Category Archives: Italia

Desenzano del Garda – Saffron Elephant – Prima Lombardia Curry

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Hector

A reliable Bier Website confirms that Marg and Hector were last in Lombardia in 2004. Then we stayed on the periphery of Sirmione, neither of us can remember a thing about Desenzano del Garda other than this is where we … Continue reading →

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Roma – Himalaya’s Kashmir – Howard’s Hiatus Horribilis

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Hector

The Prologue We have visited Ostia Antica, just the twelve of us.  The Men from Bradford have gone home without a Roman Curry, so has Neil.  Mark and Karen arrived last night, we were briefly  a Company of Fifteen. With … Continue reading →

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Roma – Himalaya’s Kashmir – Oustanding Fish Curry!

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Hector

At this point in – The Roma Trip – Hectoris Haitus Horribilis – more Pasta has been consumed than Curry. It is time to address this. Via Principe Amedo lies two blocks, parallel to Roma Termini, this area has a … Continue reading →

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Roma – Mother India – Some You Win, Some…

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Hector

Hector is in Roma, it is two weeks since Polska, and I’ll try not to mention The Trip prior to that, as often. There was a 14.00 rendezvous at Piazza Venezia, Deep in The Heart of Rome. Hector had left … Continue reading →

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There are Two Indian Restaurants in Trastevere – Zafferano is the other…

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Hector

Or, is it even a Curry House? Websites reporting on faraway places can only be as good as the writer’s last visit. And so the sources who have four Curry Houses mapped in Trastevere are well out of date. Jaipur … Continue reading →

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Indian Affairs – Somewhere in The Heart of Rome

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Hector

Having scrutinised and dismissed the Trastevere Curry Scene, Hector, Marg, Clive and Maggie took the Tram to its Termini at Piazza Venezia at the Vittorio Emanuel Monument. No longer does Tram 8 terminate at Argentine. From there we passed the … Continue reading →

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There are Two Indian Restaurants in Trastevere – Jaipur is One

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Hector

There is Roma and there’s Trastevere. Discovered on a wander a decade and a half ago, this is where Marg and Hector choose to reside whilst in Roma. Clive and Maggie are along the road, we can’t shake them off. … Continue reading →

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Palermo, Sicilia – Moon Indian – Ristorante Indiano

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Hector

We had a choice of two Curry Restaurants, Moon Indian (Via Giuseppe la Masa, 2, 90139, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia) appears to have won. It was a fair hike from Quatro Canti to the Port area of Palermo, strange how the … Continue reading →

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Gastronomia #2 – Who Needs Pizza?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Hector

Samosa? Not a Town in Sicilia  It should be here according to Google Maps – said Hector leading Marg along Via Abraham Lincoln. What’s the name of the Curry House? Asked Marg helpfully. It’s the Botanic Gardens I’m looking for. … Continue reading →

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Bombay Grill & Curry – Palermo, Sicilia

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Hector

Hector was on a mission, to eat Normal Food. The Bombay Grill & Curry (Via Maqueda, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia) is a minute from Quatro Canti, the Heart of Palermo where Hector and Marg are currently resident. Marg probably had Coffee … Continue reading →

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