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Haverhill's Mogul chef, Sunnu Miah is cooking up a storm in the kitchen that will prepare the food for the Bangladeshi Olympic team. BANGLADESHI businessmen entertaining their national team at this year's Beijing Olympics knew just the place to get the food - a restaurant in Haverhill.

That's despite a 5,000 mile flight for their dinner - compared to the 1,900 mile trip from Bangladesh itself.

But Dulon Miah, owner of the Mogul, has garnered worldwide fame for serving the stars - flying out to feed Hugh Hefner in Los Angeles and Daniel Craig in Miami.

And Dulon, who is from Bangladesh himself, says his curries are better than the ones back home anyway.

Dulon and chef Sunnu Miah will fly out at the end of July, having already cooked the food in their restaurant, based at the Woodlands Hotel in the town.

When they get to China they will reheat the meals for a series of dinner parties.

Dulon said: "It's very exciting because it's the Bangladeshi team we'll be cooking for.

"Our curries are better than ones from Bangladesh because the British curry industry is the international benchmark. And there's also a food safety issue, because chefs in Bangladesh don't have the right qualifications, and it would be harder to get food into the country."

Last year, Dulon flew a £1,900 takeaway to California for an ice cream company boss. He has also cooked for Blue Peter's Anthea Turner, comedian Griff Rhys Jones and Linda Bravo of Baywatch.