Ram’s Food Reviews

09/03/2026

Back to donairs.

09/02/2026

Hi friends,

If you saw The Butter Chicken Odyssey and have a little free time, I’d sincerely appreciate it if you left a review of our play here: https://reviews.fringetheatre.ca/events/the-butter-chicken-odyssey/

Big things might be brewing for our little show, and every review helps.

Thank you so much.

Discover The Butter Chicken Odyssey at Fringe Reviews. Read reviews and find out more about this event.

09/02/2026

Deep down, I’m still a little Punjabi boy hoping his mom is proud of him.

09/01/2026

This is Gina Moe, stage manager extraordinaire, making sure every sound effect and song landed exactly when it needed to during my performance.

Minutes before each show, when my anxiety was at its loudest and I was listening to songs about Guru Gobind Singh Ji to find courage, Gina would sit beside me.

And before I hit the stage, she’d hug me and tell me she loved me.

Gina Didi… there’s no Butter Chicken Odyssey without her.

09/01/2026

If you liked The Butter Chicken Odyssey, Collin Doyle is the man to thank.

He was the visionary and crazy enough to see a play in my butter chicken reviews after reading my last one, which was a tribute to my surrogate grandmother.

He helped shape my script so it would work on stage. He spent months coaching me on my acting, directing me, and rehearsing with me over and over again.

He was my Mr. Miyagi.

And we’ve now gotten to the point where he can fart in front of me and I can text him to say I’m feeling a little h***y.

We’re a proper tag team.

There’s no play without Collin Doyle.

Also, if you haven’t already, read his book The Mighty Carlins and Other Plays. It’s brilliant stuff, and I studied it while writing my play.

09/01/2026

I never met the people behind Lumber, but I did get to meet the folks behind 650 Lightyears Away and The Beanstalk Market Crash—the other Holdover shows.

I’ll admit, I was nervous. They’re theatre professionals, real artists, and I’m just a potty-mouthed food writer who somehow made it to the final stage of Fringe with them.

But damn, they were kind. They made me feel like one of them.

I’m honoured to be part of this community, and to have shared space with such talented artists. I can’t wait for next year’s Fringe, when I can check out shows without the pressure of being in one.

What Fringe shows did you enjoy this year? Did anyone catch the Vampira one, or the one about Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth?

09/01/2026

A few people have asked for The Butter Chicken Odyssey playlist. I worked with sound designer Dave Clarke to create a proper desi soundscape featuring Punjabi folk, retro Bollywood, Pakistani film instrumentals, and British bhangra.

It’s over two hours of desi music, spanning the ’70s—when my dad first arrived in Canada—to today.

Hope you enjoy.

Playlist · ramneek · 29 items

08/31/2026

People have been asking how much of The Butter Chicken Odyssey is true.

I’ll admit, there’s a little extra masala in there. But it’s 95% true, and even the other 5% is rooted in reality. That was my life up there. And if you have an issue with it, Daryl McIntyre has a message for you.

Just kidding. But yeah, the play was an autobiography.

08/31/2026

Real talk: who actually made it out to The Butter Chicken Odyssey at the Fringe?

08/31/2026

Out of the four Holdover shows, two were Edmonton-born—and both playwrights were from Knottwood! Ekota, Menisa, and Satoo represent. Mill Woods represent.

Back to regular life today. Thanks for two weeks of the ultimate high.