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Glasgow – Sheerin Palace – Everything Spicier than Everything Else

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Hector

With Hector free from kitchen duties this Sunday afternoon, ah well, why not? Sheerin Palace (300 Allison St, Govanhill/Crosshill, Glasgow, G42 8HQ) hadn’t been visited for a while. Having highlighted the opening of their former Chef, Zahir’s – Shahi Mahal– … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Karahi Palace (New-co #2) – We’re on our way to perfection

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Hector

Imran Khan is in gaol, Donald Trump is not. Meanwhile in Glasgow, the city centre streets are blocked to traffic due to an ongoing international cycling event. With angry skies, Hector’s personal rain cloud looked as menacing as ever. Still … Continue reading →

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Hector Cooks – A Kitchen Sink Curry

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Hector

Tonight’s Beef Stroganoff was cancelled when Marg announced that she would be fed elsewhere. Having hardly cooked in recent weeks, the Hector felt the need to get back into the kitchen. There would be Curry-Heute! A third recipe for a … Continue reading →

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Crawley – Dosa Plazza – A Sri Lankan / South Indian Curry Experience

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Hector

In the pages of Curry-Heute, Crawley is to England as Erlangen is to Deutschland. Provincial towns with perhaps a disproportionate number of Curry Houses and both covered exhaustively here, as one might expect. It is the final night of this … Continue reading →

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Ealing – Southall – Gifto’s Lahore Karahi – #1 Southall Curry

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Hector

After the outstanding Lams Karahi at Afghan Darbar (Antwerpen), Hector was not ready to return to the Mainstream. Curryspondent Bill had long planted the seed to sample Curry in Southall, to the east of Heathrow Airport, in the Burgh of … Continue reading →

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Antwerpen – Afghan Darbar – A Day To Remember, and hopefully be repeated

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Hector

September 2022, when Hector last had a day in Antwerpen, after a satisfying Lamb Desi Korma at Iman Hallal, an Afghan Restaurant came into view. With a full stomach, all the Hector could do was investigate, and what a revelation. … Continue reading →

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Brussel – Spoonful of India – Curry for the Cognoscenti

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Hector

So why was Hector dining at Spoonful of India (Rue Sainte-Catherine 22, 1000 Brussel Belgium), when the easy choice was to return once more to CHILLI Grill? The menu, simples. Whilst there are many Curry Houses around the centre of … Continue reading →

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Brussel – CHILLI Grill – Authentic Punjabi/Lahori Cuisine

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Hector

Authentic Punjabi/Lahori cuisine in Brussel? It has to be Chilli Grill (Rue Antoine Dansaert 172, 1000 Brussel Belgium). Having arrived yesterday, usually a beeline would have been made to Chilli Grill, alas, closed on Sundays. Monday, it’s hard to find … Continue reading →

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Brugge – Jaipur Indian Tandoori – Flexibilty, always a good sign

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Hector

Another day in Brugge, another Curry. Actually, most of the day was spent in Gent where we discovered why accommodation there was at a premium – Gentse Feesten. This had attracted thousands who were being entertained at a main stage … Continue reading →

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Brugge – In-Dish – Times, are they a changing?

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Hector

Curry in Brugge is certainly under-reported in these pages. In the first months of Curry-Heute, Hector watched Taj Mahal come into being, it is going strong as observed yesterday in passing. The Curry reviewed in 2011 was on a day … Continue reading →

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