It’s not everyday that one of your childhood memories becomes interweaved with national recognition but that’s exactly what happened for me when I read through the shortlist of this year’s English Curry Awards last week.

Now in its 14th year, the prestigious award ceremony celebrates the best restaurants , takeaways and cafes across the country doing an excellent job with their curries. And I just so happened to recognise a name on the list when it came to the Pakistani Restaurant of the Year category.

With three Greater Manchester venues being included in the list of ten, I caught Chandni Restaurants amongst the group of venues. But, located on Kingsway in Burnage (opposite the Aldi, as the menu so proudly declares), I had known it as a few of its previous identities.

Having been

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