Author Archives: Hector

Helensburgh – Annaya’s – Five Go For Curry-Heute

At some point in the week, Sir Howard of Helensburgh arranged for an informal get together with Lady Eleanor of the same parish. Steve, Marg and Hector were invited to participate, a Lomond get-together, as an honourable member, Howard loves … Continue reading

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Edinburgh – Celestia – By Invitation

On this dreich Sunday afternoon, Hector and Marg headed east to the capital. Mohammad Abass, proprietor of Celestia (18 Eyre Place, Edinburgh EH3 5EP) had invited us to review his latest enterprise. Opened in the spring of this year, Celestia … Continue reading

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Hector Cooks: Aloo Gajar Mutter Brinjal Tarkari

A Hector cannot live by Gosht alone, an Interesting Vegetable often makes a Curry. At some point in the last few days, Aloo Gajar Mutter flashed up on a certain social medium. A long time favourite, especially as cooked at … Continue reading

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Bradford – Karachi Restaurant – Rick Stein’s Choice, was it – The Right One?

It’s Saturday, Curry-Heute is expected. My 14.00 arrival at Karachi Restaurant (15 Neal St., Bradford BD5 0BX England) would mean a fourth Bradford Curry in forty six hours, in keeping with the spirit of this Blog. One cannot always be … Continue reading

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Bradford – International – A Late Finish

On the return from Huddersfield, the Hector had to show reasoned restraint not to alight at Wakefield. Maybe December will present another opperchancity. Back in Bradford the Münchener Okotoberfestbier was duly tackled. As the time to leave The Lord Clyde … Continue reading

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Bradford – The Kashmir Restaurant – An Early Start

This is going to be a long day. Having checked in at The Lord Clyde where the Münchener Oktoberfestbier was already flowing, Hector the abstemious, headed up the slope to The Kashmir Restaurant (27 Morley St, Bradford BD7 1AG England). … Continue reading

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Bradford – Des N Pardes – Not a “Bradford Curry” House?

Wilton Street in the heart of Bradford, the first place I ever parked in this city in the mid 1990s, in order to go searching for Curry. Des N Pardes (Wilton St, Bradford BD5 0AX) opened ten months ago in … Continue reading

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Graeme Cooks: Beef Bhuna + Daal

Hector finds himself in Aberdoom,, the land where Indian Bread is charged as if made from gold-dust, c.f. Hector’s Ten Curry Commandments. Despite house prices plummeting, thanks to the Oil Industry being shackled by green politics, restaurants still charge as … Continue reading

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Brescia – Bombay Tandoory (aka Donar Kebab Hallal) – Punjabi Dhaba (Bhopal Palace menu)

It was in Brescia, back in 2017, where Hector found his first true, and outstanding, Desi Curry in Italia at Bombay Tandoory Ristorante Indiano (Via Solferino, 1, 25122 Brescia BS Lombardia, Italia). Steve joined Hector in Brescia in 2018 for … Continue reading

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Roma – Zam Zam Restaurant – More Desi Curry in Rome!

Zam Zam Restaurant (Via Casilina, 493, 00177 Roma RM, Italia) is only the eighth Roman Curry House to feature in Curry-Heute, and four of those have gone. Returning once more to Asian Restaurant at the foot of Trastevere would have … Continue reading

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