"At Royal Nawaab, a fancy buffet spot in Perivale with enough dishes to feed a 200-strong platoon, talking is a fool's game. The move is to sit in companionable silence and treat the 90-minute time limit like a personal challenge. Arm yourself with a pair of tongs and explore the rows of silver cloches and various stations—curries, salads, chutneys, desserts. The Pakistani food is pretty good—especially the cooked-to-order lamb chops and chicken chapli kebab—but you’re mainly here to eat seven curries in an hour and make full use of that whole ‘unconditional love’ thing." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna