Downtown Orlando is a haven for talented, local bands to play. If the show you're going to see ends at a decent time (around 8:00), the area also has some great restaurants that may look expensive from the outside, but are actually quite affordable. Crooked Bayou is one of these restaurants and it will catch your eye, because there are plenty of people eating outside cajun chicken and sausage pasta generally having a good time. Their menu is conveniently posted on the window and offers a myriad of vegetarian options.Start with the basis and work you way up from there. Can you do a cajun whole chicken? "Of course!" I hear you say, roasting a bird is easy. Can you roast a quail and make a nice sauce? See what I mean - similar but definitely not the same. They have a very different skill set.Dig out these old friends and drape slow cooker hole chicken them over a hanger then put them somewhere in full view in your bedroom perhaps by your mirror so you see them every day and know your target is to fit into them.Non-stick electric frying pans are a blessing for those of us who hate washing up. The ease of cleaning means no more hard scrubbing to get food particles off. Non-stick surfaces also means that you can cook with less oil which is the healthier option.Keep the spice comin' with some Cajun Mac n' Cheese. Jake's creamy mac n' cheese is tossed with blackened slow cooker whole chicken and stuffing, spicy Andouille sausage and the South's holy trinity of peppers onions and celery. Jake's featured beer of the month, Two Brothers Brewing Company's Heavy Handed is $6.50 a pint.But if you would like to get the best chocolate money can buy, and then attempt these brownies, I get the best chocolate I know of at Sprouts in Tucson, where you can buy it in bulk as well as in bars. Sprouts features brands like Callebaut, and you can always ask if you don't see exactly what you want.On Fridays they serve an awesome fish fry and they best part is that is that you don't have to wait until Friday to eat the fish fry! They serve that all week long. Other specials that they have are Mondays are Shrimp and Chicken Creole night, Tuesdays are Prime Rib night, Wednesdays are steak night, Thursdays are Mexican night, Fridays are fish fry Fridays, and Saturdays are prime rib and BBQ pork night. They also have a few other nightly specials besides these.A very famous beef stew in France. Boeuf bourguignon is a traditional dish from Burgundy. This is a dish that french people like to prepare at least once each winter. The meat is prepared in a red wine, obviously a red wine from Burgundy. Bacon, onions, mushrooms and carrots add flavor to the dish. But garlic, thyme and beef are necessary to prepare a tasty boeuf bourguignon.After dinner, it is a must to stop in downstairs at the Penalty Box. Classic Bar feel with elegance. Great place to enjoy a game of pool or watch something on the Wall of TV's while enjoying a great beverage.