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

Hurrah its here!

The time has come friends! The Spitfire Rotisserie, Williamsburg's newest and most amazing take-out chicken hut is now open! Today marks the first official day of the new business and there were already customers lined up at 11 o'clock this morning, which can only be taken as a sign of great things to come! There was a preview party last week and everyone had such a blast. The food was great and the atmosphere makes you want to sit right down in the middle of everything and have a picnic, which while it sounds fun in theory I would not recommend because you would totally be in the way:) Locals should head over there immediately, and if you are one of my out of town readers (i.e. my family) then you must come the next time you are here. When you stop in check out the chalkboards, they are an E. Greene original. Who knew sorority lettering would come in handy for my future career in chicken? Not this kid that's for sure. Congratulations again to the Reeves and Rose families, in six weeks they made an eight year long dream a reality and I cannot wait to see what the next step is....

actually its kinda a terrifying thought but I am sure I will grow to embrace whatever is concocted....as long as it does not involve shrimp because I hate shrimp. Oh well que sera.

Check out the pictures from the opening party!

Check out our bangin' website!

bahahaha

This is why I completely and totally love my job:)
Oh and there is always free cheese.
That is definitely a plus.

A very good omen....

I spent the better part of my morning today trying to figure out why three out of our four XM Satelitte radio subscriptions no longer worked. The process involved several phone calls back and forth and while they put you on hold they play holiday music samples for you from their radio stations. The first time I was put on hold I heard Bruce Springsteen's 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'. The second time I was put on hold (yes there were several calls made) I heard Mariah Careys holiday hit 'All I Want For Christmas is You'.
I for one choose to take this as a sign that tomorrow will be the official kick off of what I can only imagine will be the most amazing Christmas season ever.
No for real. Good things are coming. I can just feel it:)

About darn time...

Sorry that I have been such a slacker of late friends. This catering wench has been rather busy. Lets catch up shall we? For pretty much the entire month of November... again I am v.v. sorry.
First off I took a short break from the wondrous world of Williamsburg events to travel north with my father to see the creator of all that is good and right with the world, Mr. Bruce Springsteen. We saw him play an amazing two and a half hour concert at the Verizon Amphitheater in D.C. I finally got to see him play 'Born to Run' (the anthem of my entire life) and my father and I both returned back to reality with matching concert t-shirts and a new lease on life.
Secondly, my partner in catering crime Lauren received her Christmas present early this year and the Catering Company now has a new mascot named Doc. He is a 3 pound teeny tiny dachshund who comes to visit daily in the office and makes everyones day just a little happier. All who visit the office automatically fall in love with him and he has achieved model status at the tender age of 11 weeks old. Renowned Williamsburg photographer Monica Sigmon had a personal photo session with Doc recently but as talented as she is it would be incredibly difficult to capture how cute this puppy actually is.
Thirdly, the chicken hut is a go but it is actually going by the name of the Spitfire Rotisserie. It will be opening mid December and there is much preparation afoot for the grand debut. There is a website in the works and the menu is being planned literally as I write this. It is actually going to be the perfect place for anyone to just stop by and get a really great, warm and yummy home style meal. After all of the extensive research Lauren and I did we discovered that Williamsburg is completely devoid of such an establishment, so the timing is perfect. Stay tuned for updates and pictures, I have no doubt that it is really going to be a great success.
Finally, it is almost December which means that the chaos and insanity are finally upon us but I for one am ready for the Christmas season. We spent Monday decorating the Williamsburg Manor Bed and Breakfast and nothing gets you quite in the spirit like untangling lights and singing Christmas carols. This Sunday will be the 'Grand Illumination' in town which I have never gotten to see and I am really looking forward to. What better place to get in the yuletide spirit than a town that has real life carolers and Taverns that actually serve figgy pudding.
Yes, turns out that it is a real food. Who knew?

I have realized the error of my blogging ways and I will stay much more vigilant about posting in the future. *pinky swear*.
Cheers!

The things you can learn from the young.

As today was election day the lovely Reeves ladies were able to spend some time in the office. I have learned several things from them today, first of all I would look fantastic in a Hannah Montana wig. I actually did not learn that from them it is just a personal belief that I hold...

Anyways, I did learn how to make a rubber band ball and some very intriguing dance routines for High School Musical songs.... these are skills that I am sure will come in handy at a later date:)

Like later when I go home to practice my moves and try not to throw my new rubber band ball into traffic... hey, life's what you make it.

The Blue Box Blues

Sometimes the types of things that I ponder due to the nature of my work both confuse and entertain me. As I have mentioned in past posts the Catering Company is going into the chicken business and I have been acting as a guinea pig in the quest for the ultimate poultry experience. My research was not limited to chicken however, it also included testing the elusive 'side dish'.
I for one am a huge fan of the 'side dish' in all shapes and forms. As someone who is attempting to be much more health conscience I should be telling you that there is nothing I love more than a side salad and broccoli. In all honestly I do love my veggies, however my ultimate all time favorite side is macaroni and cheese. Sometimes mixed with ketchup. There I said it. Let the judgement commence.
I don't even like classy mac and cheese..... my favorite is the blue box. Kraft dinner or bust. Somewhere my grandmother is shaking her head at me :) Apparently I am not alone in the world though because Kraft sells a million boxes of Mac and Cheese a day. A million boxes! So I think it is safe to say that this particular cheese does not stand alone, I am such a nerd.
As a true fat kid I am automatically inclined to like foods that include any one of the following, fake cheese, pasta, butter and milk. Macaroni and cheese has a healthy dose of all four. I think it could be classified as the quintessential fat kid food.
Anyways, there is nowhere to get good mac and cheese in Williamsburg. Except for the Blue Talon bistro and then you feel silly because you are ordering mac and cheese in a fancy french bistro. Of course I have done it... I am just saying you feel silly:)
So the quest will continue for the perfect mac and cheese recipe that is not too bourgeois and not too blue box. A compromise must be reached. Until that happens though I am going to go to town on some Easy Mac, and maybe throw in some carrot sticks for good measure, we shall see.