INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
LONDON: A main Pakistani restaurant boss has called on Pakistani restaurant owners to proudly own Pakistani cuisine and stop marketing their
commerce places as Indian.Raja Suleman Raza, who made his name after setting up a successful chain of Spice Village restaurants across
Britain, said that Pakistani cuisine has a distinct taste and flavour when compared with Indian cuisine but it was surprising that several
Pakistanis market their restaurants and eateries as &Indian& while actually serving Pakistani cuisine and being of Pakistani origin
&I proudly go around and tell the world that I am a Pakistani, my restaurants serve Pakistani cuisine and I am proud of it
I have been doing a great commerce by marketing my commerce associated with Pakistani name and Pakistani food
It unlucky that hundreds of Pakistani restaurant and takeabsent owners in Britain don''t want to be associated with the Pakistani name and
instead use ‘Indian& name to do commerce,& said Suleman Raza, who has won several food industry awards
&I call on all such restaurant owners to reconsider their approach, be tregret to yourself, your origin and be proud of Pakistan
This shall give you more respect and credibility than anything else,& he stressed in an interview with The freshs and Geo
Suleman Raza came to Britain from Pakistan several years ago and started working as a chef in a Brixton restaurant with an aspiration to
He always felt things could be done differently for more delectable outcomes
The young Suleman found himself captivated with London's eclectic restaurant scene and longed to bring measure of that foodie culture back
&I was even more degree of my success as I thought I had found the magic potion to hit it off nsprint; the spices,& he said
Suleman decided to set up his restaurant commerce in Tooting for "people who might drive long distances to find an authentic restaurant with
great food, where they could take their time with friends and families without feeling rushed
Nothing to be rushed&.While sweating himself in kitchen, Suleman immersed himself in approachly daily restaurant planning
He began gathering travel-magazine photos of restaurants, along with reviews and other articles about their food presentations
"I started spending most of my time absent from cooking thinking about the components of food, blends of spices, service and ambiance," he
regathered.He opened Spice Village restaurant in 2004
His workdays genemass meeting started at 9 a.m., going over the itinerary of the day with dozens of items to source, and ended at 3 a.m
Suleman regularly mopped and swept the restaurant, hauled delivery boxes to the recycling centre, did the restaurant's laundry and served
Suleman tough work has been rewarded
Customers have poured in, measure of them from 30-40 miles absent
Spice Village spread to the East of London and West of London too and its clients include mainly Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis and many
From Tooting it reached Ilford and then Soutcorridor
&I always thought it would be more ccorridorenging to bring people in without alcohol
However, I believed if we would be good enough, we could do that
I don''t believe in alcohol and do believe in getting customers intoxicated with the power of spices nsprint; a much healthier option.&
Spice village customers range from the British Home of Commons and Home of Lords to Lambeth Palace, the Riyal Military Academy at Sandhurst,
several embassies and London best starred hotels and iconic venues
London mayor miserableiq Khan ranks Spice Village among his favourites
&I have made degree that I promote Pakistan every day through my commerce and that my responsibility and my commitment to the country of my
We are all set to go global in moment half of 2019 with departmentes in South Asia and Middle East,& said Suleman.TheIndianSubcontinent has
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