Press Release

The Asian Restaurant & Takeaway Awards, ARTA 2018 handed over its Grand Prize – A Brand New car to the Winner, Alexander Norris this 20th of December, 2018. The Winner was declared at the ARTA Inaugural Grand Finale and Gala Evening, held on 30th of September 2018 at the InterContinental Hotel – The O2 London. The miniature Handover Ceremony took place at Khan’s Restaurant Battersea whose customer Alexander is.

Abdul Hafiz, Founder at Khan’s Restaurant organised the prize handover ceremony. Attendees at the event were ARTA Founder-Chairman and ChefOnline CEO: Muhammed Munim Salik, Former President BCA: Pasha Khandker MBE, Westway Nissan General Manager: Rob Mia, BCA General Secretary: Oli Khan, Chamber Director: Sanawar Choudhury, Nissan Executives Tony Hemmings, Suzan Naylor and Patricia Golanski. ARTA Ambassadors Mitu Chowdhury, Shahanoor Khan along with ChefOnline Marketing Director Mohammed Aktaruzzaman also attended the event.

After the formal indoor event and speeches, Alexander was handed over a New Nissan Car and its keys. ARTA and its affiliate partners alike were delighted to have successfully completed ARTA 2018 and Grand Prize Handover. Alexander after receiving his Prize said, “I am completely over the moon. Thank you, ARTA for such a sweet ceremony and the Prize.”

Organisation Profile:
Asian Restaurant & Takeaway Awards, ARTA is a nationwide celebration of recognizing British Asian Cuisine and the individuals involved in the making. ARTA is giving everyday diners a chance to elevate their most beloved restaurants through nominating their favorites for ARTA. ARTA divides the entire UK into 15 regions and is receiving nominations from the public that assesses based on criteria such as quality of service, quality of food, value for money. Nominations will lead to regional cook-offs where the restaurateurs will compete to get shortlisted for the gala. At the gala night, one of the lucky nominating customers will have the chance to win the grand prize of a brand-new car. In the Gala, the regional winners will face acute scrutiny from the judging panel and ARTA will get its first ever Champion of the Champions, Best Newcomer of the Year and Best Chef of The Year.