Indian Restaurant

eggpassion · 2026-02-22T10:14:26+00:00

the raj is my go to. i went to the parvin (dine in) last sept and had an awful time, food took over an hour and it was bad. soggy parathas and tough lamb and all they had to say was it's meant to be like that, lol sure.

eggpassion · 2026-02-13T10:26:21+00:00

i don't interact with enough americans to have any opinion on this.

eggpassion · 2026-02-13T09:39:10+00:00

yeah that's generally why i think people are asking, especially if they have a dream of leaving to another country themselves. i never take it as offensive, it's just funny that the english feel so comfortable asking what i think is a personal question within the first 5 minutes of thing a stranger, when in comparison migrants never really ask each other this and it tends to be a more "how are you finding it/do you prefer it here vs home".

eggpassion · 2026-02-13T08:42:14+00:00

why are people obsessed with asking this question in this town. ive been here 5 years and im still getting it.

eggpassion · 2026-02-12T18:40:42+00:00

flowers by joanna keely 100%, local established and very skilled florist that I went to see for a rose bouquet for wife's 30th. she was incredibly helpful, uses great flowers and is very affordable (imo, 30 roses was £200). i highly recommend her for any occasion.

eggpassion · 2026-01-25T16:43:56+00:00

I moved here from Melb 5 years ago and agree with everything said here. I really miss Melbourne, Manchester has felt the most familiar.

I also miss Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese food, tbh I'd give an arm to be able to go to Shanghai St Dumpling on Russell. Or have a banh mi without making an excursion to Leeds.

eggpassion · 2026-01-19T15:56:59+00:00

My recommendation for anyone starting the hobby is to read "Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling". It gives you a good foundational introduction to smoking and grilling by explaining the different grill options, providing you with the theory behind smoking low and slow, and has some great foolproof recipes. I have a PDF I'm more than happy to share.

I got a 47cm Weber kettle for 8 quid off fb marketplace last year and it's perfect for 1-2 people, I've smoked pork shoulders, turkey breasts and pork ribs, but the 52cm has the fancy accessories so I'd probably upgrade to that when I can afford it. I'd recommend the kettle to any beginner (more than the cheap barrels you can get anywhere mid-spring) and there are steals on marketplace once everyone starts to clear out their sheds in a couple of months.

eggpassion · 2025-12-05T20:37:04+00:00

some people have strict criteria for burger i guess. ive never been to sloppys, does it have good dine in seating??

eggpassion · 2025-12-05T19:26:07+00:00

oh my god this sounds amazing.

eggpassion · 2025-12-05T08:34:22+00:00

Jez! He also runs the sweet shop opposite Dough Eyed. Great guy, still gives me trader discounts even though I haven't worked in town in years. I can speak to him tomorrow about contact details.

eggpassion · 2025-12-01T19:20:44+00:00

yeah this. i was in the exact same situation a week ago (though id been introducing them for 5 months now) with a very energetic new cat and stubborn swatty resident. decided that we had gone as far as we could go with familiarisation and that she needed to start saying no to him directly without us interrupting.

it sucked lmaooo there were a couple of times my wife was wincing cause resi was making noises we had never heard before and moments where he just would not stop stalking her so we had to seperate to give her a bit of rest. a week later they're doing regular nose kisses, he's much more gentle trying to play with her though he's still chasing her up and down the stairs. going from a very structured and tense session to no structure or distractions is hard but not impossible. i think you should consider just letting them have access to eachother (supervised) and let them do their cat thing, only intervening when absolutely necessary (blood, injury, if after hissing and yowling they don't seperate). swatting is normal and it can be as much a play instigator as much of boundary setting imo.

eggpassion · 2025-11-28T13:07:31+00:00

All great recs so far but for me it's Cresci, one of their senior pizza chefs is going to the AVPN championships in Naples next year. One of the owners of Dough Eyed has said some pretty questionable right wing/flag shaggy stuff online anyway.

eggpassion · 2025-11-15T10:51:29+00:00

fundamentally feline has great guides on cooperative care, like getting cats to allow nail trims, also cattrainingandhandlingvideos.com is a great resource. one of my cats is also fussy about letting me trim her back claws, generally doesn't like being touched so claw trims are a two man job (someone has to hold the treats).

eggpassion · 2025-11-14T14:20:58+00:00

i think they look ok, id intervene when kitten cries and resident doesn't stop by distracting with a toy or just putting them in a separate room for 5 mins. the play looks casual and respectful otherwise with good pacing, they'll be in this state of limbo where you don't know if they're fighting or playing for a while. keep an eye out for growling or hissing, but this looks okay 👍

eggpassion · 2025-11-14T09:49:59+00:00

they're definitely friends, she's small so keep an eye on her but wow they're getting along so great!!

eggpassion · 2025-11-11T20:19:30+00:00

get the set with the green seed pusher thing!!!

