Posts by Headless Chicken

I've been contemplating around building a "stay put" survival kit for home.  We got hit by a big power outage a couple months back when a transformer blew and we were without power for a few good hours.  It brought back the...

I second the Gumbo Shop.  Palace Cafe is part of the umbrella company that runs Commander's Palace, they're more budget couscious by comparison.  The Bourbon House was my first stop when I went looking for a place to eat...

So I've been back for a week now.  The couple that invited us down had us held up at a suite at the Venetian so I decided not to do much, just soak up the suite life.   The Venetian: Absolutely beautiful hotel.  I never...

Moral of the story: meet someone who can cook if you can't or meet someone who can't cook if you can. Either way, they'll leave you gasping for air! :D

My late grandmother was very picky being an eldery Chinese lady.  Made coffee cakes, up-side-down cakes, lemon meringue pie, even some Chinese pastries like Dang Dhat (egg tart) but nothing phased her.  Finally, made a very...

For now I'm staying to network with her.  Shes only there temporarily for the summer while, I'm guessing at the very least, there is an ongoing investigation into upper management.  Currently my chef is off on...

My mother felt it, she works on the 18th floor at a sky-rise and the whole building had to be evacuated.  I was working in the basement floor so I didn't feel a thing.  Even minor tremors are very rare around these parts,...

After much debating on my last thread here, I took people's advice on leaving my workplace.  I ran into an old manager who use to work at my unit who climbed up the corporate ladder and found me another position within the...

Nice write up, I'm hitting Vegas in a couple months so this will help me plan out the food portion of my trip.  Bouchon is definitely on my list for dinner, I will be staying at the Venetian.  Thanks.

Looks extra crispy.   I may have landed an internal transfer but I need to hear if their district director will allow it.  On top of that, the place is managed by someone I worked with so this person knows what I am...