Last month by sheer chance I was
lucky enough to have a five minute chat with the very talented and entertaining
Cyrus Todiwala at Abergavenny Food Festival. Cyrus Todiwala is chef patron at
the now legendary Café Spice Namaste in London which has been going strong for
the last 19 years. Cyrus is a well recognised figure on the UK food scene and
our TV screens, from multiple appearances on Saturday Kitchen, numerous
publications and of course one half of the eccentric Incredible Spice Men
along with Tony Singh.
I took this opportunity to ask
one of the most renowned Indian chefs in the UK a couple of questions:
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Pic courtesy of Huw John |
What
do you make of the Indian food scene in Wales?
Ha! Good question! If I’m
honest I haven’t had the opportunity to eat or visit many of the Indian restaurants
around Wales so don’t feel I can fully comment. However I do know there are
some good Indian restaurants in Cardiff.
Ok, if Wales is too specific what about the current state of Indian food in the
UK?
Indian food has proved to be
one of the nation’s favourite types of food and as a result restaurants must
work hard to retain this position by delivering authentic Indian food but at
the same time trying to innovate and keep things interesting.
This
is not your first Abergavenny Food Festival what keeps you coming back to Wales?
I love Wales! In fact a lot of
the produce we buy in for the restaurant comes from Wales including most of
the lamb.
There you have it my five minute chat with Cyrus Todiwala and not a bad person to start with for my very first interview. He was as likable and enthusiastic as he is on television and a true gent. Cyrus if you’re ever in Cardiff and want someone to show you where the good Indian restaurants are just let me know!
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Pic courtsey of Huw John |
There you have it my five minute chat with Cyrus Todiwala and not a bad person to start with for my very first interview. He was as likable and enthusiastic as he is on television and a true gent. Cyrus if you’re ever in Cardiff and want someone to show you where the good Indian restaurants are just let me know!
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