Café Spice Namasté is the only Indian restaurant in the UK to be awarded the Investors in People Standard and a National Training Award as well as being runners up for the Millennium Excellence Awards.

He has received countless awards for the consistently high standards in his cuisine. Recently he was honoured with 'Outstanding Contribution' award at Tio Pepe ITV London Restaurant Award 2004. He has been voted Best Indian Chef in the UK, awarded a Culinary Honour of Merit Award from the World Chef Society and Café Spice Namasté is one of the only Indian Restaurants to win the BIB Gourmand Award from the Michelin Guide.

Café Spice has also been a finalist in the Time Out Indian Restaurant of the Year Award in 1995 and 1996.

Café Spice has been a finalist in the Time Out Indian Restaurant of the Year Award in 1996, The Carlton Restaurant of the Year Award, Best in Britain and Best Indian Restaurant Menu Awards from the Real Curry Restaurant Guide. The Parsee was short-listed as a finalist in the Carlton 2003 Academy’s Award of Excellence.

Cyrus – The Media Commentator
Cyrus regularly appears on BBC Food and Drink, BBC UK Today, BBC Saturday Kitchen, Channel 4’s Big Breakfast, BBC World Service, Channel 4’s Light Lunch, BBC’s Money Matters, BBC Educational programmes as well as regular slots on National radio stations such as Radio 4, Radio 5 Live, BBC World Service and Talk Radio.

Cyrus – His Passions
Cyruse is a valued ambassador for Investors in People and a great supporter of the ‘Standard’ – the tried and tested flexible framework initiative that helps organisations succeed and compete through improved people performance.

Cyrus has also been a member of the National Advisory Counsel for Education and Training Targets since 1999. His role there includes working closely with the Government and key partners on a National Strategy for promoting the importance of learning throughout life and monitoring progress towards Learning Targets, advising Government and its partners at every level on the barriers to their attainment.

Cyrus is committed to the philosophy of lifelong learning and feels that training in his restaurants is ‘almost a religion’. He is dedicated to his involvement in local and sector organisations and to support training initiatives. He feels that to date most training initiatives have not really met the needs of ethnic minority groups.

Besides setting up an initiative for accessing NVQ & SVQ for Asian Restaurants with QCA and working on training programmes for his staff at Café Spice and at the Parsee, Cyrus has also worked with two other restaurant owners and London East TEC to establish an Asian and Oriental School of Catering with support from the Skills Development Fund and SRB. The Asian and Oriental School of Catering currently involves programmes such as Assessor Awards and Basic Food and Hygiene. As part of the school, Cyrus helped to set up Zen Satori, a highly successful Asian and Oriental restaurant that provides onsite training for all students.

Cyrus is also one of the team involved in the NHS Better Food Programme chaired by Lloyd Grossman.

What the media has to say about Cyrus:
'……bastion of Bombay-born master chef and culinary showman Cyrus Toiwala’s restaurant is an essential destination for those who enjoy their food served with more than a twist of originality.'
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide

‘Cyrus’ menus read like an encyclopaedia of good Indian food. It is innovative and exciting.'
Good Curry Restaurant Guide

'His lively restaurant, Café Spice Namasté, has become a popular City institution - well known by curry lovers.'
Daily Express

‘Chef of Genius’
Harpers and Queens

‘If there is a God, the canteen in heaven will be run by Cyrus Todiwala’
Time Out