Powwownow Curry Club started last year, with the objective being that all of those involved would showcase what they think is the best curry house in London – and they’ll all vote at the end to find the winner!
So basically, if anyone feels strongly about curry and wants to open up the minds and tastebuds of their friends and colleagues to what they feel is the best curry to be found in London, they can jump on the Powwownow tuk tuk ride and steer us in the right direction!
December was Twickenham with Mark. In his words, “It is a well kept secret that Twickenham is actually the Curry capital of London; with over 15 Indian restaurants each specialising in their own aspect of fine Indian cuisine; from tandoori restaurants, vegetarian restaurants to south Indian cuisine…Twickenham has it all!” The carefully selected venue of the evening was the Twickenham Tandoori in Church Street – the very same road as featured in that annoying ‘here comes the girls’ Boots TV advert. The tandoori and curry were very nice, as well as being reasonably priced! There were some snow fights and a nice end of the night in a very “local” pub.
Then January was Louise’s turn and they all trooped off to Putney and drank cocktails in the very glamorous Upper Lounge. The party then moved on to Kathmandu Valley – a lovely Nepalese restaurant in Wandsworth. They were greeted with a welcome drink and then sampled amongst other things Bhunas, Lamb Sag, Dahl and Butter Chicken. It was then back to Louise’s fashionable home for after dinner drinks and a game of ‘Who’s In The Bag!’ which was won by, John, Stew, Amy and Maria, ably assisted by Fernando the dog. Everyone rolled home around midnight.
Last week was Maria’s Curry house in Angel, where an exception was made because it wasn’t Indian curry… So after a tumultuous journey to Angel tube station they had a quick beer at the Camden Head and then a delicious and generous Afghan meal in a lovely and very small restaurant called Afghan Kitchen; and although the place looked too tiny to fit us all – somehow it did! Finally they ended up drinking Mojitos and dancing in Barrio North… so it was a good end to a very good night.
Where will March Curry Club be? Could it be Joe’s in Tooting? Or Nick’s in Sudbury Hill? Who’s up for the next challenge!
