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Glasgow – Karahi Palace set to become – Mehfil? – All change, once again…

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Hector

Thunderstorm over, and having completed my duties at the Glasgow Real Ale Festival – G-RAF – it was time to eat. Having been nothing but critical of Karahi Palace (New-co) (51-53 Nelson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow, G5 8DZ) in recent weeks … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Shahi Mahal – The Full Kilo of Desi Karahi

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Hector

March 18th marked Hector’s first visit to Shahi Mahal (452 Cathcart Rd., Govanhill, Glasgow G40 7B2), the – The Works – were most certainly enjoyed. Then it was but the half kilo of Karahi Lamb (£16.00), today the – kilo … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – The Alishan Tandoori – A Blast from The Past

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Hector

One of the 5 places for a great Glasgow Curry… so wrote The Herald many years ago, as reported by Hector back in 2011, the first visit to The Alishan Tandoori (250 Battlefield Road, Glasgow, G42 9HU) in the era … Continue reading →

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York – Rafi’s Spicebox – Kashmiri Curry Kit

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Hector

There was a half kilo of brown Turkey Meat needing cooked, and nobody else to cook for. It may have been a year past its – best before – but being a packet of dry ingredients, well, why not? It … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Yadgar Kebab House – As The Shutters Rise

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Hector

Not since early July last year has the Hector faced up to tackling the wonder that is Goshat Karahi as served at Yadgar Kebab House (148 Calder St, Govanhill, Glasgow, G42 7QP). Since Lockdown ended, most visits to Yadgar have … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – The Village “Curry House” – Because Karahi Palace wasn’t open, again…

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Hector

It’s Dr. Stan’s birthday! There had to be Curry-Heute. We arranged to meet at Karahi Palace (51-53 Nelson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow, G5 8DZ) at 14.00. For Hector, the thought of the wonder that is their Karahi Lamb had been planted … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Glassy Central – Mainstream or Desi?

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Hector

A – Bank Holiday Monday – whatever that means, Hector is home. Unusually, Marg has no hockey and knows if she doesn’t come for Curry-Heute, she’ll not be fed. Glassy Central (285 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3HQ) has been visited … Continue reading →

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Wroclaw – Diyo – Indian & Thai Restaurant – Shouldn’t Vindaloo have Potato?

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Hector

An Indian & Thai restaurant? – not Hector’s usual cup of tea, but hey-ho, one never knows. Arriving at 14.00, Diyo – Indian & Thai Restaurant (Tadeusza Kosciuszki 23/1z, 50-027 Wroclaw Polska) was empty, though as I was about to … Continue reading →

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Wroclaw – Maharaja Indian Restaurant (Art of Food) – Potential, Maybe Next Week

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Hector

Wroclaw, few say it correctly, and it’s impossible to reproduce correctly in WordPress. In 2019 a group of us came over for the Wroclawski Festiwal Dobegro Piwa. So good was it, even more of us booked up for 2020. At … Continue reading →

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Pendragon : Everyone’s a VIP weekend – Morecambe – Saffron Restaurant

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Hector

Hector and Marg have been in Morecambe for two days, Bradford was simply the preamble before the big event – Pendragon – on stage in the UK for the first time since both the band and Hector made a hasty … Continue reading →

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