A chef who cooks delicious Kochi-style fish dishes has so impressed MPs in the House of Commons that they awarded his Cardiff-based Indian restaurant the Tiffin Cup for this year.


Chef Anand George, owner of Mint and Mustard restaurant, wowed celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott and MPs from around the country with his pan-fried sea bass.


After being nominated by Cardiff North MP Julie Morgan, George faced competition with nine other chefs at Bellamy's Restaurant in Westminster last week.


George said: "I'm very proud to be rewarded for all the hard work that I've put in.


"I always had a dream to do something on my own and open my own restaurant, and that's what I have done."


He honed his culinary skills at five-star hotels in India before moving to London.


The inspiration for his fish dishes came from his upbringing in Kochi, the centre of the spice trade since the fourteenth century.


"Where I come from, the focus is on very light sauces that are not too overpowering. I have changed it slightly to make it appealing to British tastes," he said.