaysian restaurants sign up to announce the theme for National Curry Week 2012 (8 - 14th October) - "The Currification of the World". (click here) Many thanks to our tremendous commercial partners for 2011 and our door is now open for 2012 to renew agreements and welcome new organisations. After 3 years, the agreement with Cobra has come to an end as the brand looks "to expand beyond the relatively tight confines of curry association". We wish them well. Talk Sport Radio talks to National Curry Week founder Peter Grove - click here to listen to the full interview. 2010 event and title winners... National Curry Week 2010 was more exciting than ever - find out who the special event winners were ... click here The First Man of Curry In 1809 Sake Dean Mohamet from Bihar in India opened the first Indian restaurant in Britain at 34 George Street, Portman Square in London's West End. 200 years later curry is claimed to be Britain's 'National Dish'. ... read more   Copyright 2011 : The Federation of Specialist Restaurants