Baz Miah said he sees the reality of life on the streets for Liverpool’s homeless community every day
11:17, 27 Dec 2025Updated 11:18, 27 Dec 2025
Baz will be feeding 200 homeless people with the meals he is providing(Image: Liverpool Echo)
The owner of a city curry house has donated 200 meals to help Liverpool’s homeless community at Christmas. Baz Miah, who runs the Taj restaurant on Lark Lane, says that Christmas is a time when people who are homeless need help the most.
He told the ECHO: “I want everyone to be a part of Christmas and enjoy a nice hot meal. By donating the food it makes me feel extremely happy they will experience the magic of the season, helping them feel valued and less forgotten.”
To that end Baz has had his chefs make up 200 takeaway meals and has given them away to a local homeless charity to pass on to their clients.
He added: “Christmas is a very festive time, but for a lot of unfortunate people it comes with loneliness, so I thought as a family, me and my wife, to bring some joy, cheer and put smiles onto people’s faces, we should donate some food from the restaurant. A hot meal will bring a nice smile to someone’s face.”
He first opened the Taj in 2020(Image: Liverpool Echo)
While thousands pour out of Lark Lane’s restaurants and pubs each weekend, those who sleep rough or who are homeless, in the local area are overlooked by passers by, but Baz said that helping those less fortunate has been something that has been on his mind for some time.
He said: “On Lark Lane we see a lot of homelessness around us, we get people regularly knocking on our windows and asking if there is any food left over, especially during this time of the year. It just makes us sad to see that they have to beg for food when other people have a lot. That is what has really made me want to do it.”
Baz was prompted to offer his help as he sees members of the homeless community on Lark Lane every day (Image: Liverpool Echo)
He added: “We’ve had this idea for a few years, because during this time of year there are a lot of people who need some warmth, something to smile about. We see people day and day out who are suffering in and around Liverpool, and I thought, do you know what, to bring a nice smile to people’s faces we should give some food from the restaurant.”
In November Baz reached out to homeless and housing charity the Whitechapel Centre to provide some much needed supplies for those in need. He said: “I chose to donate the food to the Whitechapel Centre as they have a long history of helping the homeless and needy around Liverpool.”
He added: “I got in touch with Ruth, who’s the distribution manager, I got an insight into what they do and how they help and how many homeless people they deal with. So, having all of that information, I felt that this is the place that I should donate the food to.”
He is hoping that his children will follow his lead in the future(Image: Liverpool Echo)
Baz says that his main priority is to inspire his children to be better people.
He said: “It’s really nice that people are very supportive and really happy when I tell them that I will be helping the homeless during a festive time. I’m hoping that my kids will learn from what I’m doing, that during a time of festivities, not everyone is as fortunate [as us].”
He added: “Teaching children to help the homeless builds empathy, responsibility, and compassion, showing them first-hand that everyone deserves dignity and kindness.”