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Hurray for Friday!

The highlight today was the produce delivery guy who for the whole time he was in the office spoke in a Scottish accent. Absolutely classic, I wish that there were more people like that in the world. Although I am very pleased with the amount that come in and out of the shop:) I hope that you guys all have an amazing weekend. If you are out and about in Williamsburg this evening it feels like a karaoke night and I can assure you that you will not be disappointed

<3

chicken whore evangelists

Sometimes I truly believe in my heart that my job could not be anymore random, the upside is that you are never, ever bored in this office.

Today I went abroad in the land of New Town where I cavorted around to various office complexes delivering joy and various assorted chicken coupons. We are trying to spread the world about the awesomeness that is the Spitfire Rotisserie. People seemed really excited about trying it, apparently meat that gets rotated around and roasted for hours is a big hit with the masses:) It was fun wandering around, meeting the locals and spreading the good word to all.

I knew nothing about what was brewing back at the office, where a crazy plan was busy being hatched. So I arrived back to the shop on a giddy chicken high only to discover that wait for it.... my boss Craig Reeves wanted to become an ordained minister. Now not like a minister who gets a calling and attends seminary and begins living the word of God... no no a minister who gets ordained on line and gets to carry a laminated card saying that he is a member of the church and should get preferential parking if it is offered to clergy.

It was hard to believe that this was for real. But it was. So the research commenced and we began to Google and attempt to discover how he could become the honored brother Reverend Craig Reeves. If you ever want to do something terrifying try googling 'become ordained minister'. Not only is it almost universally free, it is legal! Which is crazy. So we looked into Virginia state law which requires only that you send your ordination certificate and a list of good recommendations to the county clerks office and then you can begin practicing. So friends and loyal readers at some point you will live in a world where Craig Reeves will be able to legally start his own congregation. He is thinking of making his symbol a tree. We are not quite sure what that symbolizes yet and we are a little scared to ask truth be told.

I am still unsure whether or not this will end well but I am relatively certain that I will be sent straight to hell for having any part in it.

I'll keep you posted. At any rate I am sure he will throw an amazing ordination party:)

spring has sprung?

So I don't know what it is like where you are but today in the lovely and historic town of Williamsburg it is currently a balmy 75 degrees. This crazy weather phenomenon makes it difficult to focus on the every day task of recalibrating your printer and instead makes you want to run outsides and start singing choice ballads from ' The Sound of Music'. The roofing company behind us might not appreciate that, however in my fantasy they join in and make an outstanding backup chorus. It is way too early to start getting spring fever but I fear it might be inevitable if this nonsense continues:)

Anyways as far as catering goes we are excited to announce the official date for our winter tasting, we look forward to welcoming one and all to the William and Mary Alumni house on February 10, 2008 for amazing food, gorgeous florals and a chance to ask the experts any question imaginable. I for one am a huge fan of the tastings, first of all the food is awesome but it is also a chance for us to finally put a face to a name and be present as brides really begin to get excited about the reality of their wedding day. Plus this one is super close to Valentines day so love will already be in the air and hopefully everyone will be in a super sweet romantic mood. Its so much cuter when the bride and groom agree and are not fighting over how the napkins get folded. Which has happened. True story. If you would like to request an official invitation do not hesitate to email the Catering Company at williamsburg@occassions.hrcoxmail.com and we will get one out to you post haste:)

All right enough of this it is time for me to go back to the Alps and sing with the Von Traps some more. So long. Farewell:)

2k8: go BIG or go HOME

Happy New Year to all! I realize that I am about a week late with that sentiment but hey you know better late than never :) The New Year always seems like such a clean slate. The chance to start over and make everything better. I personally no longer believe in resolutions exactly but instead the idea of adapting a mentality for the year. Mine this year is to 'go big or go home'. If you know that you are not going to be able to put yourself totally into something than you should not bother at all. It is actually alarmingly motivational especially when chanted mantra style over and over. It also seems to be the mantra of the Catering Company this year with many changes and developments in the works. Craig and Laura are getting ready to attend the Special Events conference in Atlanta and I have no doubt that they will return full of amazing ideas and new things to do and try. I am excited about the challenges that changing our office will bring and I cannot wait to watch the chicken shack blossom into a major contender in the Williamsburg food scene. We are currently working on t-shirts:) How cool would it be if someday you were walking down the street and amidst the see of Hard Rock Cafe t-shirts you caught sight of a Spitfire Rotisserie tee on a tourist. I can totally see it happening. Anyways there is much to look forward to and I for one am ready. I hope you all had an amazing New Years and are settling in to what I have no doubt will be the best year yet!

you don't say....

In the spirit of the 'all things chicken' mentality that I currently live in I thought now would be the time to lay (get it, get it?) some interesting chicken facts on my loyal readers. I think they are cool therefore you are forced to be subjected to them also. I wonder if you enjoy being a victim of such random whims. My guess would be no. Oh well somehow I am able to sleep at night:)

Fact - A chicken will lay bigger and stronger eggs if you change the lighting in such a way as to make them think a day is 28 hours long!
Fact - The chicken can travel up to 9 miles per hour.
Fact - There seven distinctive types of combs on chickens: rose, strawberry, single, cushion, buttercup, pea, and V-shaped.
Fact - The largest chicken egg on record was nearly 12 oz., measuring 12 1/4" around.
Fact - The greatest number of yolks in one chicken egg is nine.
Fact - The record for laying the most eggs: seven in one day.
Fact - There are more chickens in the world than any other domesticated bird. More than one chicken for every human on the face of this earth.
Fact - The longest distance flown by any chicken is 301 1/2 feet. (as the crow flies)
Fact - Did you know that some breeds of chickens can lay colored eggs? Sure enough, the Ameraucana and Araucana can lay eggs colored in shades of green or blue, depending on the breed and it's ancestry.
Fact - In 1994, 73,866 million eggs were produced in the U.S.
Fact - China not only has the most people in the world, but also has the most chickens with over 3,000,000,000 of them.
Fact - The term 'Chicken Pox' didn't come from people believing that they came from chickens, it came from the Old English term 'gican pox' - which means the itching pox.
Fact - Alektorophobia - Fear of chickens.
Fact - Laid head to claw, KFC chickens consumed worldwide would stretch some 275,094 miles. They would circle the Earth at the equator 11 times or stretch from the Earth approximately 50,094 miles past the moon.
Fact - There are approximately 450 million chickens in the United States.
Fact - Chickens make sounds with actual meaning. They give different alarm calls when threatened by different predators.
Fact - A cockerel will attack anything that he thinks will harm the hens ( that includes humans ). Their spurs (located at the back of their leg ) can cause a very painful puncture wound.
Fact - If a cockerel is not present in a flock of hens, a hen will often take the role, stop laying, and begin to crow.
Fact - In Gainesville, Georgia - the chicken capital of the world - it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork!
Fact - McDonald's in india doesn't serve beef -- only chicken, mutton and fish.
Fact - The closest living relative of the t-rex is the chicken.
Fact - The waste produced by one chicken in its lifetime can supply enough electricity to run a 100 watt bulb for five hours.
Fact - The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
Fact - There are more chickens than people in the world.

there now don't you feel so much more enlightened?
I thought so