• Derek R @DerekR Iver Heath - updated 1mo

    Eating what an imigrant has cooked

    Today I thought I'd take a chance at eating some food designed by an immigrant man.

    Having seen some of the rubbish in this loop regarding immigrants living like pigs in s#!t, it would, possibly, be easy to be taken in by the racists and decide to go nowhere near a food outlet associated with immigrants.

    The man in question arrived here in 1994 from Jamshedpur, India and was aged in his mid twenties.

    He started cooking some years before deciding to come to the UK. Once he had decided that he wanted to cook for a living he joined the Oberoi group of hotels. During the next few years he worked his way up, eventually becoming a sous chef in the five star deluxe Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi,
    supervising a staff of 18 and immediately raising the standards in the kitchen.

    In 1994 he arrived in the UK. Britain had gained someone who would become a celebrity chef - Atul Kochhar.

    Earning his first Michelin star in 2001, Atul then opened his own restaurant in London’s Mayfair, in 2002, which earned him a second Michelin star in 2007.

    Today I visited his Sindhu restaurant in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. It wasn't my first visit and it certainly won't be my last. In fact, I have visited three of his restaurants, each with a different menu, each delicious.

    Of course, unlike the squalor that some would have us believe is the norm for immigrants, the restaurant was spotless, I have no doubt that the kitchen was equally spotless. There were no signs of pigs in s#!t anywhere, just highly professional people supplying a top class service with the highest quality of food in perfect surroundings.

    It is definitely somewhere to consider going and there are offers around on various voucher sites. I'm told that Travel zoo has a deal of a 3 course lunch for 2 with a glass of prosecco each for £48. I would recommend that if you can get it at that price it's worth getting. There is free parking on site, which is valid for the whole day, so you can dine, then walk along the Thames or wander around the town without worrying about parking fees.

    I was using a voucher that somebody gave me for my last birthday. Because, when it was given to me, it said "Happy Birthday Derek" on the voucher, a little plate turned up with the dessert acknowledging my birthday.

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