Celebrating the diversity of cuisines in Britain   18-24th November 2012

In conjunction with Press/News Recommended Restaurants Recipes Restaurant Groups in UK Cuisines of London Restaurant Capital of Britain Eating Out 'Did You Know' Eating Out Statistics in UK Link to : National Curry Week The Curry Tree Charitable Fund The Federation of Specialist Restaurants Curry Capital of Britain Media Partner DONATIONS THAT COST YOU NOTHING Choose from over 2000 of the UK's best-known retailers including many popular names such as Amazon, M&S, Argos, John Lewis and HMV, and when you shop using the links on our site up to 15% from every purchase you make is donated to The Curry Tree. It doesn't cost a penny extra to shop and raise funds for your cause using the Easyfundraising site, and as many retailers now give extra discounts when you buy online, you can even save money! There Are even monthly competitions so you could be a winner. Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk /causes/currytree now and sign up completely free.

Click here to view a National Eating Out Week 2012 powerpoint presentation National Eating Out Week is run to celebrate the fantastic diversity of cuisines available to diners in Britain and also to raise funds for the less fortunate in the world. This fun event has a more serious side in recognising the plight of the malnourished and disaster-effected people around the world with all proceeds of fund raising events going to The Curry Tree Charitable Fund. It operates in tandem with National Curry Week which focuses on the Asian sector and its role as one of Britain's favourite cuisines. "Abandoning his countrymen’s traditional pride in the national cuisine and disdain for English fare, Joël Robuchon admitted that the city’s restaurants are now more innovative than those of Paris. The 65 year-old, whose restaurants have been awarded a record 25 stars by the revered Michelin guide, also claimed that the biggest variety of world cuisines is to be found in London, after a revolution over the past few decades."(Daily Telegraph Jan. 2011) RESTAURANTS & CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS - With your help we can link with the millions of people dining out in restaurants all over Britain each year. The event follows the great success of National Curry Week, now in its 15th year, and both events aim to celebrate the amazing diversity of Britain's food and drink industry by having a fun time but also by remembering the less fortunate by helping raise donations. THE SPECIAL EVENTS FOR 2012: 2012 is the year we celebrate some of Britains favourite dishes whose origins are international but have been adapted to become British specialities and even re-exported. 19th October Monday : In praise of Casserole Day 20th October Tuesday : In praise of Spag Bol Day 21st October Wednesday : In praise of Chicken Tikka Masala Day 22nd October Thursday : In praise of Crispy Aromatic Duck 23rd October Friday : In praise of Chilli con Carne Day Celebrate some of our favourite dishes that Britain has made its own. Watch out for recipes for you to enjoy at home or visit your favourite restaurant and enjoy the dish there. If you are a fan of any of these dishes why not organise a get together and raise some money for charity at the same time? Quiz Nights If you want to run a fun Quiz Night for your customers we will supply the questions and answers about food from all over the world and throughout history plus other information on request. It is fun and informative and an ideal way to fund raise for charity. Customer Restaurant of the Year Is yours the most popular restaurant in Britain? The restaurant with the most votes from customers will win the title for 2012. Customers can send their votes by mail(P.O.Box 416 Surbiton Surrey KT1 9BJ), email(click on link below) or restaurants can collect names and send to us in bulk In recent years we have received over 200,000 votes for nominated restaurants. Closing date for voting 2 November. Vote@fedrest.com Best Signature Dish (Classic) Do you think your food is rather special? Do you want people to travel from miles around just to try it? Submit your restaurant's signature classic dish (starter, main or dessert) to take the title for 2012 - recipe, photo and customer comment. Email details to groveint@aol.com or send by post (closing date 2 November). Best Signature Dish (Innovative) Are you pushing out the boundaries of cuisine? Do you have dishes that excite and innovate? Similar to above but for your new, innovative signature dish with recipe, photo and customer comment. Email groveint@aol.com for details. Closing date 2 November. Take the Plate Pledge Designate a particular dish on your menu or design a new one to be your 'special dish' for National Eating Out Week. Give us details & we will make sure the media in your area know all about it and promote it on this website. All we ask is for you is to then make a donation per plate of that dish sold from 1st November to the end of National Eating Out Week . A trial of this scheme in an Italian restaurant in the North of England produced huge public support with the restaurant raising over £500 in the four weeks. SCHOOL/CLUB CANTEENS : Why not join in the fun by offering specialist menus or focusing on the wealth of information about food from the ancient past to the present day we can supply you with. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC : Eat out in your favourite restaurant and if it is not raising money for National Eating Out Week send £1 per person or whatever you can afford direct to The Curry Tree Charitable Fund P.O.Box 416 Surbiton Surrey KT1 9BJ - or if you prefer, dine at home, get a takeaway or visit your supermarket - everyone is welcome. Organiser : Peter Grove (in conjunction with The Federation of Specialist Restaurants) P.O. Box 416 Surbiton Surrey KT1 9BJ Tel : 020 8399 4831 email : groveint@aol.com

EATING-OUT : DO YOU KNOW THE FACTS? The population of United Kingdom is approximately 60 million people of which 19% are under 16 years of age. This leaves an adult population of over 48 million of which an increasing number are 65 or over. Of these Mintel estimates that 1 in 5 eat out more than once a week or almost 10 million people who can be seen as the hard core of dining out consuming hundreds of millions of meals a year including takeaways and fast food. In the ethnic sector alone over 220 million meals are served. In UK we spend some £30bn a year on eating out or over 30% of our food spend (only 20% 15 years ago) compared with 50% in USA. The countries with the maximum food intake i.e. 3,500 calories per person are United States of America, Portugal, France, Turkey etc. Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Kazakhstan etc have an annual intake of 3,000 to 3,500 calories per person. The countries with the minimum food intake are Afghanistan, Mongolia, Chad, Ethiopia, Angola etc. Many factors govern the pattern of food-intake. In countries, where maximum population falls into the below poverty line (BPL) category, the per capita food intake is also less. The developed countries enjoy a higher standard of living. So there, the average food intake per person is high. With a population of about 6 billion, food consumption has become a fast rising concern. As to statistics by World Bank, population in the world is growing by more than 200,000 people a day and that has an impact on world food consumption.

HUNGER: DO YOU KNOW THE FACTS? It is estimated that one billion people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition. That's roughly 100 times as many as those who actually die from these causes each year. About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. This is down from 35,000 ten years ago, and 41,000 twenty years ago. Three-fourths of the deaths are children under the age of five. Famine and wars cause about 10% of hunger deaths, although these tend to be the ones you hear about most often. The majority of hunger deaths are caused by chronic malnutrition. Families facing extreme poverty are simply unable to get enough food to eat. * ;Over 800 million people go to bed hungry each night; most of them are women and children * ;Almost 200 million children under five years of age are underweight due to a lack of food * ;Malnutrition in children causes mental retardation and physical stunting. * ;One child dies every seven seconds from hunger and related causes * ;There is enough food in the world for everyone Source:World Food Programme