{"id":254,"date":"2025-06-09T15:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T15:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hazrestaurant.co.uk\/blog\/?p=254"},"modified":"2025-06-09T16:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T16:01:54","slug":"22-years-of-smoke-flame-and-flavour-the-haz-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hazrestaurant.co.uk\/blog\/22-years-of-smoke-flame-and-flavour-the-haz-way\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Years of Smoke, Flame, and Flavour \u2014 The Haz Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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There\u2019s something about cooking over fire that just feels right. No bells, no buttons \u2014 just smoke, heat, and instinct. It\u2019s the oldest way to cook, and somehow still the best.<\/p>

The story of Haz started over 22 years ago, when Haci, Zafer, and Ahmed opened their first restaurant on Cutler Street. Just three friends with a love for real Mediterranean food, good service, and that kind of hospitality that makes people want to stay a while.<\/p>

No buzzwords. No gimmicks. Just proper food, done properly.<\/p>

And it caught on fast. People filled the place \u2014 day and night \u2014 because they could smell it before they saw it. The lamb sizzling over charcoal. The garlic in the yoghurt. The flatbread, still warm from the oven. You\u2019d walk past and your stomach would make the decision for you.<\/p>

Now, 22 years later, with five Haz branches across the City, we still do it the same way \u2014 over real fire, with real ingredients, and no shortcuts.<\/p>

The kebab goes way back \u2014 centuries, really \u2014 to dusty plains and soldiers skewering meat over open flames. It wasn\u2019t fancy. But it was honest. And that honesty is what we still chase.<\/p>

At Haz, we don\u2019t rush things. The lamb loin is grilled until it just barely resists the knife \u2014 juicy, smoky, full of flavour. Kofte? Spiced, shaped, and grilled till the outside crisps up, but the inside stays soft and generous. Even the chicken gets its moment: marinated slow, grilled fast, with caramelised edges that almost crunch when you bite.<\/p>

You don\u2019t fake that kind of cooking.<\/p>

And in a place like the City, where everything\u2019s about speed and screens, that plate of fire-cooked meat hits different. Suddenly, it\u2019s not just lunch. It\u2019s a break. A reset. A little reminder of slower, better things.<\/p>

We didn\u2019t invent the kebab \u2014 far from it. But we honour it. With fire, with time, and with the kind of care that got us started in the first place.
Want to taste the story for yourself?\u00a0Book a table at Haz<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and let the grill do the talking.\u00a0\u00a0

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