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Bradford – Sheesh Mahal – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! – A Curry After Midnight

Curry in the small hours at Sheesh Mahal (6 St. Thomas’ Rd, Bradford, BD1 2RW England), has the Hector recaptured his youth? Josh took his leave after the lunchtime Curry at Kashmir. Colin, aka Boss, took his place in The … Continue reading

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Bradford – The Kashmir Restaurant – Always Open, Always Reliable

Brunch in Bradford, for decades this has meant a visit to The Kashmir Restaurant (27 Morley St, Bradford BD7 1AG England), always reliable, always open, well from 11.00. Josh was waiting for Hector in the hotel lobby, isn’t he keen. … Continue reading

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Bradford – My Peshawar – Not for us

The Rickmeister aka – The Man from Bradford – had the Hector forego a mid-afternoon Curry on arrival in Bradford. He had been made aware of My Peshawar (30 Eastby Rd., Bradford BD7 1QX England) located exactly on the edge … Continue reading

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Bradford – Karachi Restaurant – Old Faithful

Karachi Restaurant (15 Neal St., Bradford BD5 0BX), tried and tested, visited oft, cash only, though a bank transfer is also possible, same prices as my last visit in October 2025. It was 17.55 when Hector, The Rickmeister, Dr. Stan, … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Akbar’s – Up To The Usual Standard, i.e. Excellent!

The in-laws have never been to Akbar’s (573-581 Sauchiehall Street G3 7PQ) before, time to rectify. With three of Glasgow’s Top Rated visited previously, it was a matter of trying to outdo what came before. A table was booked for … Continue reading

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Glasgow – The Chaat Corner – Exotic Mince & Tatties

Monday lunch, with Marg, of course. Today, another trip across the river to a Southside Curry Cafe first visited towards the end of last year. The Chaat Corner (516 Cathcart Road, Govanhill, Glasgow, G42 7BX) does not go out of … Continue reading

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Clydebank – Zeika by Chef Hakeem – Neal Morse, Friday/ Long Earth, Saturday (Glasgow)

Shabbat Shalom! Last night, Hector and Marg saw Neal Morse at Cottiers Theatre, tonight, Long Earth at The Glad Cafe on the Southside. This afternoon, Curry at Zeika by Chef Hakeem (26 Alexander Street, Clydebank G81 1RZ). A lot to … Continue reading

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Wroclaw – Maharaja Indian Restaurant (Art of Food) – The Longest Day

The solstice may be in a day or two, however, today is certainly the longest day. Scotland always a tough watch, therefore losing to Maroc in the small hours, was hardly a surprise. As usual nobody turned up, except for the … Continue reading

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Wroclaw – Bombay Grill – This Place Has Potential

The Festival of Good Beer can wait until tomorrow. Having checked in to our hotel on arriving in Wroclaw, there was a 15.00 rendezvous with Steve at a possible Curry Cafe to the west of Wroclaw Glowny. Lord Clive and … Continue reading

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Berlin – Punjabi Zaiqa – Es gibt nicht Besseres, und ich habe mich umgesehen

This coming weekend is the Wroclaw Festival of Good Beer, however, no trip to Western Poland would be complete without being  fronted by a couple of nights in Berlin. Today provided the opperchancity to visit Punjabi Zaiqa (Tromsöer Strasse 6, … Continue reading

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