Willburs Chicken Van

[WillburForce]

Hey all....

finally, after many, many delays my new venture is ready to hit the road.

Please check out the website, FB page, Twitter. All likes, tweets etc much appreciated.

I've still a few things to do (prob gonna paint the van), but I'm planning on getting out and about next week. Any FTR's in London when I'm selling who mention FTR to me will get mates rates fo sho. Updates on where I'm selling on website, FB and twitter.

Website: Funky Chicken
FB : Funky Chicken | Facebook
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FunkyChickenVan

WBF x

(ps radmins - this was ok when I checked with you about 6 months - hope it still is!!!)

[Luco]

Yeah the real van looks nothing like that mockup from the last thread...

This is awesome, if I ever head up the M4 I'll be sure to look you up. GL!

[surviva316]

Best of luck, man. A visit from me will obviously be unlikely, but if I ever hear of anyone taking a trip of London, I'll see if I can't give ya the world-famous viva bump.

[WillburForce]

Yeah the real van looks nothing like that mockup from the last thread...

In a few months it will. Yellow paint job is imminent!

[rong]

Liked!

Gl man. Head to cornwall in the summer, that would go down well here.

[bikes]

WHERES TEH BUFFALO CHICKEN WRAP?

ALSO GL!

[WillburForce]

WHERES TEH BUFFALO CHICKEN WRAP?

ALSO GL!

give me a recipe and that can be a FUNK UP for a week.

[eugmac]

just thought i'd give you heads up that it should be "marinated" and not "marinaded". You use a marinade in order to marinate.

[eugmac]

but awesome that you've taken the initiative to start up a business, congrats!

[WillburForce]

just thought i'd give you heads up that it should be "marinated" and not "marinaded". You use a marinade in order to marinate.

I pretty sure it is marinaded - I checked with a copy writer!!!

I'm ready to be proved wrong?!?!?!

[eugmac]

Marinate vs. Marinade - Education Bug

Perhaps it's a case where a common mistake just became part of the lingo until it became accepted.

"Interestingly, marinade as a verb entered English around forty years before it was first used as a noun, but also about forty years after the form marinate was first used in English."

Kinda like how "nucular power plants" is normal English in some parts of the world, I conjecture.

[WillburForce]

hmmmmmmmmmmm.

I'm leaving it as is. Marinading sounds more natural to me!

[eugmac]

You mention Mississippi, so maybe a rednecky tone ain't all that bad.

[givememyleg]

this is awesome, next time i'm in london i'm making a stop here

[drmcboy]

good luck. I assume you've already watched all the seasons of great food truck race?

[boost]

cool man, glad to see you are well on your way. Gotta ask, what's up with the menu? There are three sandwiches and two are nearly identical...?

[WillburForce]

I'm keeping it really, really simple to start.

My idea is:

Hot spicy one, BBQ, plain one, then a special (see whats happening that week - ie if Chinese new year, I'll do Chinese inspired one).

They do all taste very diff, but I'm open to change. Need to see what people like.

[boost]

they may taste different, but if I'm looking at your menu, I see only two options, as hot and spicy and BBQ are fairly redundant. I like really tight focused menus, but in a really tight focused menu, there should be absolutely no redundancy... that's pretty much the point of having a tight focused menu.

[daven]

nice work
need to get myself to london to eat street chicken

[Penneywize]

I would nom the shit out of your entire menu

but I'm fuckin hungry atm

I imagine I'd go for the clinton classic if I were just moderately hungry. spicy food can fuck right off imo. unless it's thai food. mmm, thai food.

[BennyLaRue]

I pretty sure it is marinaded - I checked with a copy writer!!!

I'm ready to be proved wrong?!?!?!

Marinaded - 350,000 results on Google. Google asks "Did you mean: marinated ?"

Marinated - 14,000,000 results on Google.

Fire your copy writer. He's daft.

[Warpe]

they may taste different, but if I'm looking at your menu, I see only two options, as hot and spicy and BBQ are fairly redundant. I like really tight focused menus, but in a really tight focused menu, there should be absolutely no redundancy... that's pretty much the point of having a tight focused menu.

Listen to this man, he knows his food.

[eugmac]

I've never experienced BBQ sauce that was truly hot and spicy, so I disagree.

[boost]

I've never experienced BBQ sauce that was truly hot and spicy, so I disagree.

You sir have not lived.

But even if the BBQ is more sweet and smokey, while the other is sour (vinegar) and spicy-- they are pretty much the only things distinguishing the two sandwiches. How about different buns to pair with the different sandwiches, or one comes with slaw on it while the other has the traditional lettuce/tomato/onion toppings? Already we only have chicken breast sandwiches, we've pigeon holed ourselves already; this doesn't have to be a bad thing, but not being creative within the self imposed confines of your theme makes it a bad thing imo.

[eugmac]

You sir have not lived.

But even if the BBQ is more sweet and smokey, while the other is sour (vinegar) and spicy-- they are pretty much the only things distinguishing the two sandwiches. How about different buns to pair with the different sandwiches, or one comes with slaw on it while the other has the traditional lettuce/tomato/onion toppings? Already we only have chicken breast sandwiches, we've pigeon holed ourselves already; this doesn't have to be a bad thing, but not being creative within the self imposed confines of your theme makes it a bad thing imo.

Hm, this man does talk some sense. Listen to him.

[WillburForce]

I get what you mean, but they are very diff.

