Oli Khan

Oli Khan
MBE, FRSA, PHF
Born
অলি খান

28 November 1973
Rajnagar, Moulvibazar, Sylhet, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
British
Culinary career
Cooking styleIndian/Bangladeshi cuisine
Fusion cuisine
Current restaurant(s)
    • Surma Takeaway
    • Spice Rouge
Award(s) won
    • MBE
    • BCA Caterer of the Year (2015)[1]

Oli Khan MBE,[2] FRSA[3] (Bengali: অলি খান) is a British-Bangladeshi chef and restaurateur. Khan operates the restaurants Surma Takeaway and Spice Rouge in Stevenage.[4][5][6]

Khan and the team of Surma Takeaway Stevenage hold the Guinness World Record for cooking the largest onion bhaji.[7] He received his MBE (Member of the British Empire) title at the Queen's Birthday Honours for 2020.[8]

  1. ^ "BCA Caterer of the Year 2010 nominees announced". bighospitality.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Chef Oli Khan awarded MBE". November 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Sarkar, Smita (April 30, 2020). "Lockdown Diaries: Oli Khan's Surma Takeaway to distribute thousands of free hot meals to frontline workers in the UK".
  4. ^ Pritchard, Oliver (August 28, 2015). "Stevenage chef says new rules are a 'recipe for disaster' for curry houses". The Comet.
  5. ^ Moore, Malcolm (January 8, 2016). "The great British curry crisis". Financial Times.
  6. ^ "Who killed the curry house? | Bee Wilson". the Guardian. January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Reynolds, Charlie (May 20, 2020). "All the incredible world records that have been achieved in Herts". HertsLive.
  8. ^ Brewis, Harriet (October 9, 2020). "The Queen's Birthday Honours list 2020 in full". www.standard.co.uk.