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CamTalksAuthor: Cam Cairnduff
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CamTalks #058 - Matin Miah AKA Nellie Grey's Indian Restaurant
Wednesday, 14 January, 2026
This episode is proudly supported by: Alderney Electricity Powering our island and supporting the community that keeps Alderney moving. alderney-elec.com Bell & Co Trusted local experts for renting, buying or relocating to Alderney. bellandcoalderney.com Channel Seaways Keeping Alderney supplied, connected and running every single day. channelseaways.gg Today I’m talking to the man behind Nellie Grey’s Indian Restaurant, a place that’s fed Alderney through quiet winters, chaotic Augusts, birthdays, break-ups, reunions and those “we’ve just landed, we need a curry” moments. Matt’s story starts in Bangladesh. He moved to Lancashire at 12, learned kitchens the hard way, followed opportunity to Jersey with a small bag and a five-day plan that somehow turned into 11 years. He ran delivery businesses, cooked for thousands, made mistakes, learned business the long way round and eventually found himself walking into an empty restaurant on Alderney that felt like it was calling him in. That restaurant became Nellie Grey’s. In this episode we talk about growing up without his parents, learning English later than most, falling in love with cooking by following caterers around as a kid, the moment he first stepped into Nellie Grey’s and knew it was the place, how Ray Parkin tested him before backing him, why staying open through winter matters, what Alderney gets right about community, the truth about chicken tikka masala, staff curry, secret dishes, spice versus heat and why he later decided to open the fish and chips too. It’s warm, funny and properly Alderney. You’ll finish this one hungry. Let’s connect 👇 Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/camtalks/id1479296317 Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7lHojlnWyTUneaEpkcBgKS Instagram: instagram.com/camcairnduff LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cameroncairnduff TikTok: tiktok.com/@camcairnduff Facebook: facebook.com/cameronfilms YouTube: youtube.com/@camcairnduff
