Bangladeshi Chicken Curry
Many years ago, in a time that seems more like a dream than reality, I lived in London for a spell. It was a fantastic time of my life. I had attended a summer session at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, home to such great actors as Sir Anthony Hopkins, Alan Rickman, and Sir Richard Attenborough. That summer fueled a desire in me to really hit the pavements as an actor. Having lived in Los Angeles my whole life, London called to me for a change of venue. I was young. I was eager. I was a starving actor – literally. Luckily, I became familiar with an area called Portobello Road, in Notting Hill. Yes, the same Notting Hill as the movie, which showed the street on the weekends, when it became a bustling outdoor flea/antique market. The Portobello Road I knew, was the place to get good quality kosher meats and fresh-from-the-farm vegetables for cheap. I discovered this area when a Bangladeshi actor friend helped me rent a small room at Bangladesh …