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Ashoka Bearsden spices up Burns' Night

Ashoka Bearsden helped spice-up the first ever Burns Mela earlier this week when it provided a buffet for more than 1,000 concert-goers at the Old Fruitmarket in Glasgow..

Part of the Celtic Connections programme, the Burns Mela featured a celebration of Scots and Asian culture and, appropriately enough, the Ashoka Bearsden buffet featured a novel fusion of traditional Scottish and Indian dishes.

'They say that music is the food of love, so it was only right that we should reflect the musical fusion of Scots and Indian cultures with a culinary equivalent,' says Imtiaz Aslam of Ashoka Bearsden.

The Ashoka Bearsden was invited to cater for the event by Donald Shaw, organiser of this year's Celtic Connections festival.

Performers at the Burns Mela included Sushil K Dade, Indian drummers Dhol Foundation, singers Sheila Chandra and Michael Marra, DJs Tigerstyle, piper Iain MacInnes, Indian Bansuri flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia, whistle player Michael McGoldrick, early music ensemble Concerto Caledonia and author Alasdair Gray.