My Memories in Meals: How I spiced up the Indian restaurant scene in the north-east

The north east’s culinary landscape is a lot different now to what it was 20 years ago, thanks to this next chef in our regular series.

Anyone who is familiar with the restaurant scene in Aberdeen will no doubt have heard the name Raj Hamid. The 45-year-old chef and restaurant owner of Stonehaven’s Carron to Mumbai started working in Indian restaurants in north-east Scotland in 1991.

Born in Bangladesh but raised mostly in Sunderland before moving to Aberdeenshire in his late teens, Raj has spent the last two decades changing the face of Indian cuisine by combining his knowledge of his home fare with his love for Scottish produce.