Mr Saif has owned the café since

2008. As Manager, Dima Ecatekina

wanted to ensure that their

customers had healthier choices

available. The café are committed to

the FFH award.

• Breakfast is grilled rather than

fried

• Salads are served with an oil

free dressing

• Low fat mayonnaise is used in

sandwich fillers

• Fresh fruit is available daily

• Potato wedges are served in

place of chips

• Dima has attended the Free

Healthier Catering workshop

Zaza Café GOLD Food for Health Award Winner

Mr Mirjanur Rahman has been the

owner of Royal Fried Chicken since

2009. He is engaged with providing

healthier options for his customers.

• Cooking oil has been replaced

by a healthier alternative

• Staff ‘shake, tap, hang’ after

cooking chips to reduce calories

and fat content

• Mr Rahman has attended a

CIEH level 2 food hygiene

training course free of charge as

he was a Food for Health award

winner

• Their Food Hygiene Rating

Scheme Rating (FHRS) score

has improved from a 1 to a 4

Royal Fried Chicken Food for Health Award Winner

Maureen’s Pie and Mash is a family

run business and is managed by

Karen Patterson. The food they offer

is traditional to the East End.

• They provide smaller portions

for children

• The orange juice is sugar free

• Tea and coffee are made with

semi skimmed milk unless the

customer specifically asks for

full fat

• All the dishes are made on site

• Ms Patterson has attended the

free Healthier Catering work

shop

• Their Food Hygiene Rating

Scheme (FHRS) score remains

at 5

Maureen's GOLD Food for Health Award Winner

Eastenders Pie and Mash is

managed by Ricky Poole. The food

they offer is traditional to the East

End.

• They provide smaller portions

for children

• The orange juice is sugar free

• Tea and coffee are made with

semi skimmed milk unless the

customer specifically asks for

full fat

• They have introduced a ‘Quorn’

pie which is popular with

vegetarians.

• Their Food Hygiene Rating

Scheme (FHRS) score remains

at 5

Eastenders GOLD Food for Health Award Winner

Poncho 8’s Crossrail Place outlet is

their second premises in the

borough. Alex Costa manages the

outlet situated in Canary Wharf.

• The fillings for their burritos and

salads are grilled or oven

cooked where possible

• Sugar free drinks are available

• There is choice between

wholemeal or plain wraps

• Salads are displayed in a way

that encourages customers to

choose them

• Mr Costa has hosted a free

Healthier Catering workshop on

his premises, delivered by the

council’s Public Health Dietitian

Poncho 8 GOLD Food for Health Award Winner

JPs have been in Chrisp Street for a

number of years. James Paget owns

and manages the café. He has fully

embraced the need to provide

healthier options in his café.

• There is a choice of wholemeal

bread

• Healthier steak chips are used

• There are a range of new

dishes, including poached

salmon (which is an oily fish) –

some regulars had never tried

salmon before so they liked this

• There are healthy breakfast

options such as porridge and

poached eggs

• All bacon and sausages are

grilled

JP’s SILVER Food for Health Award Winner

Curry Hut has been in Chrisp Street

for a number of years. Shahid Butt

owns and manages the outlet. Mr

Butt has embraced the Food for

Health Award.

• All food is grilled or baked where

possible

• Salads are provided to the

customer without an oil dressing

• There is a choice of rice, wraps

or lentils

• Any excess oil on dishes is

removed before it is re-heated

and served to the customer

Curry Hut SILVER Food for Health Award Winner

The Professional Development

Centre (PDC) can be found on

Bethnal Green Road. It is managed

by Stacey Slattery-Thomas who has

moved the Café from the award level

through to the Gold by making small

but significant changes to what food

is offered.

