Ashli Michelle

Asian Mint

Ashli Michelle March 22, 2012 0 Comments

New Bangkok style cuisine with an Asian fused twist? Yes, please. Do not even think for a single second that Mint is messing around. Expect an explosion of accolades to own the wall while approaching the greet & seater we call hostess. As a super large bottle of Germ-X calls the hostess stand home, prepare to be accepted. How exciting that this job description is not to judge & jury all...

Sissy’s Southern Kitchen & Bar

Ashli Michelle March 16, 2012 0 Comments

Talk about a bad taste being unpleasantly placed. Eww. First impression repression was a must in moving on. Reservations are necessary, sure. That's fair. Um, at 6:00 p.m. on a Tuesday we were told to come back in two and a half hours. Really? We had two rugrats in tow, flip flops, and a greasy ponytail, but, hey, we still maintain fabulous. When asked about the slew of empty tables, the most...

Chamberlain’s Fish Market Grill

Ashli Michelle March 14, 2012 0 Comments

Dallas isn't lacking in seafood, so finding one that's worth it is a challenge. Chef Richard Chamberlain delivers in every aspect of what one would expect in a successful dining delivery. Having cheffed from Aspen to the Bel Air Hotel in L.A., he's not messing around. Having been recognized by the James Beard Foundation as one of the top chefs in America, chef Chamberlain also shares the very...

Kata Robata ~ Umami Dinner

Ashli Michelle March 13, 2012 0 Comments

Executive chef Manabu Horiuchi recently began blessing Houston with a monthly Umami dinner. Being a total umami definition rookie, google was the only option. Umami /uːˈmɑːmi/ Popularly referred to as savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes together with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. Umami is a loanword from the Japanese umami (うま味?) meaning "pleasant savory taste". This...

Del Frisco’s Grille

Ashli Michelle March 10, 2012 0 Comments

Worthiness to enter Del Frisco's without a reservation is not going to become reality for basic commoners. Don't even think about it. Beat it. Get lost. Scram. The nerve of a regular-non-important-pathetic-excuse-for-a-customer coming in without a reservation is simply rubbish at the highest level of all rubbishness. Those arriving merely as peasants must belly up to the bar & wait to be...