Month: October 2012

Max’s Wine Dive: Mystery of Paul Pinnell

Ashli Michelle October 14, 2012 4 Comments
Apparently it's spastically shocking news that Max's Wine Dive's GM, Paul Pinnell, is no longer GM-ing. This guy named Paul Pinnell should be pissed. If a person is in control of opening a brand new restaurant, only to become the non-GM shortly after its successful first month-- Ouch. It would be different if he was just an opener. If he had every intention of living life as an opener, um, he...

Shula’s Steak House ~ Signature Cocktail Series

Ashli Michelle October 11, 2012 0 Comments
Until this very second I thought Don Shula was the guy that always says "Da Bears." This is a travesty to football fans everywhere. It's one thing to be a rookie and another to be clueless. This kind of stings on a lower level. It's not like there weren't a thousand pictures on the wall when I met up with the manager of Shula's, Curtis Long, for another segment of our Signature Cocktail Series....

Sullivan’s Steakhouse ~ Signature Cocktail Series

Ashli Michelle October 10, 2012 0 Comments
Bill is the real deal. He maintains that he is everyone's favorite bartender and I believe him. We recently stopped by Sullivan's in Houston to witness this bartender's drink making skills. The most exciting part about the Knockout Martini is hearing that Hawaiian gold pineapples are soaked in orange flavored vodka for 14 days. The Red Over Heels Martini has raspberry sugar on the rim with Skyy...

Boston: Neptune Oyster

Ashli Michelle October 10, 2012 3 Comments
People were lined up for what seemed like miles. It didn’t matter how long it took. We all knew the deal and were in this together. Neptune Oyster may be super small, but sometimes being a squished eater is necessary. Two-tops sat at four-tops with other two-top strangers, while being shoulder to shoulder with other seafood eaters. Word on the streets of Boston state this is the place to be if...

Boston: Ned Devine’s

Ashli Michelle October 8, 2012 1 Comment
We are in Boston searching for fabulous lobster rolls. Listen: No one is being a Boston lobster roll hater. Girl Scouts honor. I take full responsibility for total lobster roll failure at Ned's. It's my fault for not following the research driven lobster roll list sitting in the notes section of my iPhone. Just because the guy I'm with is wearing a boot (because of a torn Achilles tendon) does...