Ashli Michelle

Dallas Margarita Meltdown 2013 is TODAY!

Ashli Michelle May 26, 2013 0 Comments

Make your way over to the Bishop Arts District today from 5pm-10pm and get your margarita on. The good news is this is a competition with tons of restaurants and bars from around Dallas. Those competing will produce some kind of margarita for event people to taste. Presale tickets can be purchased on EventBrite for $20 or $25 at the entrance. Part of the money made today will be given to La...

American Airlines Center: Executive Chef Mark Mabry’s New Texas-Inspired Menu

Ashli Michelle May 26, 2013 0 Comments

We were invited to meet with executive chef Mark Mabry in a fancy suite at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Out of all the food tasted, the pico de gallo mac & cheese made my heart heavy with happiness. I feel sorry for anyone that lives life without trying chef Mabry's mac & cheese. I am not just saying this because we were eating this particular mac & cheese in a fancy suite. I could have...

Lazy Culinary Students

Ashli Michelle May 15, 2013 0 Comments

Look, no one around here is trying to be a culinary student classmate hater. All I'm saying is a line needs to be drawn--- and fast. The good news is this: The only people in my class that know I'm a food writer are the three people that are not lazy. All of the other people have no idea my fingers can type all kinds of memories that were formed due to their Guinness Book of World Records---...

Jake’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers

Ashli Michelle May 7, 2013 0 Comments

We were on our way to Bread Winners for Sunday brunch, but decided to eat at Jake's after seeing the massive line out front. Little did we know things have gone down--- way down--- over at Jake's on McKinney. No, you are not mistaken. Jake's really has been awarded 2nd place for the saddest piece of cheese to ever be served in a restaurant. While the cheese on the tuna melt at Liberty Kitchen...

Twisted Root Burger

Ashli Michelle May 3, 2013 0 Comments

After deciding what to order, we made our way to the counter. This is the first moment things began to feel above average dirty. It was around 7:00pm and the containers on the counter looked like a tornado blew through in a funky kind of way. My husband tipped $11 at the counter. Counter tipping is annoying because tipping before service is received feels like being violated. Tipping when the...