Author Archives: Hector

Manchester – Kabana – Just in Time

The plan for December 2021 was to make up for the disappointment of 2020. After consultation, The Company decided that the – Weinachtsmarkt – of both Köln and Berlin should be experienced. But, how to get there given the few … Continue reading

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Glasgow – The Village “Curry House” – Turning Back Time

The Flavours from last Saturday’s Shadi Wala at Annaya’s Indian (Helensburgh) took me back to the days before Curry-Heute (B.C.H.) when there was almost a residency at The Village “Curry House” (119 West St., Tradeston, Glasgow G5 8BA). Who goes … Continue reading

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Bo’ness – Bo’ness Spice – By Invitation

Bo’ness, or Borrowstounness, to give its Sunday name, this was a first visit to this town on the Forth Estuary. At The Radhuni (Loanhead) 10th Anniversary Celebrations back in September, Scott and Julia Thornton of – Hotel PR – suggested … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Yadgar Kebab House – Two Weeks Later

Home, home again, … much has changed in Glasgow since my last visit to Yadgar Kebab House (148 Calder St, Govanhill, Glasgow, G42 7QP). We have our city back after the invasion of COP26 delegates and protestors. There was also … Continue reading

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Helensburgh – Annaya’s Indian – Two Years, and more Awards, Later

It is two years since Hector had lunch at Annaya’s Indian (80-82 West Princes St., Helensburgh, G84 8XD) and even longer since I dined with this evening’s company. Hector doesn’t get out much. Eleanor had made a booking for eight … Continue reading

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Kraków – Zayka – The Return

Parampara has gone but will not be forgotten. Monday’s impressive visit to Delhi Curry House commands a return visit. However, crossing the Vistula once more to Zayka (Limanowskiego Boleslaw 46, 30-551 Kraków Polska) on the edge of Podgorz had been … Continue reading

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Kraków – Delhi Curry House – Definitely Worth a Visit

We had been home for a week, and given how many days we have spent at home this year, let’s travel whilst we can. The number of Curry Houses in Kraków continues to grow. There are presently about twenty outlets … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Karahi Palace – A Quick Fix

The usual? – asked Ayaz, Mein Host, as I took my seat in Karahi Palace (51-53 Nelson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow, G5 8DZ) at 14.00. Hector’s stomach may well still be in Central European Time. The usual? – asked Shery, formerly … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Yadgar Kebab House – COP this for Glasgow Curry!

Arriving back from our short Griechenland/Deutschland trek yesterday, our train along Clydeside ran parallel to the part of Glasgow that is temporarily not  – Glasgow – but UN Territory. The irony of having part of one’s home city fenced off … Continue reading

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Berlin – Kashmir Indische Spezialitäten – Too Late The Spice

The final day in Berlin, there had to be Curry-Heute. Hector has found himself in Friedrichshain with increasing regularity, i.e. whilst in Berlin. Protokoll Taproom has been the main attraction, however, Bräugier are opening, softly, their second premises outside Ostkreuz … Continue reading

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