On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:01:10 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> Goomba > wrote:
>
>> Oh to be back in London having the absolute best curries of my life!
>> (One day I must get to India!)
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8370054.stm
>
>I've never been to either, so my advice isn't worth much, but I've read
>several times that the best food in India is in private homes, not
>restaurants. Thus, some people claim that the curries in London
>restaurants are often as good as those in restaurants in India.

The food cooked is homes is generally better than restaurant food. At
home there is less of a tendancy to adapt recipes to allow for 'mother
sauces' and other economies of scale. On the other hand, for certain
dishes - particularly ones that are labor intensive, time consuming,
regional, and/or non-veg - there are restaurants that are the place to
go. In Mumbai it is Khyber for Raan, Delhi Darbar for Biryani, trishna
for sea food, Gaylord or Khyber for Moghul, Swati Snacks and Cream
Center for street fare, ...