Behind The Scenes | Restaurant and Curry House's In Brick Lane | Monsoon Ep2

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[@karimawahab5844]

Omg! My Bangladeshi grandad used to be a cook in a little Bangladeshi cafe back in yhe 50s& 60s. The man who owns monsoon really looked like him. Brought back great memories. We moved from that area 30 years ago now. Great see it. Does anyone remember the East end kebabish that is now a pub 🤔 great authentic take away food. Thanks for doing this film xxxx

[@matty6848]

Sounds like the Bangladeshi food back then was absolutely beautiful 😋

[@WJ-ng5dc]

Latif you need to encourage and inspire the bangali youths to visit their local restaurant. For these restaurants to continue they need to make the local youth welcome and cater for them. Most of the youths from TH go outside the area to eat, not knowing they have the best food on there door steps. Your doing excellent job Latif for helping out the local Bangladeshi restaurant. Keep it up. We want to see every single restaurant reviewed one at time ☺️ test their food.

[@JayA-io7wj]

lol why eat curries out when its better at home 🤦‍♂️

[@hassymiia6267]

@@JayA-io7wj exactly

[@t8506]

It has nothing to do with youths not eating. Bangladeshi restaurants are facing extinction because proper curry chefs are retiring and there are no replacements lined up

[@JayA-io7wj]

@@t8506 thats the way the world goes lol evolve or get left behind. people dont want to work in restaurants anymore not like back in the day

[@t8506]

@@JayA-io7wj Bengalis in general, unlike Pakistanis, don't like change or going out of their comfort zone. That's why the Bangladesh restaurants failed to adapt

[@hendongooner7383]

When I worked in the City - I and my colleagues would dine out at most of those places on Brick Lane and Commercial Road. Love to tandoori lamb chops. Mouthwatering.

[@4JJA14]

You have a very warm welcoming approach Latif ,not many people can strike up such conversation with strangers with such a good vibe

[@NasirAli-xo6hn]

What i love about this video is the sense of community between the restaurant owners, with so many on 1 stretch of street the brotherhood is real. Unsurprising as brick lane itself has a rich history from the 80s and 90s when they were united against (...)

[@SalimMahmood-killuminati]

biggest problem with out type of restaurant's is the sale of alcohol...which makes earnings haraam...intentions should be made to stop selling alcohol or to find halal work...as we all need reminders my self included..

[@anihusain4113]

In Dhaka many customers bring their own bottle of alcohol......

[@aidahm8275]

Thank you Latif really want to visit Brick Lane been awhile would love to visit this restaurant, the first generation of Bangladeshi who came to UK really worked hard to establish themselves and set up businesses nearly every Bangladeshi family had or continues to have ties with the restaurant trade

[@LatifsInspired]

Definitely

[@macweed3358]

27 min oh my i know them lamb chops are banging i get them every time. monsoon is the top restaurant big up sham and co

[@alanna4858]

So good to see you Latif!! Looking forward to watching this.

[@IrvinGreene8008]

Chef, great job on showing all the dishes!

[@4JJA14]

Great to see your good friend again wondered where he dissapered to in your last video

[@007spudmanSpudsArmy]

Absolutely love this channel not only does it give us history and brilliant recipes it also shows us where the good elite restaurants are.

[@haticecal490]

As always, it was a very nice video, we really traveled with you, thank you TEŞEKKÜR EDERİM

[@rorypower544]

latif keep this coming go to them all on Brick Lane all the indians and speak with the owners showing the prices amazing well done!

[@t20turnaround49]

Latifs presentation is brilliant,I clicked on one video of his to see a potato curry being made and he has been on our Tv for nearly three hours now, we have learned so much about Bricklane and the area he loves and his friends just the program for a wet evening in Auckland NZ.

[@icarus3797]

It's great to see British people trying our dishes. My Austrian and German friends love it too. My favorites: Shashlik,Sheekh Kebab, Kacchi Biryani, Gulab jamun, Shahi tukra, Soan Papri, Jilapi, Bangladeshi Samosa,Aloo puri, Fuchka,Chanachur,Naan with kebab...

[@wolverinescratch]

I have a lot of South Asian friends who have moved on from the restaurant industry some into more fast food but we need some to come back traditional

[@davidddddddddd]

I originally watched for the beautiful food Latif, but recently you really are turning into more than a chef/presenter. You bridge gaps with Bengali culture and the general public so effortlessly. I really feel after the Brick Lane vids that you can make a difference to the Bengali community. The rapport with you and Shel is great, maybe a Bengali taste tour of the UK coming? Whatever road you take may it be paved with blessings.

