CREATIVE CABBIES


YORK CABBIES COOK UP A TASTE OF KERALA


A trio of York taxi driv- ers have stepped out of the cab and into the kitchen to open the city’s first restaurant to focus on South Indian cuisine. The owners of The Coconut


Lagoon,


which opened in Clar- ence Street in Novem- ber, have teamed up with former chef Saji Kurian, to bring the tastes of the Kerala region of India to York. Sanjai Joseph, 37, who is originally from the Kerala region, said he was inspired to start the business by his taxi passengers who had visited his homeland and discov- ered they had a taste for the food. “This is the first time this food has been served in North York- shire,” he told the York


BILLERICAY DRIVER SELLS NEARLY 7,000 COPIES OF DEBUT NOVEL


Sanjai Joseph (L) and chef Saji Kurian with former cabbies Dinu Abraham and Jaico Jose


Press. “People who had been to Kerala were always asking me where they could buy the food in York, so I started look- ing for a business premises.” Mr Joseph, who has lived in York for the past eight years, said the Kerala region is also known as the land


of coconuts, a fact which inspired the name of the restaurant and the cooking, in particular the masala dosa, a dish which he predicts will become a big favourite in York. He said: “It will be the first time people in York will have been able to taste this par- ticular dish.”


A popular taxi driver has managed to sell nearly 7,000 copies of his debut novel after being snubbed by agents and publish- ers. David Hollingsworth, 59, of Billericay, has been driving for Mayflower Taxis in the town for about 13 years, and penned parts of his crime fic- tion book The Party. Released as an E- book in spring, it has already sold about 6,800 copies on Ama- zon despite being self published, and its suc- cess has seen that Mr Hollingsworth


has


since released it on paperback. The father of two told the Basildon Record- er: “I’m really pleased it has taken off but a bit surprised too.


Authors today stand no chance of getting an agent or a publish- er. I did a lot of writing between jobs and whenever an idea popped into my head, if I was by the road- side I’d quickly write it down or wait until I was waiting for a fare and put it down on paper.” Mr Hollingsworth has had an interest in the crime fiction genre since reading the Godfather


as the novel a


teenager. He writes under the pseudonym JD Carter and claims that


is


inspired by his East End upbringing in Stepney before he moved to Billericay. The book tells the story of Alex Dicks, and the author said he got the idea for the


novel at a party – and he wrote down his idea on a beer mat. With the help of Biller- icay Writers’ Group, he wrote up the novel which was released in May, and its only pub- licity has been through social


networking


sites Facebook and Twitter. He added: “It’s a very gritty novel, but with plenty of humour and strong women, and a lot of things that I think have


from East End since I left there. “I sold about 50 copies to the USA last month, which I was delighted about.” It is available as an E- book on amazon and Apple’s online store. The paperback ver- sion is also available on his website.


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