Orchid Bay - The Broadway, Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK
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Dragontree
N 52° 08.403 W 000° 28.137
30U E 673201 N 5779636
This Thai restaurant is located in Bedford town centre.
Waymark Code: WM6W3B
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/26/2009
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Orchid Bay is both a sit-in restaurant and take-away. The food is freshly prepared and the restaurant is owned by the following proprietors who describe themselves on their website:
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'Orchid Bay is owned and operated by Noorie and Josh Harbias, a couple with a shared passion for Thai food.
Noorie Harbias,
Noorie comes from the north of Thailand, a region that is commonly known as Issan.
Her family have been cooking and selling Thai food in restaurants, cafes and markets for more than 40 years, and across several generations. Noorie took an interest in cooking and has developed her culinary skills from an early age, turning her hand to a range of local and national recipes. Since an early age she has wanted to own her own restaurant, and has always enjoyed entertaining friends and family, preparing and serving traditional Thai recipes. Now, a lifetime’s practice has come to fruition in Orchid Bay.
Josh Harbias,
Josh’s background is in finance and consultancy work with a number of large finance, banking & insurance companies. As a regular visitor to London’s theatres and the Royal Ballet, he found that nothing complements a night out in the West End better than a sumptuous dinner. It was over 10 years ago in a small London restaurant that Josh became hooked on the delicate, yet intense, flavours and aromas of Thai cuisine. This prompted the first of many trips to Thailand, and over the years he has travelled through many provinces trying many different foods. You could say that in Noorie, Josh has found the perfect partner to help realise this enthusiasm for Thai food by opening Orchid Bay.'