In the News
Sudha’s culinary reputation extends well beyond the restaurant. With a career spanning four decades, he has previously made guest appearances on BBC, ITV and Channel 4, earning recognition for his innovative approach to Indian cuisine and his ability to reinterpret traditional flavours for a contemporary audience. His work has been widely praised for its balance of authenticity and creativity, with diners and critics alike applauding the refined execution, depth of flavour and storytelling behind each dish.
A selection of Sudha’s appearances, articles and interviews in the press appear below:
2026
Tales from the Pass | Chef Sudha Saha – Pershore Patty (March 2026)
2025
Award-winning Spice Fusion restaurant officially opens with food from a television chef – Worcester News (September 2025)
2019
Award-winning chef spices up Indian dining with new restaurant Entouraj – UK News Group (May 2019)
Interview with Birmingham Living Mag
2021
Culinary Hero Award – Craft Guild of Chefs
2018
Shortlisted in the World Cuisine Chef category for the Craft Guild of Chefs
2013
Saffron listed in Michelin and Harden’s Guides
Main judge in CBBC’s hit cookery show Disaster Chef
Short-listed in the Ethnic Chef category for the Craft Guild of Chef Awards
Judging Blue Arrow National Chef Of the Year
2012
Winner Best Signature Dish (Innovative) National Curry Week
Short-listed in the Ethnic Chef category for the Craft Guild of Chef Awards
2011
Awarded an AA rosette with Saffron
Regional winner in Britain’s Best Dish on ITV
Semi Finalist in the National Chef of the Year
Short-listed in the Ethnic Chef category for the Craft Guild of Chef Awards
2010
Regional winner of The Good Food Guide Reader’s Restaurant of the Year – Saffron, Oldbury
Live cooking demonstration at Hotelympia – 75th Anniversary
Winner of ‘Dish of the Day’ on Channel 4’s Iron chef
Semi-finalist British Culinary Federation Chef of the Year competition
Regional winner for the Gastronomy Team of the Year
2009
Highest-rated Asian restaurant in The Good Food Guide Reader’s Restaurant of the Year – Saffron, Oldbury
Finalist for the British Turkey Chef of the Year
Winner – Indian restaurant challenge in October at Earls Court Restaurant Show in London
2008
Perform live cooking show with BBC Chef James Martin in Melton Mowbray in Grow It, Cook It, Eat It – April
Finalist in the FSB Leicestershire & Rutland Regional Awards – Saffron Blue
Finalist in the National Seafood Competition held by M & J Seafood, UK Nationwide
Perform live cooking show with BBC Chef Clarissa Dickson Wright, Rachel Green & Anjum Anand in Melton Mowbray in East Midlands Food & Drink Festival – October
Saffron named winner of best out of town restaurant category at Taste of Birmingham 2008
“Chef Sudha Saha is a bloke who can cook brilliantly; and has aspirations to push Indian food to a very high level.” - Birmingham Mail | Paul Fulford
“Chef Sudha cooks some of the best Indian food in Birmingham; a local gourmand, whose pockets are so deep, I would happily live in them.” - Birmingham Post | Richard McComb
“The rare talent of Chef Saha is to take the Indian dishes and fuse them with influences all over the world, to create a masterpiece.” - Leicester Mercury
Media enquiries
Behind every interview, review and television appearance is the same thing: a chef with an enduring passion for Indian food. Four decades on, Sudha continues to cook, teach, create and inspire - bringing together traditional techniques, exceptional ingredients and his own distinctive perspective on Indian cuisine. For press interviews, broadcast commentary, festival demonstrations, or culinary judging appearances, please contact our media desk directly.