Coming to London..

[Lootman]

It's an age since I've eaten on Drummond Street - any views on one of the veggie places there? NB not after fine dining, obviously! Spicy + proximity being the main criteria, quality being the decider.

My all-all-all-time favourite Indian (or maybe Bangladeshi) restaurant is the unassuming vegetarian Diwana Bhel Poori at 121-123 Drummond Street, Euston. Everything I've tried has been fabulous but you must promise me to try the Bhel Poori starter if you go.

I think I've been there, is it the one that does the huge thin rolled bread type things and puffed up fried bread things?

Isn't that a masala dosa?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_dosa

Bhel poori is more like Indian trail mix, with yoghurt ladled over it, as I recall anyway.

[melonfool]

Oh yeah, that's the big rolled up thing.

I think the puffed up thing is poori.

I had mini puffed up things last year, stuffed with a filling, served balanced on a shot glass and in the glass was a spicy chilled 'soup'. That was fun.

Mel

[AleisterCrowley]

Sooooooooooo................... any ideas re dates ?!

[redsturgeon]

Sooooooooooo................... any ideas re dates ?!

Medjool are my favourites.

John

[AleisterCrowley]

Oh, Sirs, may your camel spit nothing but dates

(Cpl Klinger)

Anyway, get back on topic before THE MODS GET HERE

[PinkDalek]

Oh, Sirs, may your camel spit nothing but dates

No-one seems to give a fig about dates. How about Carry on Regardless?

[tjh290633]

OK, can we avoid Friday October 12th, please, as I am otherwise engaged that weekend.

TJH

[PinkDalek]

OK, can we avoid Friday October 12th, please, as I am otherwise engaged that weekend.

Friday the 5th still okay?

[tjh290633]

OK, can we avoid Friday October 12th, please, as I am otherwise engaged that weekend.

Friday the 5th still okay?

Yes, it is.

TJH

[redsturgeon]

Oct 5th OK with me.

John

[csearle]

Oh blast, I'm committed to refereeing a match that evening.

[AleisterCrowley]

It's a Friday. You're the reason we moved from Thursdays !!! Tsk....

[Watis]

I might be persuaded to join you all. It would be good to put faces to names!

Watis

[AleisterCrowley]

You say that now- wait 'til you meet us....

[csearle]

It's a Friday. You're the reason we moved from Thursdays !!! Tsk....

I know, I know. I have had a bit of an issue with the VB club and have stopped doing the sessions. But rather irritatingly I agreed to referee a Sussex League match on that evening. Now if I could find a replacement referee?...

[stooz]

Ok, I need to suggest some dates - let me check my calendar...
I cant do very late october
is september a bust or an option too?

[melonfool]

Ok, I need to suggest some dates - let me check my calendar...
I cant do very late october
is september a bust or an option too?

There will people who can do any, all or no dates I guess.

Sept will be OK I expect.

Mel

[AleisterCrowley]

We could have a poll...
AC

[AleisterCrowley]

C'mon then !
It's officially, in every way, Autumn...so a TLF Autumn Social is required.
Obviously Oct 5th is out - it's tomorrow.

[RececaDron]

Postscript - we went to Dishoom King's Cross while overnighting in the Metrop.

Pretty disappointing overall:
- Paneer Tikka (tasteless, tiny amount)
- House Black Daal (really not very nice; tasted like the free Chai they were giving us in the queue)
- Bhel (novel and quite nice)
- Pau Bhaji (veg curry very nice; buttered buns meh)
- Rotis (OK)
- Far Far (OK)
- Bowl of Greens (OK).

I often cook better stuff at home. Overall, 4/10 from me, 5/10 from my partner. Tough audience! Score lower than it might due to the sheer amount of @rsing around to get to the point of being able to eat, a wait that's not remotely warranted by the actual food.

NB with hindsight, probably didn't order that well.