Monthly Archives: July 2011

Yadgar! What do you mean you haven’t tried Yadgar?

This the only Saturday available in July for a Glasgow meeting of The Friends of Hector. With the two Yadgar dissidents preoccupied, Yadgar (148 Calder Street, Glasgow G42 7QP) was the obvious place for our mid Saturday afternoon Curry binge.  … Continue reading

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Glasgow – The Lone Diner at The Madras Palace

‘Hello, Tom, you haven’t been here for a while…’ aaarrrggghhhh….. I had to put the waiter right, he was doing his best.  What a mistake to make. Making up for the lack of a balanced diet, Hector was out early … Continue reading

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Berlin in the morning, Café Salma in the evening

‘Are you going out for a Curry tonight?’ Andy, the taxi driver A chance question posed by our driver between Glasgow Airport and Clydebank.  Little did Andy know how in depth the discussion would become.  It was great to meet … Continue reading

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Berlin – Naveena Path

The Naveena Path (Tegeler Straße 22, 13353 Berlin) is in what The Friends of Hector have come to call The Garden Suburb of Berlin. Others may refer to it as Wedding. It was last year when Hector was determined to … Continue reading

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An Athena Curry House – The Dhaka Palace

Unlucky Thirteen – or Anything for a Curry It was a fifteen minute walk in the  darkening dusk from the main Athens Police Station, located behind the Presidential Palace, to Geraniou St, off Omonia. On the way we passed the … Continue reading

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Ten days without Curry

Hector has been in self inflicted purgatory, of sorts.  It was only fair after the indulgences at the end of June.  Somehow, one feels the waistline has taken an ever expanding course after the wonderful experience that is Greek Cuisine. … Continue reading

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