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Glasgow – Banana Leaf – Revisited, already!

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Hector

Two days after visit #1 of – Rediscovery – the Hector was back at Banana Leaf (192 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5SG), this time, Marg accompanied. The strategy today was to make myself better known and capture interior photos … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Papa Gill’s (Yoker) – A Delivery, plus other frustrations

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Hector

This evening, the Hector succumbed to ordering a first ever delivery Curry. The constraints determined it had to be local, but how to avoid the uniform taste which prevails in Clydebank? Papa Gill’s (2376 Dumbarton Rd., Yoker, Glasgow G14 0JJ) … Continue reading →

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Ifield (Crawley) – Zari Restaurant & Lounge – Adventures In Real Indian Dining

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Hector

With Marg away, Hector is out to play. Lord Clive and Lady Maggie of Crawley are hosting the Hector, as is the custom, Curry is on the menu. Stop Press! Ayaz, Mein Host at Karahi Palace, texted today to declare … Continue reading →

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Lisboa – Caxemira – Conzinha Indiana – After The Misty Mountain Hop

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Hector

Wednesday, the day the weather would turn, no more rain. Two weather apps, neither has been accurate. The day trip to Sintra went ahead regardless. The total cloud cover was unexpected, the mist up in the hills made photography a … Continue reading →

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Whitechapel – Lahore Kebab House – Once upon a time

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Hector

Four of us dining at Lahore Kebab House (2-10 Umberston St., Whitechapel, London, E1 1PY, England), a first. Jonathan and Lady Maggie joined Lord Clive and Hector on the trek to Whitechapel, not made easy by disrupted Underground services. Bus … Continue reading →

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Hector Cooks – Lamb Masala – a la BBC’s – Recipes That Made Me.

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Hector

Last weekend’s rerun of Recipes That Made Me featured Mein Host, Shazia, visiting a home in Bradford where the lady of the house, Shadia, demonstrated how she made Lamb Masala to a recipe that has been passed down through the … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Karahi Palace – It’s Hard to Beat This Place

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Hector

Visits to Karahi Palace (51-53 Nelson Street, Tradeston, Glasgow, G5 8DZ) used to be frequent and regular, hopefully in four more weeks life will begin to return to an approximation of normal. The Restaurants and Curry Cafes should be open … Continue reading →

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Glasgow – Yadgar – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Hector

Wednesday, December 16 Tartan Tikka, a new Clydebank Takeaway was due to open today at 16.00. Hector and Marg popped in late morning to find the chaps putting in the finishing touches, well not quite. There was no external signage, … Continue reading →

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Dumbarton – Taj Dumbarton – It’s in Dumbarton!

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Hector

This afternoon, Hector drove 13km north-west from Clydebank in search of Desi Curry, the next few months may well reveal how few venues in West Dunbartonshire attempt serving anything beyond the – Mainstream. Hector first became aware of Taj Dumbarton … Continue reading →

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Athena – Pak Taka Tak – Even More

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Hector

Hector is back in Athena where, despite the midnight closing of pubs, life is more bearable than back in Blighty. Somehow, the Greeks have kept Covid in check better than the British, such that even Scotland has lifted the need … Continue reading →

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