[@LatifsInspired]

Yo. Thank you for the love. Really appreciate it.

[@TopA1999]

Great video! Advice to Bangladeshi restaurent owners is to stop serving Alcohol in their restaurent as it is forbidden and it won't bring any barakah to the buisness.

[@adzhx]

Food looks delicious at Monsoon, will give this a go next week 😀

[@freespeechfiona]

Your videos always make me so hungry. Next time I'm in Brick Lane, I'll definitely visit the Monsoon.

[@nige3801]

Work colleagues lol. Looks great, l'm from Manchester and have been having curries since the early seventies, when my dad took me to the Manzil in Longsight! You could buy tins of Nazirs curry sauce from a little shop they had in the restaurant. I thought it was great, back then you couldn't find pastes and gravies. My dad would cook chicken in Madras or Rogan Josh with rice, and l felt like a king. Good memories.

[@WhatTimeIsIt999]

Shelim is a great addition to the videos. Need to see more of the bhai.

[@randallpetroelje3913]

Love you guys 😂! Talking about the good old days and remembering the times. I hope you keep your friendship forever.

[@peacebethejourney1]

The way the frying pans have a dented edge, from all the smacking from the spoon/wand.... Amazing!! Food looks mouth watering!!! Can't wait to visit Brick lane. Great video as always Bhaisaab.

[@richarddrain1741]

Great filming! I used to work near Brick Lane and once took a challenge to find the best lamb chops. To be honest they were all good but Miraz Cafe just off Brick Lane in Hanbury St just edged it for it for me. Since moving to Norfolk we do miss great Indian food.

[@taherajenz]

Latif is absolutely spot on, the red or any other food colouring destroys the authentic fabric of the meat, chicken or vegetables. I can’t stand the amount of food colouring you visibly see in the meals of South Asians restaurants and these bad cheap habits need to stop. Just by adding vibrant colours doesn’t magically make the food taste nice for example look at Turkish, Lebanese, Arabic, Afghan and Persian grilled and no-grilled meat, they detest using colouring, they depend on the natural taste and colour of the meat to bring out its authentic taste, colour and smell plus the meat also looks aesthetically pleasing to the eye which is why grilled food in these places are so popular much more popular than South Asian restaurants. Please Bengali, Indian, Pakistan or any other South Asian restaurants please stop using cheap food colouring because not only does it look horrible but it also tastes horrible and could potentially harm your customers.

[@ramenlover334]

Just back from London and shook hands with the owner from Monsoon when we ate there. One of my favourite restaurants

[@rahanmiah9428]

I'm almost 39 years old, I prefer old bricklane before bangla town, like year pre 95 or 94. As a kid remember music house, sangeeta, Morden Saree store b2b etc. Bollywood posters on walls. Bengali guys wearing baggy trousers etc. Man those were the days

[@JohninRosc]

I absolutely love your channel and have learned so much about how to cook the best food in the world. However, being taken through Brick Lane and into various kitchens to see chefs creating this wonderment under the pressure of a camera and restaurants bulging with customers (so good to see) has taken your entertainment value to a new level. I was born in London but have lived in Ireland for 20 years. The thing I miss most about London is Brick Lane! I'm over for 5 days soon and will absolutely be visiting - last time I went to Sheba (excellent) but I think it will be Monsoon this time. Thanks again - superb content!

[@ramenlover334]

Best night out. Jack the Ripper tour A few beers And a curry in brick lane 😊

[@dsurrey-6559]

Great video & tour of Brick Lane. Thank you. Will definitely now be visiting.

[@alanmurdoch70]

The food looks lovely.

[@lilacfloyd]

That lamb shank looked amazing. Really liked this video, very interesting. Good stuff.

[@anniehoran7255]

My mouth was watering too! I hope to visit one day. Thanks for the experience.

[@fredbear72ify]

Looks wonderful if only we had this standard of Bangladesh and Indian /Bengali food in Australia thank you for sharing

[@romanboss5616]

Great video more like these please 😊

[@ronaldcuieii8639]

Hi!! Very very nice. Please keep coming out with more vlogs!!

[@junaedkabir3036]

Great to see the history of bangladeshi food in uk. You should do more stories like this and interview their journey. Alhamdullilah!

[@kal77uk]

Its not really history is it..UK Bangladeshis are mainly unemployed, low skilled, lack education and live parallel lives...but that was because Bangladeshis were the least welcome of what we now call ethnic minorities

[@MistyRicardo]

Greatly enjoyed this video Latif. Those lamb chops 😋

[@krispykruzer]

Latif has been drinking from the fountain of youth, his childhood friend looking 15 years older than him 😅

[@SomeRandomBod]

RajMahal 😂 best name ever. This is my equivalent of going into Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Long live Brick Lane!

