Year: 2014

The Fresh Market Announces Third Annual “Design Our Bag” Challenge in Support of No Kid Hungry

Ashli Michelle December 29, 2014 0 Comments
PRESS RELEASE - Think you have what it takes to design The Fresh Market’s next reusable shopping bag? The specialty grocer is on a nationwide search for a fresh and fun design for its 2015 bag, which will benefit Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign! The annual “Design Our Bag Challenge” raised over $86,000 for No Kid Hungry, which works to end childhood hunger in America....

Sushi Sake

Ashli Michelle December 29, 2014 0 Comments
No photos? Say what? What is Sushi Sake thinking? I mean, sure, you guys must be the bomb because my half-Asian husband said so. Maybe he's been to your restaurant a bunch, but this past month I was a first-timer. Imagine the horror entering a restaurant with a sign daring innocent food people to take pictures of their food. No photos of food is unjust. This kind of expectation is not working...

Please, Raise the Roof: I’m Close to Beating Cancer

Ashli Michelle December 29, 2014 1 Comment
People everywhere should raise the roof. I've actually raised the roof for much less, which makes raising the cancer-free roof even more important. I haven't been writing all that much because having cancer sucks. You don't really wake up and think: Oh wow, I think I'll write today. It's more like, um, today I'm going to watch The Bold & the Beautiful to see if Rick is still cheating on...

Calm Down For Four Minutes & Leave Leslie Brenner Alone

Ashli Michelle November 12, 2014 0 Comments
Yawn. Sometimes people need to calm down. I just read about a "letter" from John Tesar's facebook. Yes, Leslie Brenner gets on my nerves at times. I read her stuff and it stings like a shingle. Not that I've ever had a shingle--- I'm just saying. I used to freak out about John Tesar. Used to. Massive used to freak out about John Tesar. I mean, come on. The big "f%$k you" tweet happened galaxies...

Komali

Ashli Michelle November 5, 2014 0 Comments
My important friend living in Houston is a talented food writer who just so happened to invite me to a taping of his radio show, Delicious Mischief, at none other than Komali. Lots of food was placed on the table to taste before the radio interview began. The two very important people sitting at the table were executive chef Julio Peraza, as well as bar manager Leann Berry. While owner Abraham...