chris payton - CEO and chef

Chris found his way into the kitchen through his ex-wife’s stomach.

Chris started cooking Indian food for Parule in 1999 whilst she was pregnant with Billy Blu. Entirely self-taught, what started as a hobby soon became a small business as ex-pat friends started requesting catering and home-chefing services. Within a couple of years it seemed like a good idea to compile a small list of friends and email them with a weekly menu - and so curry club was born. As momentum built Chris and the team were encouraged to share their love of Indian food by opening a small restaurant.

The unique curry club "signature flavor" has already attracted an ever increasing loyal following and has garnered an “excellent” rating from Zagats Survey 2007.

casey mcqueen – executive chef

After a chance meeting, Casey joined curry club in 2005 and became a partner and executive chef in 2006. Previously Casey had spent three years in the kitchen of James Beard award winning chef Ann Cashions. Casey brings a unique flair to the flavor of the food that is served.

curry club only uses all natural hormone and antibiotic free meats and produce from local purveyors whenever possible. curry club continues to remain true to Indian cuisine infused with a British twist – that which inspired it in the first place.

Entering its third year, with this formula in place, we look forward to a variety of new developments to the daily changing menu.

parule basu-barua, radesh ganeshkumar, and will simonds

You are likely to see the faces of Parule, Radesh, and Will when they are at curry club in the evenings to host. As partners all three played an important role in the early stages of curry club.

Parule developed the brand, the product, and the look and feel of the place and is currently looking at ways to develop the brand further. Parule launched the all-natural spices under the curry club brand in the Fall of 2005.

Will played a significant role in the development of the email delivery business and continues to host at the restaurant on a regular basis.

Radesh worked closely with Parule in the start-up of curry club and as well as hosting. He is responsible for overseeing the financials and investor relations.