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I would say it's no different than the popular Viet-Cajun style with the sauce on the outside. There's the regular boil to the dusted on the outside Lafayette style to the Viet-Cajun style. It doesn't matter to me if it's original as long as it taste good.
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COVID convinced a lot of people that most jobs are bullshite.


How would you feel if the Company layoff them bullshite jobs instead since it's you know.. bullshite. I bet a lot of people wouldn't like that, but people are free to find another company that aligns with their "vision".

re: New York Fine Dining

Posted by phoshizzle on 2/25/25 at 9:19 am to
You better have really deep pockets if you're going to Masa. I think it's like around $800 a head.
You know what happens when you just give money away? People don't want to work. Looked at what happened during covid with those stimulus checks. People thought that free money was going to keep rolling in and stopped working.

re: Portillo's

Posted by phoshizzle on 2/18/25 at 9:46 am to
I've had Portillos in Chicago before and thought it was great, but then I had the hot dogs and Italian beef at the Richmond location in Houston and wasn't nearly as impressed. Maybe it was nostalgia for the first time having an Italian beef sub. The hot dog was whatever and overpriced and the Italian beef sub was good, but was kind of bland. I did go during soft opening and haven't gone back so there could have been some quality control issues at the time. I never understood getting it dipped either; It's just a huge soggy mess and a pain to eat. I usually just get it dry with sweet and hot peppers with the gravy on the side and eat it like a French dip.

re: H-E-B

Posted by phoshizzle on 1/23/25 at 8:50 am to
Salsa El Gallo habanero salsa in the bag. Taste like the salsa you would get from the taco trucks, spicy, and delicious. They have other milder flavors like their flame-roasted salsa which has great flavor as well. Also, HEB have great store-brand ice cream called creamy creations with unique flavors like creme brulee, banana nut, almond cocount, strawberry cookies and creme, etc.
Not all the time I think; You can still get live king crabs at some place and it taste a lot better than the one they flash freeze. The flash freeze ones tend to me salty.
It doesn't have to be all or nothing; Spend most of it on the boat and invest the rest.
This is actually what I did in April 2024 during cherry blossom season. 2 week trip; We flew into Seoul (South Korea) Spent 3 nights here, then flew to Osaka and stationed there for 4 nights. One of the days, left very early to Nara (1 hr train ride from Osaka) and spent about half a day here. Probably all you will need in Nara if you go early and beat the tourists that comes on those huge bus tours. While we were leaving one of the temples at around 10 am, there was a massive swarm of people coming in. Another day we did a whole day trip to Kyoto and then the rest of the time spent around Osaka. After Osaka, we took a bullet train to Tokyo for a week and where we will fly home from as well. For me, I like cities more and the historical sites get boring to me after awhile. I guess you can say I like the fast paced cities more like NYC, Bangkok, and Tokyo. I also travel for food so usually these destinations will have more concentration and variety of good dining. It's probably not everybody's cup of tea and some people rather soak in that cultural vibe or go off the beaten path or whatever they want to call it, but I travel mainly for food with a few touristy sites and things mixed in.
isn't the JR Pass way overpriced now? I don't think it's even worth it anymore unless you going all parts of Japan in a week. Depending on how your trip is structured and where you fly in and out of, you may only need 1 bullet train pass which is like $100 or you can take a domestic flight which is cheaper. The subway rides in the cities are cheap.
It depends on what you like. For me, 2 days in Kyoto is good enough for me. I rather spend more time in Tokyo. Where you stay is determined by what type of vibe you want and what you like to see and do. I based myself in Osaka and took a day trip to Kyoto and the next day took a half day trip to Nara. In Tokyo, it's the same with what type of vibe you want as well, but you can pretty much stay anywhere that's near a subway line for convenience. Shibuya and Shinjuku for night life, Ginza for shopping, Akihabara for anime stuff, Asakusa for more chill and historic vibes. I personally stayed in Akasaka. It's more of a chill salary-man vibe and was central to a lot of things I wanted to do.
The domestic lounges are overcrowded and lame; The lounges overseas are where it's at.

re: Michelin stars for Texas revealed

Posted by phoshizzle on 11/13/24 at 11:19 am to
Try Banh Somtum. Great Thai boat noodles and Laos Sausage. Prices are cheap as hell too.
I don't think I ever heard anybody mention roast beef with NYC together. I've heard of pastrami with NYC though.
For only 7 nights, I would stay in Tokyo the whole time and visit 1 or 2 districts within Tokyo each day. Like Asakusa one day, the next Ueno and Akihabara, then Ginza, and then Shibuya and Shinjuku. Each area is a vibe and can take time to explore. If you really want to go to another city within Japan, you could do Osaka and Kyoto either by plane or bullet train and you have to consider that will at least eat up 1/3 or 1/2 of your day with the logistics. How is your transportation looking and are you looking at flying in and out of different airports? That will eat up some time as well depending on how it's structured.

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Posted by phoshizzle on 10/3/24 at 10:20 am to
A lot of people do not understand or knows what HR do in a company. A lot of it is behind the scenes stuff to handles issues, research and develop programs and benefits that benefits the employees, making sure the company is staying compliant with specific laws and regulations in states they're located in, and assists managers with problems with their employees. Hiring and Talent Acquisition is just one of the functions of HR. I work in HRIS which is a function of HR and mostly deal with the analytics and system in HR, but I see mostly everything that happens in HR from issues, to job changes, salary changes, etc. We do try to improve the company by administering surveys and getting feedback to implement specific programs to improve employee's well being and retention.

One such thing we implemented is basing PTO accrual on total years of relevant industry experience instead of the company's years of experience so if you're new to the company, but have 5 years of prior relevant experience, then you automatically accrue for 3 weeks worth instead of the normal 2 weeks. Other programs that came from feedback is that we offer flexible schedules along with a 9/80 schedule. Our benefits team also researches and negotiate with vendors to keep your rates down and offer other benefits as well. People also think HR is the one firing people; They're just the in-between and the person that wants to fire people are the actual managers and higher-ups. They go to HR to make sure everything is compliant before they do it.

I'm not saying all HR is like this, but it really depends on your company and how they handle feedback and partner with their HR team.

re: Free IPTV option

Posted by phoshizzle on 9/30/24 at 11:11 am to
How's the quality and buffering on USATV. I've been using streamfire and sportsfire and quality is ok, but there are a lot of buffering at times.
That seems like a lot of sauces which can be accomplished with just the Korean kalbi marinade.
Most Asian countries have some form of soup for breakfast like Pho, congee, seolleongtang, etc.

re: The Airbnbust continues

Posted by phoshizzle on 8/7/24 at 9:46 am to
Also, some Airbnbs I've been in regulate the A/C as well. Can't yank it down as low as you can like in a hotel. Some hosts have all kinds of stupid rules.