Month: January 2013

Enrolling at Le Cordon Bleu

Ashli Michelle January 30, 2013 2 Comments
Le Cordon Bleu does not discriminate against cooking rookies. If someone filed a lawsuit against them, that person would lose. Le Cordon Bleu could probably turn around and sue the suer for falsely suing. Le Cordon Bleu has the nicest admission guy in the history of nice admission guys. Do you think he wrote LOL beside my appointment time after we spoke on the phone? No. Do you think he rolled...

Valentine’s Day Dining = Wouch

Ashli Michelle January 25, 2013 1 Comment
Valentine's Day is one of the scariest dining days of the year. Restaurants are aware they will be slammed with a slew of amateur eaters. Most restaurants decide to make things easier by only offering some kind of set menu, which is also known as a let down. Is it the restaurant's fault they have to have a set menu on Valentine's Day? No. It's the rookie eaters blasting through restaurants all...

Spoon Bar & Kitchen

Ashli Michelle January 21, 2013 0 Comments
People who don't like John Tesar need to calm down. Maybe you're unhappy with yourself. Maybe you don't know how to express yourself like he does. Maybe someone named John beat you up in 6th grade. None of this is John Tesar's problem. Since I used to be a Catholic school teacher, this makes me a bully expert. In my bully expert opinion, John Tesar has been bullied by Dallas. No one should pick...

Bolsa

Ashli Michelle January 15, 2013 0 Comments
My writer-author-mentor-friend from Houston, John DeMers, came to Dallas for two full days of radio interviews and tastings with many different chefs. One of my favorites was meeting Bolsa's executive chef Jeff Harris. During the interview, his demeanor was that of a wholesome, down-to-earth guy with his heart fully into making Bolsa work. He began by sharing a bit of his cheffing background,...

Malai Kitchen

Ashli Michelle January 14, 2013 0 Comments
My brand new friend from Meso Maya suggested we have lunch at Malai Kitchen over the weekend. I know absolutely nothing about Thai or Vietnamese food. Not one single thing. I've spent most of my life avoiding this kind of food without having a valid reason. Even worse, I've been living life with a secret. Until five minutes ago, I didn't know the definition of banh mi. This banh mi mystery began...