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'It's our passion': 20-year-old twins follow in father's footsteps by opening restaurant in village near Dudley

Twin brothers Sameen and Ihsaan Ali are following in their father's footsteps by opening their own restaurant in a Black Country village.

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By Mark Andrews
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As children, the twins watched their father Ali Azad run the popular Spices Indian restaurant in Dudley Street, Sedgley, helping out alongside other family members as they grew older.

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Now Ali has retired, the twins are launching their own restaurant which opens tomorrow in a prominent former bank building.

Flavours, a 45-seat Indian restaurant in the former Barclay's Bank in the village's Bull Ring, opens today (Wednesday).

Twin brothers Ishaan and Sameen Ali, 20, open their new restaurant Flavours in Sedgley today (Wednesday)..
The brothers say their restaurant has a relaxed, contemporary feel to it
The stained glass windows of the old bank give the restaurant a distinctive feel
The stained glass windows of the old bank give the restaurant a distinctive feel
The furnishings are stylish and modern
The furnishings are stylish and modern
The brothers say the interior attempts to create an atmosphere of comfort and style
The brothers say the interior attempts to create an atmosphere of comfort and style
Inside the new Flavours restaurant in Sedgley
Inside the new Flavours restaurant in Sedgley