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3 THE DISCOUNT CARD FOR CURRY LOVERS IN SE LONDON 3 20% OFF FOOD AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS & TAKEAWAYS 3 UNLIMITED USE OF YOUR SPICE CARD FOR 12 MONTHS 3 DISCOUNTS FOR EAT-IN, COLLECTION AND DELIVERY 3 AT £15 ENJOY DISCOUNTS FOR JUST OVER 4P PER DAY 3 ORGANISED LOCALLY BY THE GREENWICH CURRY CLUB
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t’s the done thing for restaurants of all types to trumpet the”authentic” message recently. But we usually know there will be a Chicken Tikka Masala tucked away on the menu somewhere. No so Pathiri in Trafalgar Road, which sticks vehemently to its South Indian – specifically Keralan – promise. You will find a Vindaloo on the menu (but then this is a staple of Goa, the neighbouring state of Kerala) but otherwise it’s generally a step into the unknown for most people when it comes to the Pathiri menu. And hurray for that I say. Thoran is a classic Keralan coconut-based vegetable dish, and delicious too. You can choose from beetroot, cheera (spinach), beans, cabbage or avial (mixed veg) but my favourite has to be cabbage. My gran would be so proud. For fiery fire try the Kappa (tapioca) Fish Curry. The restaurant uses kingfish and our resident Vindaloo expert rated this hotter than his Goan favourite. For a notch down (just) try Pepper Chicken – a nice creamy type of heat. Elsewhere, dosas, South India’s popular crepe-like dish feature prominently. Choose from plain, ghee-covered or stuffed (potato, mutton or fish). he anticipation of a curry takeaway really is something. Once you’ve placed your order it’s hard to think of anything else, even if football is on. Then it arrives, smelling delicious, although sometimes leaking out of the cartons. But worry not, you still have that fun game where you have to decipher the writing on the top of each carton to work out which dish is which. No so with Mogul Home Dining. Each carton of food comes with the top heat sealed (a fancy machine we suspect) and a sticker with a printed description of what’s inside. All this is packed in a rather nifty box, so sturdy that the seven-year-old me would have made a castle out of it and stationed my plastic soldiers in it. Needless to say the food is as good as the style of delivery. May I suggest a Chicken Chettinad and Daal Makhani? f you haven’t heard (where have you been!?) the Greenwich Curry Club recently launched the Spice Card – a discount card for local curry lovers, which was set up after discussions with local restaurants. The plan is to support local business and reward regular customers who love curry. Spice Card holders can enjoy a full year of discounts at a host of Indian restaurants and takeaways in Greenwich, Blackheath, Westcombe Park, Lewisham, Charlton, New Cross and the Isle of Dogs. pice Card holders get discounts at favourites such as the Mogul, Coriander, Gurkha’s Inn, Panas Gurkha, Chutney Tandoori and Royal Nepalese, Punjabi specialists Kesar and King of Punjab, Blackheath’s Chinipan, Karri Twist in New Cross, the Keralan Pathiri, Charlton’s excellent Kasturi, and takeaways Curry Royal, Indelicious and Mogul Home Dining. his is how it works: 1 Buy your card online at: thespicecard.co.uk. The card costs just £15 and is valid for a year. 2 Visit the website and choose where you want to eat. 3 Book your table or order your takeaway. 4 Show your Spice Card and enjoy a 20 per cent discount on your food order. The discount applies to dine-in and takeaways (including deliveries) at most venues. 5 Repeat as many times as your like for 12 months. our discounts can be enjoyed from Sunday to Thursday (some venues accept the card on Friday and Saturday too) and cover at least two diners per Spice Card. It is run locally by the Greenwich Curry Card to help local people support local business – and offer curry lovers savings at the same time. As well as the restaurants and takeaways mentioned, Spice Card holders can also enjoy discounts with Baj’s Blazin’ Sauces in Greenwich Market, Cathy’s Hot Lips Chilli Sauce in Plumstead – even on blooms at the Flower Hut by Greenwich Station and cocktails at the Meet District in Peckham. ew partners are signing up all the time so check out the website. Spice Card holders can also enjoy special offers and exclusive curry dinners arranged at partner restaurants. Regular curry diners could save hundreds of pounds every year with the Spice Card as well as supporting local business. inally, after a short break for the blazing heat, we will be returning with our pop-up curry nights at the Pelton Arms every first and third Monday of the month from September 3 (6pm). The menu varies and will include favourites like Butter Chicken and Madras as well as new dishes such as Poleko Masu and Kukhara ko Trakali. Good food and a good pint, what more could you ask for?
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EIGHTEEN song writers gave Eltham a day of unforgettable entertainment this summer when they performed Songs Across A Wall.
Community group Eltham Arts challenged performers to create music about walls – physical, mental, political, social, writes GAYNOR WINGHAM. And the performers excelled. Each had 15 minutes during the showcase at Passey Place in the town centre, where they sang songs – some funny, some serious. Performers (pictured above and below) were Daniel Russell, Jim Parry, Martin Guha, Joanna Girdlestone, Caroline Knott, Elen Blaney, David Fowler, Angela McCarron, Tony Clarke, Marianne-Rose Tovey, Con Maloney, Jim Radford, Keith Ferris, Alan Cummings, Dave Kenningham and Zahira al Zahira, Liam Fitzpatrick and Ron Richardson. Dancers from Indian Classical Grooves (above) led by Archana Patel also performed. Breaking down cultural walls is one of the aims of the Wall project too. The project caught the imagination of the whole Eltham and SE9 community, with free craft for all ages to make bricks for the Eltham Arts Bricks on a Wall project. And we provided free entertainment from 10am to almost 5pm. A great community event! Info: www.elthamarts.org Read Gaynor’s Life In Eltham – Page 18
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ENJOY DISCOUNTS AT... 3 Chinipan (Blackheath) 3 Chutney (Greenwich) 3 Coriander (Blackheath) 3 Curry Royal Tandoori (Greenwich) 3 Gurkha’s Inn (Greenwich) 3 Karri Twist (New Cross) 3 Kasturi (Charlton) 3 Kesar (Charlton) 3 King of Punjab (Isle of Dogs) 3 In’Delicious (Greenwich) 3 Mogul (Greenwich) 3 Mogul Home Dining (Greenwich) 3 Panas Gurkha (Lewisham) 3 Pathiri (Greenwich) 3 Royal Nepalese (Westcombe Park) + Baj’s Blazin’ Sauce (Greenwich) + Meet District (Peckham), + Cathy’s Hot Lips Sauce (Plumstead), + the Flower Hut (Greenwich)
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