Of all the new takeaways to open nearby, I was not expecting a Malaysian. I spotted Pair A Dice while driving past one day, and made a mental note to look it up. One solo trip later, while H was away, then I dragged him there the following week to witness the miracle.
I periodically search online for “new restaurants [town name]”. This is rarely successful, but allows me to be filled with annoyance and exclaim “these are NOT NEW!” at the search results, so there is some benefit.
A while ago though, I struck gold, as a random link came up to a review of a not-that-new restaurant in Aldershot called Vintuna. They offer Newari and Nepalese dining, and as I’d never even heard of the former, I was very excited. Their website explains that Newari cuisine originates “from the Newar community of Nepal”, and listed some dishes I had not come across before.