[@dougy2457]

Thank you for the tour of Brick Lane, the food at the Monsson looks amazing, we should all be supporting a local family-run business in these difficult times, ditch KFC, Mc, etc and find a good BIR

[@Will111ism]

As a Scotsman @latif I bless 🙌 you with positive #food success & #exposure ☆ boom 💥

[@trixieb4501]

A great video Latif!!😋

[@Kashmir3708]

Salam brother very good video all the time keep it up 👍.

[@andreinarangel6227]

Wednesday night and the business are busy. Beautiful!!

[@andypreston2982]

awsome to watch

[@rachaelghostcat8584]

Thanks for showing us this!

[@dannyvardanian]

Nice one chef !

[@AA-fl7zh]

Great series! As a young Bengali I'm loving the fact that you're interacting with fellow Bengalis and going through the restaurants along with the history/how things are run in the present. The vlog style videos are great and I'm looking foward to watching the upcoming videos to this series

[@nicklasahlgren1095]

Awesome!

[@foodieanz]

I really enjoyed this Latif bhai. The food looks amazing 🤤

[@mamunahmed892]

I wish British Bangladeshi youth visit these restaurants like our Pakistani brothers and sisters who visit Pakistani places so much so that most of the customers sustaining Pakistani places are Pakistani. I always feel that Indian/Bengali restaurants don't market themselves or clearly sell halal meat (even though they are). The other thing is alchohol - a lot of youth don't want to visit places that sell booze but yet, plenty of Turkish restaurants sell booze and other non Bengali/Muslim owned enterprises sell it but we're happy to visit these places (e.g. Nando). I think restaurants should not make booze so visible if they are selling it (ideally they shouldn't).

[@juyhfrty]

Sweet and Spicy was the best curry caff on brick lane, formica tables, proper home style Bangladeshi food, Kagli - chicken liver curry etc, food for the working class. It’s missed by so many still living around there

[@philt1362]

man that is eye candy !!!!!! nice video Latif.

[@steveleeds5221]

You should come to Leeds mate, and try Akbars on the Headrow, by far the most beautiful and fragrant curry you'll ever have. Akbars is probably the number 1 indian restaurant in the North of England mate. I'm not sure if the owner has any in London, but up here, he has them in Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and a couple of other places.

[@longvile]

love it👍👍👍👍

[@betrousaltaweel]

I like how the Bengali business community are adapting to the changing demographics in the area and not just sticking with curry houses. Brick Lane is now filled with Mexican Taco restaurants, sushi places, pizzerias, coffee shops, Burger bars and chicken shops but all owned by Bengalis.

[@DaveZoOm]

Another great video, my mouth is watering :-)

[@oohmatron]

WOW!!! I feel like I’m there with you…I can smell and taste the food - looks soooo good😋😋😋

[@Neaveso1]

On the Latif tour on brick lane. In the brick lane coffee shop and just ordered the Biryani

[@LatifsInspired]

Yo!!!

[@Sam-ue4rv]

I love your video's bro been following you since back in the days.. You are an amazing ambassador to Indian Restaurant trade. Lovely reviews you are so into what you do plus you work in the trade.. simply amazing. Did you used to live in london before? Bricklane is a different place holds great memories..

[@coslifehurts]

Great video thanks. To the idiots saying alcohol should be banned keep it to yourself. If you were born on a desert island and didn’t know about religion you wouldn’t have an issue with it or other things that are man-made constructs like mandatory hijabs. Religion and its rules creates horrible division in the world. Religion causes more harm than good. That’s the truth.

[@farwankhojik1750]

New to this channel and I love it bro!

[@sakkirchoudhury9410]

The food looks so delicious well done guys nice video ❤

[@LatifsInspired]

Thank you

[@alnajerdacula27]

Assalamualykum warahmatullahi wahbarakatuhu watching from the Philippines

[@PascallePointing]

Also love the video!

