Celebrity chef Cyrus Todiwala OBE is putting the finishing touches to his first restaurant outside the capital.
The proprietor of Café Spice Namasté, in East London, and star of shows such as Saturday Kitchen on the BBC, will soon be opening a new site called Tandem, in the food quarter of Leicester's Highcross shopping centre.
Described as a “celebration of authentic Indian cuisine and cocktail mixology”, it will be his first outside London, where he currently has Café Spice Namasté and Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen restaurants which he runs with his wife Pervin.
The Leicester venture will be a collaboration with Raphael Hospitality, which is based in the city.
The original plan was to open in August, but issues with the Grade II listed part of the building - formally the city's Mem-Saab Indian restaurant - meant the renovation work has taken longer than expected.
That work is now complete, but a leak in the roof has caused a further delay to the opening.
On the ground floor is a main bar area while there is fine dining upstairs.
Customers downstairs will be able to try Tandem's small plates, which will have a Goan/ Portugese influence while there will also be a cocktail list which is unique to the venue.
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A blue theme continues from the bar into the next room, where Goan influences can be seen in the decor.
Also on the ground floor is the chef's table, which is available to those wanting an exclusive experience.
The table, in its own private room, seats up to eight people and the experience will last between two and two and a half hours.
A barman and waitress will be assigned to the room to ensure a top level of service.
Upstairs, guests can enjoy a drink in the library bar while the fine dining restaurant features modern art created specifically for Tandem.
Bombay-born and trained chef Cyrus Todiwala is a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London and was awarded an MBE in 2000 for services to education and training.
He gained an OBE in 2010 for his contribution to the hospitality industry.
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In 2012, he cooked for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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Talking about the new addition to Leicester, the Tandem team told LeicestershireLive: "We want it to show what Leicester is. It's a statement to Leicester from us.
"We are a diverse society with so many people, so many industries. There's so much to celebrate here.
"The question we're always being asked is 'why Leicester?' and we say "why not Leicester"?
"Rather than people from Leicester travelling to Birmingham or Nottingham, we want them to come here.
"We want to make this a destination."