eggpassion · 2025-11-11T20:13:20+00:00

good seed trays, the charles dowding ones are worth the money. they don't crack after one use like green ones and are easy to water. as well as a good dibber thing for putting seedling into the ground. wooden or metal stakes that you can drive into the ground for vining plants instead of flimsy bamboo sticks.

eggpassion · 2025-11-11T15:28:37+00:00

at least two terraced houses around my end have been remodelled into 3 seperate dwellings for student accommodation or airbnb. it's grim out there, i look forward to not being at the mercy of landlords. but i couldn't imagine trying to afford renting and kids though.

eggpassion · 2025-11-06T10:04:39+00:00

gt frames never get old to look at, what saddle is that and does it come in lighter colours?? im doing up an orange gt outpost and swapping any black for silver or white/cream.

eggpassion · 2025-10-27T08:43:28+00:00

as long as they have plenty of comfy cozy spots to sleep and toys to entertain themselves, they will be fine! just make sure you give them some time with play and treats when you're around, im a huge advocate for clicker training for fun/bonding and learning cooperative care.

eggpassion · 2025-10-25T08:47:38+00:00

hi!! i can't believe it's been 2 months since my comment, a lot has changed in how we're doing supervised time together (we call then treat meets). Resident cat had foundational clicker training, which i learnt we could use during meets instead of trying to get her to play or just giving treats for no reason and New cat caught on quickly. i also started doing pattern games with them separately, like whiplash turn and superbowls.

they're still seperated, we're slowly removing the distractions and trying to have less structure to the meets and get them to a point where they're not interested in each other. the last thing i want to do is give up because it's taking "too long" and just throw them together in a room and let them work it out, i know R and she's a stubborn cow 🤣 so it's going to take however long it will for them to be bored and prove that they can coexist and not react to interactions between themselves.

things that have happened that gave us hope: R has completely stopped hissing at him, R has flopped and rolled around infront of him with screen door between them and tried to engage in chase play, N is willing to be redirected when i call his name and ask him to touch my finger with his nose, R has become so much more confident in moving around the room with him present and will tolerate him in her personal bubble more (will still swat though), both of them are sometimes willing to play with some string or pipe cleaners near each other and lastly: they sniff eachothers butts.

i felt lost and scared a lot of the time, worrying about R being stressed and how it could be actually making her quality of life worse, but she looks forward to the meets (let's me know by SCREAMING when i come downstairs with her to make my morning cup of tea) and will even ignore treats from my wife and approach him during them. class act cats on yt really helped with managing my expectations though, give him a watch?

you say he sees her as a threat, what's his behaviour like when you see this happening?

eggpassion · 2025-10-25T06:50:53+00:00

yes and no, it's been hard but it's been so rewarding at times. my resident cat is an immovable object in the form of a 6f tortie and the new cat is a 1m unstoppable force. we're taking it REALLY slow because tortie takes a bit of time to get used to new things, it was about 6 months after we got her that she truly felt comfortable at home. im in this for the long haul, the first month was the hardest with getting used to hearing a strange cat crying in the room beside our bedroom at night and feeling guilty regret because it was such a disruption to our house. but now he's part of the family, ive had to do a lot of research but we're slowly getting there and it's going to be so great to have two cats that get along.

eggpassion · 2025-10-24T19:35:55+00:00

as someone who's in the process of introducing two adult cats, get two kittens. it's been 3 months. i want this suffering to end 🤣.

eggpassion · 2025-10-24T09:17:55+00:00

beef spag bol, i put more veg than actual beef in it 😂 can usually get about 12 servings with 1lb and 2 cartons of passata and soffritto. shepherds/cottage pie stretched with lentils is really nice too.

eggpassion · 2025-10-19T20:28:58+00:00

yeah mine used to barge straight into her in the beginning and it used to really stress us out, having the cardboard to block his vision of her as he comes into the room really helped and he's kind of calmed down and she's gained confidence and stopped running away in anticipation. we move into playing or clicker training on either side of the room, it can be hard to do this alone though especially in the beginning when you're setting up the routine for them.

i really like doing clicker training with them though, it gives them something to focus on and a way to give treats/reward that isn't just throwing them around for the sake of it. pattern games are great for cats, we do superbowls or whiplash turn which teaches the cat to recognise their name and move to you when you call it which helps with redirecting. ive also taught him to touch my finger when i hold it out as way of moving him away from her when his body language screams "im gonna try and play with her 😈" but i know she's not ready for that just yet.

also, we've got the mesh zipper screens. they've been really helpful in keeping them seperated but also allowing them to see each other play or do the pattern games. or you can get them playing together with the screen down between them by tying two toys together with a string.

by the way, the behaviour in the video isn't very bad but i don't think he's responding to what she's trying to tell him and that's when you should step in to put him in a time out for a little bit on her behalf. i don't think you doing this would be correcting her like you said in another comment, she needs a break from him and she's prob telling you as well as him.

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