[@ystar2840]

Alhamduillah

[@matty6848]

Just come across this channel and had too subscribe. The way the content is presented showing us how this beautiful food is made, what goes on behind the scenes plus all the hard work that goes on is just brilliant. Plus I absolutely love Indian/Bangladeshi food😋

[@tkthebear984]

Your mouth was watering, what do you think mine was doing? It was torture watching this video of Brick Lane and the food 😁. I will make sure I’m down the Standard Balti tomorrow, my favourite restaurant down there. Great video guys 👍🙏

[@taherajenz]

Latif is absolutely spot on, the red or any other food colouring destroys the authentic fabric of the meat, chicken or vegetables. I can’t stand the amount of food colouring you visibly see in the meals of South Asians restaurants and these bad cheap habits need to stop. Just by adding vibrant colours doesn’t magically make the food taste nice for example look at Turkish, Lebanese, Arabic, Afghan and Persian grilled and no-grilled meat, they detest using colouring, they depend on the natural taste and colour of the meat to bring out its authentic taste, colour and smell plus the meat also looks aesthetically pleasing to the eye which is why grilled food in these places are so popular much more popular than South Asian restaurants. Please Bengali, Indian, Pakistan or any other South Asian restaurants please stop using cheap food colouring because not only does it look horrible but it also tastes horrible and could potentially harm your customers.

[@sidkings]

I was at Café Grill Bricklane, yesterday. Very nice 👌🏼

[@hi6911]

Hello Choto Bhai…..been watching your videos only recently,love watching Bangladeshi cooking,mainly because it’s very nostalgic….must try Monsoon,my daughter is going to Brick Lane next week,will tell her to check it out. My Abba owned a restaurant in the 70-90s in Tottenham called Kashmir Mahal….miss it !

[@LatifsInspired]

Bless

[@shahidlatif6230]

Latif 👍

[@louisemay8185]

Slurp it down 😂🇧🇩👊🏽🇵🇸🙏🏽

[@masaekayoda8777]

thinking renting a flat for six weeks so I can explore!

[@dannyvardanian]

We went there and met Shams !

[@ayeshagleeson9000]

Beautiful videos. Incase you don't know, It's Haram for Muslims to be allowing alcohol in their restaurant's.

[@LatifsInspired]

May Allah bless us with Tawfik

[@D1D2_]

I swear you cannot come close to a old school authentic Bangladeshi restaurant! The depth of flavours you get even down to the mint chutney is something missing in these modern style eatery's. Now it's more about ascetics and mediocre sub par food.

[@momrazuddin381]

style over substance

[@imraaan1000]

Really need to slow down when showing the items in the shops bhai, it all becomes a blur

[@LatifsInspired]

Next time

[@paulhembrough3680]

Yes, review the Turkish Restaurant by Brick Lane

[@stevelewis7473]

Nice work Brother Latif. Look forward to watching later :)

[@thetaffia60]

Can't belive you ordered DIET Coke with that stunning food m8...😂 😂

[@realt1984]

My local restaurants. Enjoyed it, keep more coming.

[@havingalook2]

How did you end up in Stoke-on-Trent if you were from the East End of London? I LOVED this video and I would to try many of these restaurants. Many thanks indeed.

[@jakemuss3805]

I pay that in the black country, not bad for London prices

[@alfredalfred8631]

Caught mandem on a date haha. 😜

[@fb6564]

This is great but the owner’s name is Shams Uddin, not Shamsul

[@wjvidda]

27:53 check-out Mr Naga going in!

[@tordoff80]

some good looking food shown

[@NasirAli-xo6hn]

What is that sauce at 36.00 its very tangy and sweet ive had it before can't figure out ingredients

[@TheRattyBiker]

I know he said "they are sold here" but because I'm Northern all I heard was "it's so dear" {unnecessarly expensive}

[@sean550]

Can you do the lamp shank receipe....thanks

[@anonymous77173]

Lovely vlog brother... bless .BLACKCAT HACKERS UK 🇬🇧 💯🎩®️©️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚘

[@abdulgafur4337]

Latif brother. What date are you doing the food staff in Bricklane? InshaAllah I will come and try

[@alspurs1990]

Where in tower hamlets you from mate

[@anthony342]

mr naga 27:50

[@yourt00bz]

L great photography of the food these days

[@PascallePointing]

You should go to the South Indian places on Drummond Street - my family have been going there for 40 years!

[@LatifsInspired]

What’s the name of the business?

[@Tudorguy-zw1ik]

These are not South Indian, all Bengali restaurants, it’s like bricklane, rows of Bangladeshi restaurants

[@MarkmanOTW]

@@LatifsInspired Diwana and the Ravi Shankar have been there decades. Known for their bhel poori and vegetarian food. A masala dhosa is a good choice in Diwana. Gupta's is probably the oldest place (one of the first in UK) selling sweets and snacks. Chutneys is on the site of one of the early Indian restaurants.

[@SidneyXda]

I have literally cloned chaiiwala kadak chai