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Glasgow – Curry Pot – Four Came, To Dine

Lord Clive and Lady Maggie of Crawley have reached Scotland. There is a Big Birthday celebration tomorrow, without Curry, so not mine. That gives today and Monday as the Curry opperchancities. Always keen to try new Desi venues, Curry Pot … Continue reading

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Manchester – Kabana – Iterum

With – The Company – moving north-westwards to Preston, there was a mandatory change of train in Manchester. Unlike Monday’s impromptu visit to Kabana (22 Back Turner St., Northern Quarter, Manchester M4 1FR England), today’s was planned. Fried Fish (£6.00) … Continue reading

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Sheffield – Ayubowan – Sri Lankan Street Food

On Monday night at Rutland Arms, the barman asked: Have you had any good Curry since you have come down? – or words to that effect. He was able to tell me that it was four years since my last … Continue reading

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Sheffield – Khyber Diner – Late Night in Wicker’s World

It was a long day, songs shall be sung about the wait for lunch at Naan Heaven. As closing time approached, Clive and Maggie declared a severe case of – The Munchies. Imran’s Diner on Wicker was reportedly open until … Continue reading

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Sheffield – Naan Heaven – If you have an hour, or more, to spare…

A few days in Sheffield, Hector has the opperchancity to go exploring new venues. Naan Heaven – Desi & Indian Restaurant (82 London Road, Sheffield S2 4LR England) showed up, part of a cluster of Curry Cafes on the west … Continue reading

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Manchester – Kabana – Your journey has been updated

Your journey has been updated – which is Avanti-speak for – your 10.38 train is cancelled, your seat reservation is no more, take either an earlier or later train, we don’t give a … it rained overnight, nobody designed a … Continue reading

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Glasgow – New Cafe Reeshah – It’s All About The Food

Hot food on a cold afternoon, winter has definitely arrived in Glasgow. Arriving at New Cafe Reeshah (455 Shields Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 1NP) at 13.50, Arshad, Mein Host, was behind the counter dealing with a substantial order which included … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Yadgar – As Daylight Fades

Aware of the fact that I had not been to Yadgar Kebab House (148 Calder St, Govanhill, Glasgow, G42 7QP) since the July interview for The Glasgow Bell online newspaper, and the subsequent publication of the article in August, today … Continue reading

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München – Dessi Tadka – No Chef Pintu, No Chettinad

A day in München is not going to pass without a visit to Dessi Tadka (Hofmannstraße 43, 81379  München, Deutschland) which, as the name suggests, serves proper Curry in the – home-cooked – style. Again, to fit in with the … Continue reading

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Bamberg – Bella Tandoori – I didn’t think I’d ever come back here…

Steve, who is otherwise  not in this saga today, assured the Hector that Bella Tandoori (Schützenstraße 14, 96047 Bamberg Deutschland) was worth another visit. Visit #1 was not a great experience, but even nearby Swarg, once reported as the worst … Continue reading

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