Category Archives: Odds and Sods

Last year the evening of the Scottish Curry Awards  ended in disappointment when a local celebrity pipped Hector to the Award of Curry Lover of the Year.  I was not that bothered about entering again, however four weeks ago I … Continue reading →

Today, Sunday, May 27 @22.20 (GMT) the Curry-Heute Website passed One Half Million Clicks  In no way does Hector suggest that half a million different  people have read his increasingly popular coverage of  Curry Consumption in  Glasgow, Scotland and the … Continue reading →

Dear Hector,  I am in Peshawar (North West, the gateway to Afghanistan and Central Asia). Just came back from dinner at “Charsi”. Charas is “hash” in Urdu and a Charsi, therefore, is a hash addict. The story is that one … Continue reading →

Another landmark figure has been reached in Hector’s World of reviewing Curry. Since April the number of visitors has become significant, my thanks to all those who read regularly, people tell me they do! I became aware yesterday that the … Continue reading →

Bombay Duck has been banned in the EU for some time.  Yesterday at KRK whilst replenishing the stocks it was spotted.  I was told this Dried Fish delicacy is brought in via Italy.  Who cares from where it comes, this … Continue reading →

Hector has been in self inflicted purgatory, of sorts.  It was only fair after the indulgences at the end of June.  Somehow, one feels the waistline has taken an ever expanding course after the wonderful experience that is Greek Cuisine. … Continue reading →

Last year it was A beginner’s Chicken Curry.  This year it had to be something different but still straightforward.  Mince and Peas, how common is that?  Call it Keema Mutter and it becomes exotic. The challenge was to teach the … Continue reading →

There was a slight surplus of precipitation in the West of Scotland today, it poured down from 09.00 until about 21.00. Unfortunately for Hector, Marg and the Colleagues, this was the annual Sports Day at Linwood.  Many were soaked, something … Continue reading →

Others must suffer This has been the motto of Hector for many years, today I am victim of my own philosophy.  Enjoyment, a personal experience of something pleasurable – made all the more pleasurable by informing the non-participants that they … Continue reading →

The Big Day dawns… Watching the TV Baftas last evening, Hector thought he had better practice his magnanimous in defeat facial expression.  Yes folks, today is the day that Hector will discover who has been awarded the title of Scottish … Continue reading →