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Been wondering where I've been?
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Been at the Chicken Box, y'all.
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Welcome to the Chicken Box.
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I've been down here for, I don't know,
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4 or 5 months, and I started thinking,
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what can we do with this little bitty space
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that we have in here?
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And my general manager, Troy Moxley, who is awesome,
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every time I would say something, he would write it down,
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and I'll be doggone if we didn't open a new business.
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Last week was our first week of business,
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and this is it, y'all.
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This used to be our catering office.
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I got a bag lady cooler on this side,
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so we're doing some of our- this is from yesterday.
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We had spicy chicken cashew wraps.
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We did fruit salads. I'm doing trio sandwiches.
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We've got beer and banana puddings and waters.
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We've got our soda machine in.
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On this side is the hot food.
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So we do our buffet from The Lady & Sons,
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so you can get one meat with 3 sides,
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or you can get 2 meats.
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which is 2 pieces of chicken and 2 biscuits for $8.
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You can add a drink for $10.
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We have barbecue sandwiches.
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We're doing a hot honey chicken finger wrap today.
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So this is a place where I can come in,
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we're open Monday through Friday, we do it 11 to 3.
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I can still pick up my kids from school,
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and I get to cook, you know, whatever I want.
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So I go to the market and I find fresh things,
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and I love spicy cashew chicken wrap,
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so I started making those.
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Today, I've got some fresh croissants from the local bakery,
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so we're gonna make some tuna salad
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and some egg salad for our croissants.
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We've got chicken salad every single day.
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I'm doing a broccoli salad today.
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I done messed around and got myself another job,
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Being down here gives me something
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that I don't get anywhere else.
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I get to visit with all the people
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and they wanna talk about Mom and how much they love them.
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And I get to play with food,
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which I've been doing since I was 15 years old,
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which has been 40 years now.
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Woo! So anyway, y'all, this is the Chicken Box,
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It's a co-op, really. And so we're Bag Lady, Lady & Sons,
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and then The Chicken Box, which is the new piece for us.
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We're at 106 St. Julian Street,
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so we're on the backside of The Lady & Son's restaurant.
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We've got 24 seats outside.
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So this is it, y'all,
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and I've got the sweetest little staff.
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I work with Danielle and Tahai, and Theresa's in here.
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And there's Danielle right there.
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Danielle's going to Disney University.
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She's gonna be a princess down in Orlando,
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so I only have her for a little bit short of time,
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She's, I wanted to say the best opener,
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but I don't know who else is gonna watch this.
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She's one of the 3 best openers that I have.
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How many openers do I have, Danielle?
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- You have one other opener. (laughs)
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- I have 2 of the best openers ever.
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And I tell you what, I love it.
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And I hope y'all have a chance to come down here and see us.
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I've got the best staff.
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It's really a beautiful place to sit and have a lunch.
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The locals, I'm doing it for the locals.
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I want it to be affordable, fresh, and delicious.
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Okay, so I miss seeing y'all on the videos.
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Come down here and see me, 'cause I got a job again, y'all.
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Appreciate it, we'll see you next time,
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'round the Chicken Box.
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- Hey y'all, it's Paula Deen.
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