The flamboyant boss of an award-winning curry house which traded on its historic connections has gone on the run after being charged with multiple food safety and hygiene offences. But the restaurant shut down in December 2024 after getting a zero star food hygiene rating the previous July. His case was adjourned for two months to give investigators a chance to find the runaway restaurateur, whose firm Samco Spice Limited also faces food safety offences. A last charge stated the company 'failed to ensure food handlers were supervised and instructed and/or trained in food hygiene matters commensurate with their work activity as the diary sheets were not accurately recording relevant matters'. A new Indian restaurant called Flaver's now occupies the site and has gained a five-star food hygiene rating.

Source: Daily Mail January 16, 2026 02:39 UTC