Hey Foodwalas…Not all who walkabout are lost I was on my walkabout in Camden and I came across Pamban..a hipster Chai shop, as you can imagine I was intrigued. Chai is the lifeblood of Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. Served in shot glasses or wee polystyrene cups from dawn until way past dusk, this […]

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(the law of) diminishing returns phrase of diminishing Noun: law of diminishing returns 1. used to refer to a point at which the level of profits or benefits gained is less than the amount of money or energy invested. Hey Foodwalas You must be thinking if I have taken leave of my senses… but humour me for […]

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Congratulations to The Shish Mahal for winning The AA Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence Well done boys Mr Ali invented the iconic Chicken Tikka Masala

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  Hey Foodwalas…The search for the holy grail of kebabs has led me to Efes Whitechapel, It reminds me of the restaurants around Taksim Square in Istanbul and Baghdad Cadessi on the Asian side. Efes is a ocakbasi restaurant,  Ocakbasi translates to ‘stand by the grill’ and ocakbasi restaurants typically have one or more large […]

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This is my first Alfie Foodwala blog post.

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