Article: Top restaurateur is banned over rodent droppings

A RESTAURATEUR whose "fusion" Scots-Indian cuisine has been feted by ministers has been banned from running food businesses after he admitted breaching health and safety laws for a second time.

Herman Rodrigues was credited with dishes such as haggis pakora at Edinburgh eateries Suruchi and Suruchi Too. Last November, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon used Suruchi, in Nicholson Street, to launch the St Andrew's Day Food Festival.

Rodrigues, 47, yesterday claimed he was no longer involved with Suruchi and Suruchi Too and was considering an appeal against the ban, imposed at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

In 2006, council officials noted mice droppings found among customer glasses, bags of food ...

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