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Köln – Maharani – why bother with table cloths?

Hector and Marg arrived in Köln after our three days in Belgium.  Here Curry was guaranteed but not without a change in plan.  Having sampled the takeaway from the Kamasutra (Weyerstrasse 114, 50676, Köln) reputedly the finest Indian restaurant in … Continue reading

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Antwerpen – Garden of India : The first Belgian Curry on Curry-Heute

The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry may have saved the port of Antwerpen back in ’44, it was the Garden of India (Oude Koornmarkt 60, 2000, Antwerpen) that rescued this Scot from death by blandness today. Google Maps does not reveal … Continue reading

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Lights out, Lights out in Brugge : Indian Klassieke Curry’s – A Brugge too far…

If it’s Tuesday, it must be Belgium The account of Hector’s first Curry in Belgium was meant to appear here: Indian Klassiekeke Curry’s (Philipstockstraat 6, 8000 Brugge). Research has suggested that this was the place to visit.  Marg thought it … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Halal Kebab House – Albert Drive – another Glasgow Curry Cafe

Halal Kebab House (164 Albert Drive, Glasgow, G41 2N6) is one of many takeaway premises in this ethnically diverse part of the city.  Students and taxi drivers are given 10% and 20% discounts, respectively. The normal Saturday ritual Curry outing … Continue reading

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Yadgar, Glasgow’s Finest Curry

Dr Stan and Hector have been dining together on a Friday evening whenever we are both in town for some months now.  This was our first scheduled Yadgar trip together for some time and our first Friday evening rendezvous at … Continue reading

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Kabana, near Paisley Rd Toll

It was a dark and stormy night, again… Kabana (64 Seaward St, Glasgow, G41 1HJ) only reached the ears of Hector a few weeks ago. Tonight Marg and I found ourselves on the South Side having had no dinner. The … Continue reading

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Rishi’s Indian Aroma, The Return Visit

After the Pallas gig last night at the Tunnels (Aberdeen) Hector was expecting a late night Curry-Heute with Jonathan. The Prince of Wales did not shut until 01.00 and so Bier won out over Curry. Real Indian Food As Blogged … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Charcoals

Curry-Heute v Fast Food It was chucking it down as Hector emerged from Glasgow Centrali. The Express Bus to Aberdeen was scheduled to leave at 17.40, thirty five minutes to get up to Buchanan St Bus Station and get something … Continue reading

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Achari-Aloo Gosht

Hector has not created a domestic wonder since the start of November.  There was the mid-December Korma for Marg’s soiree, but tonight is my first serious bout of Curry cooking for some time. The fridge gave up a jar of … Continue reading

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The Village, Glasgow Curry at its finest

Just another Saturday The hardcore five were assembled around 3pm for the ritual Saturday afternoon Curry-Heute at The Village (129 Nelson St, Tradeston, Glasgow, G5 8DZ). Hector sat for a few agonising minutes trying to persuade himself that a Biryani … Continue reading

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