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Eating Dinner at Potbelly on My Birthday

Ashli Michelle May 8, 2014 0 Comments
Please, do not be a Potbelly birthday snob. Being invited to a Potbelly sandwich tasting on my birthday meant purposely having dinner at Potbelly on the very same day as my birthday. Things needed in order to have fun on a person's day of birth are quite simple. 1. Music Potbelly had a guitar guy jamming barely eight inches away from the table. 2. Food Since Potbelly is a restaurant and the...

Bowl & Barrel = Pretzel Joy

Ashli Michelle April 13, 2014 0 Comments
For some reason there are people living in Dallas who have not tried the pretzel at Bowl & Barrel. Why would anyone not try the pretzel at Bowl & Barrel? Even though I previously attempted to convince all of this city's citizens to eat this $5 menu item of complete and total pretzel joy, I'm positive not everyone has done so. I decided to do my important culinary school homework at Bowl...

La Perla d’Italia Tasting

Ashli Michelle February 26, 2014 0 Comments
Food writers around Dallas were invited to “dine around” the many different restaurants located at Village on the Green last night. Our first stop was La Perla d’Italia. People need to know the owner of La Perla has the best Italian accent in the history of Italians living in Dallas with fantastic Italian accents. Please do not tell anyone, but when the owner said Naples, I thought he...

Students Describe Chef Najat Kaanache’s Unacceptable Treatment of Souk’s Kitchen Staff

Ashli Michelle February 22, 2014 0 Comments
Supervision in the Hospitality Industry is the current class I’m taking at Le Cordon Bleu. We began class learning about the characteristics of a leader. Our class learned about the many different kinds of leaders and what it takes to be an efficient and effective leader whether it be front or back of the house. Seeing chef Najat Kaanache‘s mysterious departure from Souk all over the news...

Cafe on the Green at The Four Seasons

Ashli Michelle February 12, 2014 0 Comments
Even though brunch at The Four Seasons is reserved for rich people, our very first wedding anniversary instantly made us worthy of rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. Without having lots of diamonds or even one single fur, I decided to wear my Claire’s Boutique sterling silver semi-diamond studs to brunch, along with a 2004 London Fog coat covering what seemed like a vintage black 1997...