From Shropshire to London: High-flying chef jets away with Indian takeaway for a millionaire

The executive chef of the Tajmahal Indian restaurant in Overton, near Ellesmere, yesterday delivered a takeaway for a millionaire 160 miles away in the capital.

He flew from Shropshire's Sleap Airfield, near Wem, with his ready-prepared cuisine and completed the order when he got there.

It is all in a day's work for Mr Miah who has previously prepared special dishes for the likes of the Spice Girls and on television programmes Blue Peter, in front of presenters Anthea Turner and Wrexham's Tim Vincent.

Speaking before he set off, he said: "My partner Abul Hossain received an order for a takeaway to be delivered to London.

"We were told that a private helicopter/aircraft will be arriving on Thursday morning.

"The order was for five chicken tikka biryani, five meat biryani, two chicken vindaloo, five Bombay aloo, five saag aloo, 10 chapatis and an assortment of various side dishes to be delivered to London.

"They asked for me to travel with the food in the aircraft and re-cook the food in London for a millionaire. We will be picked up from the local Sleap airfield and flown to a private location in north London."

Mr Miah has worked at famous restaurants including the Eye of the Tiger in Bournemouth, where he also catered for celebrities Chaka Demus and Pliers, Aswad and Soul II Soul.

He added: "I was featured on Blue Peter and the Big Breakfast with Johnny Vaughan and Gaby Roslin helping to make an attempt at the world largest curry at six tons.

"The most recent famous takeout was when I catered for the crew working at Warner Bros in Leavesden Studio for the film Edge of Tomorrow, which featured Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt."

The talented chef, who has only been at the Overton restaurant for a year, also caters for high-flying weddings on a converted aeroplane which is used for traditional Bangladeshi marriages.

Mr Miah jokingly refers to the business as the fourth emergency service in North Wales.