HOSPITALITY
SULEMAN RAZA
FROM A CHEF - TO A FOOD CZAR
MEET THE BRITISH SUCCESS STORY
It is impossible to miss the tinge of ambition when one meets the tall, Soon there was a queue outside the restaurant and people were
lean and handsome Suleman Raza – who started as a chef around jostling to get inside. The waiting time got longer. The happy
the turn of the millennium in a Brixton eatery, and recently got listed customers started talking about the yummy spicy fish, the incredible
among the most influential people of the UK food industry by Society curries, the delicious tikkas and mouth-watering kebabs. Spice
magazine as a Society Icon award winner 2019. In many ways, he is a Village spread to the East of London and West of London too. From
British success story of sweat and toil that is worth telling. Tooting it reached Ilford and then Southall. The customers flocked
wherever the brand reached. People came as tasters and then
The chief executive of Spice Village group – the multiaward winning became avid fans. The taste, service, ambience couple with great
British chain - launched the first restaurant in 2004. The aroma of value for money multiplied the number of diners.
chicken tikka, seekh kebabs, mutton chomps and variety of curries
filled the air due to the irresistible combination of spices. Suleman’s Today, Spice Village with a host of services in catering, restaurants
hard work has been rewarded. Customers have poured in, some of and events serves more than two million customers all across
them from 30-40 miles away. The word of mouth spread like wildfire. London and the United Kingdom.
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The Art of Luxury
Issue 41 2019