Monthly Archives: March 2020

Lockdown – Bradford – Sheesh Mahal

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Hector

Bradford’s finest Curry House – Sheesh Mahal – is able to deliver locally.

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Lockdown Curry #1 – Hector Cooks Nihari, with a Yadgar – Keema Mutter Aloo in reserve

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Hector

Nihari, not Hector’s favourite Curry. Whilst the flavours can be decidedly different from the Karahi Gosht which appears so often in these pages, the issue is the accompanying – Shorva. Two smallish Lamb Shanks have been in the freezer for … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – The Village “Curry House” – The Lockdown … and some rushed t’pub…

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Hector

Just after 17.00 this evening, PM Boris announced the closure of all Pubs and Restaurants as of tonight. For Hector, this was the second Friday in a row, my Curry in Lodz (Polska) was spoiled last week by a similar … Continue reading →

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Manchester – Kabana – Same Again

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Hector

Today Hector goes home, five days earlier than planned. Katowice was scheduled for today followed by four nights in Krakow. As it happens, I have spent most of my trip escaping from mainland Europe. The 13.55 train to Wigan was … Continue reading →

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Manchester – Kabana – #gethehectorhome

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Hector

At 18.00 last night an email from easyJet flashed up on the Huawei – flight cancelled! The heart sank. I looked at the easyJet booking site, seats on today’s flight from Berlin to Manchester were still on sale, then I … Continue reading →

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Manchester – delhi2go – A Tale of Two Fishes

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Hector

Having eaten early, eating late felt symmetrical, and how could Hector walk past delhi2go (119 Oldham St., Manchester M4 1LN England)? Marg phoned just as I reached my preferred late night Manchester venue, it was only 22.00, hardly late. Mian … Continue reading →

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Berlin – Madni – Halal Indisches und Pakistanisches Restaurant – When and where will my next Euro-Curry be?

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Hector

At 08.00 this morning the last of the open German borders were reportedly closed. Thankfully, international flights continue taking off from Tegel Flughafen, and the fallback of trains to Brussel for the Eurostar maintains, albeit at a price which reflects … Continue reading →

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Berlin – Swera – An Unexpected Pleasure

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Hector

So much for flying back to Blighty from Polska, nae chance. Not only was my flight from Warszawa to Manchester cancelled, a subsequent booking to Glasgow also disappeared. International trains in/out of Polska have also stopped. This morning at 00.45 … Continue reading →

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Lodz – Sneha’s – Touch of India – Really?

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Hector

Why it takes hours to travel the relatively short distance by train from Katowice to Lodz, only Polish Railways can answer. Day #2 of how many in Polska? Who knows what the future holds? I left the Hotel Ibis with … Continue reading →

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Katowice – Icy & Spicy – An Apt Description

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Hector

The story of getting to Katowice is told elsewhere. Hector is in Polska for two reasons, the AGM of – Bieres Sans Frontieres – in Krakow next weekend, and the Pendragon gig in Lódz tomorrow night. Yesterday the Polish government … Continue reading →

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