Palestinian “Marathon Man” Chef To Be Bradford Curry Awards Guest

Palestinian “Marathon Man” Chef To Be Bradford Curry Awards Guest

Palestinian culinary artist and marathon runner Mohammad AlQadi will attend the forthcoming Bradford Curry Awards as the guest of Penny Appeal.

A renowned chef, Mohammad will be demonstrating his culinary skills, teaching Bradford’s curry experts some of his special techniques such as making Palestinian bread.

Born in Palestine, Mohammad is internationally known for running in events across the globe to raise awareness of the plight of his people. He will be in the UK to join the Penny Appeal team at this year’s London Marathon.

While Donald Trump was running for President, Marathan Man Mohammed was Running for Palestine. He first hit the headlines last year when he was refused entry into the United States, after applying take part in the Chicago Marathon amid the controversy over President Trump’s travel ban.

Running for Palestine

Fresh from running the Palestinian Marathon in March, Mohammad will now prepare for the London Marathon where he will be ‘Running for Palestine’ helping to raise funds for the Penny Appeal Gaza water tanker. He hopes to raise as much as £10,000 whilst the rest of #TeamOrange, including the charity’s Chairman Adeem Younis, will run for Penny Appeal’s Thirst Relief campaign.

Founder of Runners for Freedom, Mohammad now lives in France, where he studied the culinary arts. Over the past couple of years, he has run nine marathons across the world, but his long standing dream has been to finish the ultimate series for marathon runners by entering the World Marathon Majors, which includes the London, Tokyo, Berlin, New York, Boston and Chicago races. He was thwarted in this, when he was refused a US visa, meaning he will no longer be able to compete in the latter big three, or any other American marathon.

Director of Bradford Curry Awards Fatima Patel said: “All are welcome in Bradford and we are delighted to have Mohammad joining us as the guest of our charity partners, Penny Appeal and to support his fund-raising efforts. He is known as an inspirational speaker and a champion of young people – but in particular as a master of the culinary arts, so we are all very excited to see his presentation on the big night.”

The Awards dinner takes place at the Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford, on Tuesday, April 17, from 6pm to 11pm.

Curry Capital

Bradford holds the title of Curry Capital of Britain for the sixth year running and the inaugural Bradford Curry Awards were launched to find the best of the best, the crème de la korma and celebrate the industry’s contribution to the local economy, heritage and culture. More than 2,500 nominations flooded in from local food lovers and shortlisted venues are being visited mystery-dining style by expert judges with the public voting for “The People’s Choice.”

The winners will be announced on the night, which will also feature an array of entertainment, including music, inspirational speakers, comedy and, of course, great food.

Penny Appeal was chosen as the charity partner to benefit from the event.