Audrey’s New Job
Filed Under: Wondering where we’ve been and what we’ve been up to? Our recent Twitter updates from the hills of Sikkim were all a facade.
We ran out of money. So Audrey went looking for work in Varanasi, India’s holiest city. And this is what she found.
It was mid-afternoon and our brilliant tourist-horde dodging wisdom had us bearing the full load of the 43°C (110°F) heat. Unfit for man nor beast. But we powered on from one end of Varanasi’s ghats to the other. At the end of our sweltering walk, we happened upon a colorful food stand. I struck up a conversation with its owner and took some photos.
Next thing I knew, Audrey was in the man’s employ, turning aloo tikki – a spiced potato dish – in a hot pan with fresh vegetables and various chutneys. Audrey’s lesson turned into full-time employment as she received the thumbs up from locals and Indian tourists alike.
Stay tuned for Dan’s new career.
May 6th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
At first, Thaks for your kind replay. I am very happy to read, you are remember me. In varanasi after the catering training you can start your own food stal like that. not in varanasi, U.S also possible.”Aundrey’s Kitchen”. ha ha ha. Any way fentastic. keep it up.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:02 am
I love it! Finally Audrey found her calling. Thank you for the humor and video!
May 7th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Hilarious! Audrey, we always knew all the cooking you’ve done would serve you well….
May 9th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Excellent clip, guys! Audrey it was great to see you “live” after such a long time. And, Dan, it was good to hear your voice. I love getting your twitters and visiting the site!
May 9th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Hi All: If I could only get my hands on an oven to make some magic bars, then my new career would really take off! My boss in Varanasi kindly let me go so that I can start the Annapurna Circuit trek in Nepal this weekend : )
Actually, from all our street food experiences and travels, we have a great restaurant idea…know anyone interested in investing in the restaurant business?? We’ll keep you posted…
May 10th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Well what you see is what you get, you guys are amazing, keep the dream team going. Best of luck.
May 11th, 2008 at 12:49 am
Vikramjit: Thanks for your comment and all of your support and suggestions. Just picked up a copy of Snow Leopard to take with us into the mountains.
Hoping we can keep the dream team going around Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit…
May 19th, 2008 at 5:18 am
Your new job reminds me of mine selling ceramics in Buhara … A very instructive experience. All at the sudden you become the hunter. And you know very well the usual excuses of your preys – you were one of them just a couple of minutes ago
Wish you all the best!
Blaž
May 26th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Blaz: We also had fun with Star in Bukhara “behind the counter” trying to help her sell her ceramics. She taught us the “tricks of the trade” to read the body language of tourists and how to interact with different nationalities. It is very enlightening to switch roles for a short time and see yourself from the vendor’s perspective.
We just returned from hiking for 15 days in Nepal – you would love it!
August 1st, 2008 at 10:45 am
Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!
November 10th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Oh, this is a fun video
Next time you are in Vilnius, come to cook in Zoe’s 
A.
November 11th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Agne: It’s a date! Next time we’re in Vilnius, we’ll take over Zoe’s open kitchen! Think of the possibilities
January 17th, 2009 at 5:12 am
Oh! WOW!
Lucky you guys.
I love your adventure.
Oh! to be young again!
January 24th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
@maree-louise: We’ve been fortunate to have had many experiences like this on our journey, but most of the time we don’t think to video them
We’ve met people of all ages on our trip…you’re as young as you feel!
January 25th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Ha!!
“…you’re as young as you feel!”
I just loved that!!
Keep well!
August 12th, 2011 at 8:47 am
Audrey food trucks are all the rage now in NYC. Perhaps you could open an aloo-tikki truck!
August 16th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
@Sutapa: Food trucks are the rage around the world, it seems. I don’t know when, where and how this caught fire, but I think it’s a great development.
Now it’s time to start an Audrey aloo tikki truck campaign.
October 19th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Did I miss sth about Audrey’s trucks in NYC???
October 27th, 2011 at 4:55 am
@Blaz: Not yet. Coming soon to a street-corner near you, maybe?
February 5th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Still waiting for Audrey’s truck … Egypt is relatively close to me …
February 5th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
@Blaž: But now we’re in Mexico. It’s difficult to keep track of us, I know. Guess you gotta stop by for some tacos!
February 5th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
You keep staying at low latitudes in this season – I like your style!
February 5th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
@Blaž: We refer to it as our “Winter Avoidance Strategy” — we have a patent pending on the technique