New Delhi: Britain seems to be certainly under an Indian spell after actor Shilpa Shetty won the British reality show Celebrity Big Brother. British Prime Minister Tony Blair decided to celebrated the 19th birthday of his daughter Kathryn at Red Fort, an Indian restaurant in Soho in central London, late on Thursday.
Blair and family spent over two hours at the restaurant enjoying the Indian delicacies including, til ki tikki (sesame cakes with potatoes), poached salman and kurkuri machli (crispy fried Dover sole) as starters followed by mildly spiced zaafrani lobster, samundari rattan (King prawns), Koh-e-avadh (lamb shaks simmered in ginger, yoghurt and cashew nut) and bhindi masaledar (stir fried okra).
Besides the prime minister's wife Cherie Blair, others present at the dinner were Blair's sister Kathy Blair, her husband Allan Taylor and a guest Jackie Goulding.
Proprietor of Red Fort, Amin Ali told PTI that Blair is one of the regular customers at the hotel, which will be completing 25 years shortly.
The Blairs are not the only one who swear by the restaurant, actor Aishwarya Rai, British Chancellor Gordon Brown and soccer star David Beckham are also regulars at the Red Fort.
"We don't like to make a big deal about the fact that so many celebrities come here to dine. We're so used to seeing stars from Hollywood to Bollywood walk through our doors, it's ceased to be a source of surprise. What we do take great pride and satisfaction in knowing, however, is that everyone who eats here enjoys what Red Fort has to offer and leaves feeling like a celebrity,” General Manager of Red Fort, Ashutosh Bhardwaj told PTI.
(With inputs from PTI)
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