... Now all that I have to do is get motivated and make it over to the Bushwick Country Club! Yeah, Brooklyn, that'll happen.(If it does, I will certainly blog about it!) Read More!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
More Inspiration
I was reading my friend Emilia's blog the other day, and one of her posts really inspired me to go out and try something that I have never done before...
... Now all that I have to do is get motivated and make it over to the Bushwick Country Club! Yeah, Brooklyn, that'll happen.
(If it does, I will certainly blog about it!) Read More!
... Now all that I have to do is get motivated and make it over to the Bushwick Country Club! Yeah, Brooklyn, that'll happen.(If it does, I will certainly blog about it!) Read More!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Inspiration from Amish Chatterjee and James Lipton...
In a recent interview conducted with Amish Chatterjee, a local food truck vendor, I concluded by asking him what his favorite curse word was. While walking home, my mind began wandering back to "Inside the Actor's Studio," a television show on Bravo, hosted by James Lipton. At the end of each segment, Lipton ends with his famous 10 questions, stolen from famous French journalist Bernard Pivot.
I know this has probably been done a million times, but I've never done it so bear with me.
1. What is your favorite word?
Yes.
2. What is your least favorite word?
No.
3. What turns you on?
Anything that has been deep fried.
4. What turns you off?
The inability to laugh.
5. What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck. Or cunt. Both are so versatile!
(Check out what Natalie Portman had to say, it's brilliant!)
6. What sound or noise do you love?
Dog's barking.
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
Silence.
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Trophy wife.
9. What profession would you not like to attempt?
Anything that would place me a cubicle.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Sorry, hell is one floor down.
Now it's your turn to answer....! Read More!
I know this has probably been done a million times, but I've never done it so bear with me.
1. What is your favorite word?
Yes.
2. What is your least favorite word?
No.
3. What turns you on?
Anything that has been deep fried.
4. What turns you off?
The inability to laugh.
5. What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck. Or cunt. Both are so versatile!
(Check out what Natalie Portman had to say, it's brilliant!)
6. What sound or noise do you love?
Dog's barking.
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
Silence.
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Trophy wife.
9. What profession would you not like to attempt?
Anything that would place me a cubicle.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Sorry, hell is one floor down.
Now it's your turn to answer....! Read More!
Food Truck Q & A
Amish Chatterjee, 38, a native of Calcutta, India who now resides in Bushwick, arrived in New York City 10 years ago, with a duffel bag filled with clothes and his mother’s spatula. His dream: to become a chef. After working as a waiter for four years in a Midtown diner, Chatterjee finally saved enough money to open his restaurant, a food truck located on the corner of 18th Street and Sixth Avenue, where he serves traditional Indian and Bengali cuisine, including his mother’s favorite, kati rolls.
Why New York?
Why not?
But why not London? Sydney? Why here?
My first time seeing a motion picture, I saw Woody Allen’s “Manhattan.” I was 8 years old, and I knew that one day I must be here in New York.
Despite your success, why do you refuse to open a restaurant?
Too expensive. And I like to be alone when I work. No one can bother me.
What inspired you to become a chef?
When I was younger, my mother told me I must go find a job, and so I started working at a small restaurant in the Bidhannagar district of Calcutta. I wanted to work there because the chef would let me eat all day. I was a fat boy back then. I would go into the kitchen and make myself different dishes, throwing different meats and vegetables and sauces together. After three years, the chef brought me into the kitchen and told me to sit down. He looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘You Amish, you must grow up to be a chef.’
Favorite dish?
Aloo Gobi. It’s simple. And I am a simple man.
(For those of you who do not know what Aloo Gobi is, it is a dry dish made with cauliflower and potatoes.)
Happiest day since you arrived in New York?
The 15th of September 2001, because my truck opened in the morning and my daughters Kalpita and Pusti were born that night.
Only four days after 9/11?
Yes. In terms of my business, my cart was on 50th and Sixth Avenue at that time, so it was not so bad. But I had no customers for quite a few days. I would go to work everyday for a week and no one would buy anything.
How is business now?
Booming. I make just as much as my family needs.
(Which he says with a wink)
And how was 9/11 for your family? Must have been traumatic…
The birth of my daughters was just what me and my wife needed. Not traumatic at all. When the city saw so much death, I witnessed birth and life. And overtime, America has witnessed a rebirth. It has life again.
(Which he says as he points to his Obama pin)
Favorite thing about America?
I can curse without my mother hearing me.
Favorite curse word?
Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. See, doesn’t it sound nice? Read More!
Why New York?
Why not?
But why not London? Sydney? Why here?
My first time seeing a motion picture, I saw Woody Allen’s “Manhattan.” I was 8 years old, and I knew that one day I must be here in New York.
Despite your success, why do you refuse to open a restaurant?
Too expensive. And I like to be alone when I work. No one can bother me.
What inspired you to become a chef?
When I was younger, my mother told me I must go find a job, and so I started working at a small restaurant in the Bidhannagar district of Calcutta. I wanted to work there because the chef would let me eat all day. I was a fat boy back then. I would go into the kitchen and make myself different dishes, throwing different meats and vegetables and sauces together. After three years, the chef brought me into the kitchen and told me to sit down. He looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘You Amish, you must grow up to be a chef.’
Favorite dish?
Aloo Gobi. It’s simple. And I am a simple man.
(For those of you who do not know what Aloo Gobi is, it is a dry dish made with cauliflower and potatoes.)
Happiest day since you arrived in New York?
The 15th of September 2001, because my truck opened in the morning and my daughters Kalpita and Pusti were born that night.
Only four days after 9/11?
Yes. In terms of my business, my cart was on 50th and Sixth Avenue at that time, so it was not so bad. But I had no customers for quite a few days. I would go to work everyday for a week and no one would buy anything.
How is business now?
Booming. I make just as much as my family needs.
(Which he says with a wink)
And how was 9/11 for your family? Must have been traumatic…
The birth of my daughters was just what me and my wife needed. Not traumatic at all. When the city saw so much death, I witnessed birth and life. And overtime, America has witnessed a rebirth. It has life again.
(Which he says as he points to his Obama pin)
Favorite thing about America?
I can curse without my mother hearing me.
Favorite curse word?
Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. See, doesn’t it sound nice? Read More!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Getting Published!
Hey y'all,
Just wanted to let you know that an article that I posted on my blog is getting published!
It's all about the Chelsea Market and it's appearing in the Chelsea-Clinton News!
AHHH! Read More!
Just wanted to let you know that an article that I posted on my blog is getting published!
It's all about the Chelsea Market and it's appearing in the Chelsea-Clinton News!
AHHH! Read More!
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