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With Hogmanay fast approaching, there's very little of 2011 left. And so it's natural to look back and reflect on the past 12 months. It's been an incident-packed year for TATTGOC, with some births, some marriages, some meths and a substantive uptick in the use of exclamation marks. The Tramps began 2011 hanging on to the last threads of their Scottish Curry Lover(s) Of The Year title, but were unable to retain it (in fact, they were unaware they could even win it again, and so were pretty lax about campaigning).

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Killermont Polo Club, Maryhill Road

The Time: December 15, 8.30pm

Let nothing you dismay, remember Christ our saviour was born on Christmas Day! In other words, it's rapidly approaching December 25 and that means a special festive edition of the nation's foremost curry podcast, Keep Calm And Curry On, featuring regular hosts Trampy and The Tramp opining about all that's spicy in the world. So please, don't be dismayed, even though neither of them were born on Christmas Day.

In the nominally festive episode three of Keep Calm And Curry On, the Tramps turn a self-aggrandising eye on why the recent TATTGOC 3rd birthday/4th Christmas meet-up had to be abandoned, wonder aloud whether haggis pakora is Scotland's ultimate fusion dish, review the sassy new Glasgow diner Mama's Rasoi and argue the toss over the merits of egg curry with the help of the TATTGOC massive. Hard-boiled!

To finish up, our burly hosts smooth things out to the sitar sounds of Okko Bekker while simultaneously trying not to raise the ire of God of Destruction Shiva in The Tramp's Jukebox Puri. It's almost an hour of spicy awesomeness, and you should be able to experience the soothing sonic vibrations in the embedded Mixcloud player below RIGHT NOW.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! But along with all the joys to the world, ding-dongs merrily on high and weather systems outside that are indeed frightful, Christmas can also mean a not-inconsiderable amount of stress. So what should you get the curry lover in your life to ensure they have a suitably stuffed stocking? Sit down, pour yourself a hefty Whisky Mac and relax because, as ever, TATTGOC has got your back. It's time for Trampy and The Tramp's now bi-annual Christmas gift guide! So look out your credit card details, buy some gaudy gift tags from Poundland and let your fingers do the walking, as we guide you all the way from cheeky stocking fillers to eye-wateringly expensive status symbols ...

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The distinguished members of TATTGOC sure do love their curry, as evidenced by their now-outdated title of Curry Lovers Of The Year 2010. But their ongoing quest for spicy satisfaction isn't merely limited to TATTGOC's regular excursions to some of Glasgow's hidden-gem curryhouses. If they happen across almost any curry-related foodstuff, Trampy and The Tramp feel compelled to take it for a spin – and thus was born the irregular feature Tastin' With The Tramps. So what spicy product is in the hot seat this time? Why, it's only Seabrook's Desi Curry crisps! A worthy counterpoint to our recent encounter with Doritos Fire!


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