Restaurateur and author Dipna Anand is open a new venue in Southall, West London. Anand, author of cook books Dip in Brilliant and Beyond Brilliant, is the third generation of a family of chefs who came to the UK in 1973.
They lauched Brilliant Restaurant two years later. That venue shut last week ahead of Anand the immament opening of Brilliant Gastro. .The venture will be part of The Green Quarter, which is being developed by Berkeley Group, and offer an Indian gastro-style eatery combining the Anand’s Punjabi roots with modern influences and twists on western classics.
The restaurant, which will have seating for 80 inside along with an outdoor terrace, will offer a menu including the banging chicken tikka burger and charred spiced cauliflower steak.
Anand is also relocating her cookery school to the site.
“As Southall transforms, so do we,” she said., adding, “This gastropub is my personal take on the flavours I love. There’s nothing else like it.”
The opening of Brilliant Gastro follows the launch of the Dipna Anand Kitchen & Bar in Milton Keynes’ Unity Place development last year. Anand has also recently taken over the kitchen at her local village pub, The Plough in Norwood Green, West London, “Bringing a fresh twist to classic British pub fare”. Her expertise has also led to her collaboration with Compass Group, as the brand chef for its Punjabi food range. She also previously operated Dip In Brilliant in Chelsea and Dipna Anand at Somerset House in the capital.
https://www.brilliantrestaurant.com
Author: George Shaw
Former BBC journalist and founder and CEO of an award-winning London advertising and PR company for 20 years, providing restaurant consultancy services. Spent a decade as the director of communications of the Asian Catering Federation in the UK and lead judge for its various restaurant and chef awards programmes. Now returned to journalism, specialising in food and travel and currently the Editor-in-Chief for Taste London, Taste Asia, the Good Curry Guide and CEO of International Culinary Guides.