You have the diff cheeses and bacon on the BBQ one. Plus like you say the BBQ is sweet. The Funkadelic is piquant and fiery.

I do see what you mean - I'll look at re-wording the menu a bit I think.

Papas Got a Brand New Bap is the tag line where people can choose from a couple of breads. I'm at the bakers tomorrow testing what I'm going to use.

[WillburForce]

copy writer is getting fired...

still sounds wrong to me, but I'm changing it.

[supa]

I like spicy chicken that isn't bbq so keep that.

[jyms]

I like spicy chicken that isn't bbq so keep that.

Ya this. Anything crispy chicken with Spicy (Franks, Srirachi, or any) hot sauce with a blue cheese is a great sandwich to be buffalo chicken style.

[boost]

BTW, I really like the website's simplicity, and the logo is tits.

[d0zer]

menu looks delicious, am hungry now. good luck man, wish you well.

[Jack Sawyer]

BTW, I really like the website's simplicity, and the logo is tits.

This.

I really like the general design direction. I will definitely drop by if I'm ever in town.

[jackvance]

Very hungry now looking at your FB page.

[WillburForce]

BTW, I really like the website's simplicity, and the logo is tits.

lol, in UK tits means rubbish! I think (hope) you mean good!

[d0zer]

lol, in UK tits means rubbish! I think (hope) you mean good!

Why would tits ever mean rubbish? Do you guys hate tits in the UK or what?

[WillburForce]

lol - we say "tits up" as in "the business has gone tits up", meaning gone wrong.

You could say "tits" as in "fuck". Like if you hit you finger with a hammer. Or you call someone a tit, meaning a bit of a plonker. A kind of affectionate dickhead.

But we would never say something is the tits. The dogs bollocks, the bees knees, the real deal etc etc but I've never heard tits used in that way.

I like tits though. Very much. MMMMMmmmmmmmm tits.

[rpm]

oh how i love the english' use of the english language

[d0zer]

TIL the english like dog balls more than tits.

[WillburForce]

TIL what TIL means.

[donkbee]

I hate bbq sandwiches but LOVE spicy hot sauce sandwiches.

[WillburForce]

I hate bbq sandwiches but LOVE spicy hot sauce sandwiches.

Funkadelic heading your way then!

[Rage2100]

This looks amazing! Good luck with it!

I've spotted one other typo. On the menu section of the website under "Papa's Got A Brand New Bap", you have "fesh daily selection" instead of "fresh daily selection".

[bigred]

This looks amazing! Good luck with it!

I've spotted one other typo. On the menu section of the website under "Papa's Got A Brand New Bap", you have "fesh daily selection" instead of "fresh daily selection".

Rehire your copy person and then fire them again!

[surviva316]

Rehire your copy person and then fire them again!

It's debatable whether or not that's the correct usage of "fesh."

[WillburForce]

ty - to be fair, I that added after copy writer had looked at it. And I didn't pay the c*nt anyway

[WillburForce]

ty - to be fair, I that added after copy writer had looked at it. And I didn't pay the c*nt anyway

Can I fire myself?

[BennyLaRue]

It's debatable whether or not that's the correct usage of "fesh."

It makes sense if you think of it as cockney rhyming slang, fesh like John Tesh; chicken breast like smooth white man jazz piano.

[swiggidy]

Any FTR's in London when I'm selling who mention FTR to me will get mates rates fo sho.

The proper secret phrase: "Is asshat a verb?"

[kingnat]

The proper secret phrase: "Is asshat a verb?"

qft

[bikes]

i was under the impression it was

"is asshat a noun or a verb?"

[WillburForce]

Whatever it is, I'm about to go and sell my first lunchtime chicken. If anyone in Isleworth says "is asshat a noun or a verb?" they can have the van.

[bigred]

I'm pretty sure it's:

"Is asshat a verb?"

"I sure hope not"

[bode]

I'm pretty sure it's:

"Is asshat a verb?"

"I sure hope not"

this is how i remember it.

[Galapogos]

I'm pretty sure it's:

"Is asshat a verb?"

"God I hope not"

/nit

This is how I found UG and brabbit at the poker table once upon a time.

[WillburForce]

Just got myself a pitch at Camden Lock Market - one of the most famous markets in London! Really cool!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone in London Mon-Fri, come along and say "Hi". You might even get a cheap chicken burger.

[rong]

That's awesome wilbur. Good luck.

How much is the pitch?

[WillburForce]

TY TY!

I don't know how much the pitch is!!! Thurs and Friday are a trial runnish thing. If all goes well I can then do all week if I want - guess I'll find the price then.

Lots to do today. Marinating my arse off.

[pantherhound]

I love Camden market. I'm at Old St right next to Whitecross St, but I imagine the waiting list to get a pitch there is insane.

[pantherhound]

So how is trading?

[WillburForce]

Its been good - very steep learning curve to say the least. I've made about £100 over 2 days lol. Ordered too much stock so have had to bin lots of food....but know what i'm doing now I think.

I've got a big event on Sunday at Ally Pally which sounds like it'll be a goldmine (though as I've learned this last week you never know).
Back at Camden on Tues through till Friday.

Whitecross St...I wish. On the waiting list.

Fking knackered......up at 5.30am everyday, home at 7ish, prepping for the next day till 10ish...bed....up at 5.30.......loving it though. Having a few drinks tonight then prepping again tomorrow. Roll on Monday after hopefully making a killing on Sunday......