After an absence of almost seven years, Adil is moving back to its old premises on Stoney Lane where it all began, almost 40 years ago. The restaurant will have an upstairs room for parties and is aiming to be open for business in early October.

Years ago, in the halycon early days of Balti, a lunchtime visit to a Baltihouse was a customary break from the stresses of the working week. However, as the recession bit, the Balti Triangle was generally ‘closed’ on a weekday lunchtime. Things now seem to be changing back to the ‘good ole days’ with Shabab on the Ladypool Road joining the likes of Shahi Nan Kebab House, Imran and Grameen Kadar as open for lunchtime business. Balti is a good value for money meal anyway but some of the restaurants even do a lunchtime ‘special’.

In San Francisco, there’s a fabulous food purveyor called Trader Joe’s which rivals Waitrose in its eclectic selection of quality and seasonal foods. However this month, Trader Joe has let himself down by trying to bring the Balti to the West Coast of the USA in the shape of the ubiquitous ‘Balti Pie’. To paraphrase Harry Enfield’s Mr. Angry, ‘Oi! Trader Joe, No! Stick to Pumpkin Pie!