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Glasgow – Banana Leaf – Palak Gosht, South Indian Style

There are four Lamb Specials served at Banana Leaf (76B, Old Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow, G3 8RE) all priced at £7.99 including Rice or Bread. Lamb Chettinadu and Aatu Eraichi have been well covered in Curry-Heute, Smokey Curry, but very – … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Desi Cafe – Another Southside Update

Four Glasgow Curry venues the length of Allison St. are discussed in this Blog entry. Curryspondent Archie contacted Hector to advise that Waris at Deira Lahore (631 Cathcart Rd, Glasgow G42 8AE) was asking after – Hector. This, therefore, was … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Basharat G’z – Another New Southside Curry Cafe

Basharat G’z (223-225 Allison Street, Glasgow, G42 8RU) is the latest addition to Glasgow’s Southside Curry Cafe scene. Recognise the address? Indeed, this is Lasani Grill as was, and Al-Anwar. Al-Anwar? – it was only open for one month! * … Continue reading

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Helensburgh – Annaya’s – Food For Thought

Kirsty and Ross are in the West of Scotland this weekend, cue a Lomond reunion. Eleanor arranged a Curry Night in Helensburgh. Annaya’s (80-82 West Princes St., Helensburgh, G84 8XD) was the chosen venue, exactly a year since Hector’s last … Continue reading

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Glasgow – The Village “Curry House” – Eid Mubarak, The Buffet

After the indulgences of Friday, the last thing Hector needed to read on a Social Medium was the announcement that The Village Curry House (119 West St., Tradeston, Glasgow G5 8BA) would be having a Buffet (£16.95) to mark – … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Mother India’s Cafe – A Friday Lunchtime Curry

Finding Quality Curry in Glasgow on a Friday lunchtime is not so easy. One will have more success waiting until after 14.00, however, this was the time Hector was meeting the Chaps, Bunkers were required in advance. I assumed, wrongly, … Continue reading

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Glasgow – Karahi Palace – Spontaneous Curry

The conversation this afternoon eventually got around to Curry, it tends to when Hector is present. Actually, I don’t know what else people talk about when Hector is not present. Hector was introduced to John, John was introduced to Curry-Heute. … Continue reading

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Bradford – Kashmiri Aangan – A New Bradford Curry House

I do not refer to the reopening of the  International (40-42 Morley Street, Bradford, BD7 1BA) which I would most certainly have visited today, had I been told in time.     Along the road from Bradford’s Sheesh Mahal, just past what … Continue reading

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Bradford – PIND Restaurant – The Last Day in Bradford

It was Rizwan at Manchester’s Kabana who made Hector aware of the existence of PIND Restaurant (Bowland St, Bradford BD1 3BW England) just three days ago. Photos of their Lahori Karahi’s (sic) looked just the job. The Rickmeister had never … Continue reading

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Bradford – Peacock Bar @ Bingley Brewery – How to Hook a Hector

This trip to Bradford was conceived to visit and review the new Sheesh Mahal (Halifax). That was completed yesterday, the review is posted, an excellent venue for those living in and around Halifax. Today, Ricky had arranged a trip to … Continue reading

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