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Queensbury (Bradford) – Sarina’s – Irresistible Curry

A Noon checkout in Manchester, a 15.00 check-in at Huddersfield, no booked Breakfast, a perfect Opperchancity for a Curry Brunch. Dera on Cheetamhill Road was on Hector’s radar, they used to open late, then opened early for Breakfast, no more … Continue reading

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Huddersfield – Lahori Taste – Outstanding Lamb Karahi

Huddersfield has long been an attraction for The Company, two Hogmanays having been celebrated there in recent years. Slowly, the Curry scene has revealed itself after the worst of all possible starts. Last January, Steve, Mags and Hector tried Lahori … Continue reading

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Manchester – Al-Faisal Tandoori – Strange goings on in The Northern Quarter

It’s January 3 and Hector has only had one Curry this year, – that is a disgrace – as a cheesy politician once said. Hector and Marg walked from Ancoats to Thomas Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Marg disappeared for … Continue reading

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Manchester – Lal Qila (Deansgate) – Love Actually v Billy Elliot

Having stayed over at a desperately poor Pub-Hotel west of Deansgate in November, Hector is slowly getting to grips with Manchester west of Oxford Rd. Marg and Hector were heading to The Font to meet Craig and Yvonne. We passed … Continue reading

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Bradford – Sheesh Mahal – First Curry of 2017

It has been brought to Hector’s notice that the Curry House Chaps of Bradford have been enquiring as to my whereabouts of late. Why is it before I retired I was in The Curry Capital more frequently? This had to … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Kebabish Grill – Last Curry of 2016

It is approaching five years since Hector last set foot in Kebabish Grill (323–325 Victoria Road, Glasgow, G42 7SA), Competent Curry, nothing outstanding – may be the conclusion for last time, else I would have been back sooner. Due to … Continue reading

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Aberdeen – Lahore Karahi – Impresses again

Are they open? – asked Marg as we headed off to pick up Sandy and Tracey. I assume so, I’ll phone. And so Lahore Karahi (145 King St, Aberdeen, AB24 5AE) was phoned, how often does one use one’s Moby … Continue reading

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Aberdeen – Light of Bengal – Everyone Deserves a Second Chance

Light of Bengal (13 Rose St, Aberdeen, Scotland AB10 1TX) is the fourteenth Aberdeen Curry House to appear in Curry Heute. That this well established venue has taken so long to appear is down to the last visit a decade … Continue reading

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A Curry for Carnoustie – Aloo Gosht Methi Achari

A few weeks back, Marg informed Hector that we are invited to stay over with Margie and Dr. Alsadair in Carnoustie en route to the festive dinner in Aberdoom – Oh, and I said you would cook Curry – for … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Yadgar Kebab House – A Winter Solstice Curry

Dr. Stan has been incapacitated for the last few weeks, today he hobbled over to the Southside, his first Curry since his Op. The lure of Curry-Heute at Yadgar Kebab House (148 Calder St, Govanhill, Glasgow, G42 7QP) proved irresistible. … Continue reading

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