• Oily fish has been added to the

menu and remains a daily

choice

• Stacey attended the free

healthier catering workshop

delivered by the council’s Public

Health Dietitian

• Butter is not used on bread

where sandwich fillers are made

with mayonnaise

Professional Development

Centre (PDC) GOLD Food for Health Award Winner

The Curve and Senior Common

Room are in the grounds of Queen

Mary University. Debra Deering is

the Manager and is committed to

ensuring that customers have choice

in the food they choose. The team

has made small but significant

changes.

• Hash browns are oven baked

• Vegetables are grilled as part of

a main dish

• A selection of pre-packed

sandwiches are around

300kcals for people who are

trying to manage their weight

• As award winners, staff have

attended CIEH Level 2 Catering

hygiene training for free

The Curve and Senior

Common Room GOLD Food for Health Award Winner

Meds is situated on Burdett Road

Brahim Telmoune the owner prides

himself in the healthier way he

prepares and cooks his foods. They

are our 1st new silver award winner

for 2016

• They use healthier oils to cook

their food with

• They oven bake or grill their

foods where possible

• Tea and coffee are made with

semi skimmed milk

• Their salads and vegetables are

displayed in away that

encourages customers to

choose them

Meds Food for Health Award Winner

Al-Barr is situated on Burdett Road.

Mr Abdul Azad is a new award

winner making significant changings

to his menus to ensure that provides

a heathier choice of foods to his

customers, he has done this by:

• Using healthier oils to cook their

food with

• He provides pri pri grilled

chicken

• He provides an oily fish dish

(sardines and rice ) at least

once a week

• Tea and coffee are made with

semi skimmed milk

• Mr Azad will be attending the

next healthier catering work

shop, which move him into the

Gold category

Al-Barr Food for Health Award Winner

Fiesta is situated on Roman Road.

Huseyin Dag is a Gold award winner

making significant changings to the

menus to ensure that they provide a

heathier choice of foods to his

customers, he has done this by:

• They use sunflower oil to cook

their food with

• He provides fresh grilled salmon

( an only fish ) on a daily basis

• The chips are chunky which

reduces the uptake of oil when

they are cooked

• The salads are served with

optional dressing

• They are a 5 in the Food

Hygiene Rating Scheme

Fiesta Food for Health Award Winner

The Orange Room is situated on

Burdett Road. It is a silver award

winner, they have making significant

changings to the menu as to ensure

that they provide a heathier choice

of foods to their customers, they

have done this by:

• They use olive oil where

possible

• They provide fresh salmon ( an

only fish ) on a daily basis

• The dishes are served with

salad and are grilled where

possible

• Lemon is a main ingredient to

the dressing put on salads

• They are a 4 in the Food

Hygiene Rating Scheme

The Orange Room Food for Health Award Winner

The Pizza Room is situated on

Grove Road It has a Gold award as

they have made some significant

changings to thee way they prepare

the food as to ensure that they

provide a heathier choice of foods to

their customers, they have done this

by:

• They use wholemeal flour in the

pizza bases

• They make the dough on site

• Salad dressings are served on

the side

• The vegetable toppings are

oven baked or roasted

• They are a 5 in the Food

Hygiene Rating Scheme

The Pizza Room Food for Health Award Winner

The Coffee Room is situated on

Grove Road It has a Gold award as

they have made some significant

changings to thee way they prepare

the food as to ensure that they

provide a heathier choice of foods to

their customers, they have done this

by:

• A healthier choice of breakfast is

provided

• Salad dressings are served on

the side

• Cake are made on site so less

sugar and butter may be used in

the making of them

• They are a 5 in the Food

Hygiene Rating Scheme

The Coffee Room Food for Health Award Winner

Gram Bangla is situated on Brick

Lane. The restaurant has renewed

their commitment to the food for

health and remain a silver award

winner. They have made some

significant changings to the way they

prepare the food as to ensure that

they provide a heathier choice of

foods to their customers, they have

done this by:

• Using vegetable oil in their

preparation and cooking of food

• Salad dressings are served on

the side

• Water is available on the tables

• Rice, chickpeas and chapatti's

are available instead of chips

Gram Bangla Food for Health Award Winner