The art of Bengali cuisine is showcased to stunning effect at Birmingham’s Bengal Delight. One of two successful Indian restaurants, Bengal Delight down Hagley Road in Birmingham’s Edgbaston brings award-winning Indian cuisine to a wider audience. And that particular audience is perhaps the most discerning in the UK. Birmingham is famed for its curry-houses, being reputedly the birthplace of the balti – only the boldest Indian restaurants make a splash in this highly selective dining scene. Thankfully, head chef and part-owner bash, dubbed Best Celebrity Chef by the Coventry Observer, is indeed a bold and pioneering advocate for Indian cuisine. Striving for perfection, Bash has a diverse repertoire informed by the rich traditions of Indian and Asian subcontinental cooking, but is unafraid to experiment, introducing flavours and styles informed by international cuisines. Bengal Delight is committed to the highest possible service and culinary standards, using nothing but the freshest, seasonal ingredients, spices ground on site to maintain Bengal Delight’s bespoke balance of flavours, and avoiding all artificial colours, stocks, and food additives. The selection at Bengal Delight’s Hagley Road premises is comprehensive – authentic shuruwat starters lead diners into the main event, barburcher shifarish (chef’s recommendations), ghar ke kamal (house specialities), and maha sumander ki bazaar (seafood specialities) are more than reliable choices, while Birmingham curry connoisseurs will probably be raising their eyebrows at the balti collection or the usual suspects – their discernment will be rewarded at this Edgbaston bastion of Bengali, Indian, and Pakistani cuisine.