Monthly Archives: May 2013

Royal Spice – Peterborough

Peterborough, the home of Oakham Ales. The Company split today, those had been at Oakham yesterday went to Norwich. Clive, Maggie, Marg and Hector went to Peterborough. For the record, this was a Cambridge Weekend. Mid-afternoon Marg did ask if … Continue reading

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Cambridge – Inder’s Kitchen

No sooner had the weekend trip to Cambridge been conceived than Lord Clive of Crawley was informing Hector of an potentially outstanding Takeaway near the Travelodge where we would all be resident. Clive listens to Radio 4, here he gleaned … Continue reading

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Prana – A Luncthime Cambridge Curry

Serendipity rules Prana (97 Mill Road Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2AW) was my third choice of Curry House this lunchtime. Having watched Marg eat Breakfast in a Posh French Restaurant sufficient time had passed to permit a visit to the Taj … Continue reading

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Stuffed Karela? – It’s The Punjabi Charing Cross!

The table for this evening’s outing to The Punjabi Charing Cross (157-159 North St, Glasgow G3 7DA) was booked two weeks ago, a Neat Hector Strategy. This would give Hari, Mein Host, enough notice to arrange to serve up his … Continue reading

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Home Cooked Prawn Curry

A Tale of Two Ingredients The Standard Masala was prepared as features in Hector’s normal Curry Making however two variations were available this evening. Curryspondent Archie supplied Hector with a Portion of Garam Masala specially prepared in a Pollokshields Grocer. … Continue reading

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A Post-Post Wedding Curry in Glasgow, Not Berlin

The Aftermath of the Main Event of the day was drawing to a natural conclusion.  I refer to The Wedding of Craig and Yvonne, not the lunchtime Curry with Marg at Mother India’s Café. Marg had retired thereafter, she needed … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Mother India’s Cafe – A Post Wedding Curry in Glasgow, not in Berlin

In the middle of a rather dreich Saturday afternoon, Marg and Hector bade temporary farewell to Craig and Yvonne, the newlyweds, who went off in search of Italian Food with their nearest and dearest.  We were not invited.  The Laurieston … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Rishi’s Indian Aroma – The Aberdeen Curry Chain

T’is the Eve of The Great Day, what better way to raise the level of Anticipation by reporting on a second new Curry Venue on Curry-Heute? With Dr. Stan at the Bedford-Bamberg Bier Festival, and no ‘Plane available at a … Continue reading

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A word from Ahmed in Islamabad…

Shkoor is here …. so we got together for a Karahi in Faisalabad, a three and a half hour drive from Islamabad. The venue was “Pehelwan Karahi at Chowk Ghanta Ghar (The Wrestler’s Karahi at the Clock Tower). As is … Continue reading

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The Bombay Grill (Boulevard Hotel) – Clydebank

The Bombay Grill at The Boulevard Hotel (1710 Great Western Rd., Clydebank, G81 2XT) lies very close to Hector’s House. This venue has been visited at best sporadically over the last twenty years, and certainly not in the last five. … Continue reading

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