Apologies that Curry Club has been so inactive lately. Big changes have been afoot here: our house purchase in south London fell through and subsequently I have started a new job in Brighton and we have relocated to the south coast! Curry Club will retain its original name despite relocating to the seaside.
I’ve missed the Bengal Lancer in Kentish Town, but Hove Tandoori (hovetandoori.com) is a good temporary replacement. I’m still unsure about Brighton’s premier curry restaurant, The Chilli Pickle (thechillipickle.com), which seems rather greasy and overpriced—a rather inferior version of Dishoom.
Rick Stein’s India book has helped to stave off the Bengal Lancer withdrawal symptoms and I have successfully made the following this autumn/winter:
* Beef vindaloo (with delicious short beef ribs and 2/3 amount of chills)
— 8/10
* Nimish (a quick, creamy desert. Very nice despite the lack of morning
dew) — 7/10
* Squid curry (de-beaking the critters was a rather long-winded process,
but worthwhile — 9/10
Hopefully Curry Club will return with vigour next year. Happy 2015!
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