Ngaphakathi kweHouston: Umnikazi we-Ooh La La Dessert Boutique Vanessa O'Donnell

Ephefumulelwe yi- Inside Atlanta, uchungechunge oludalwa yi-Atlanta Expert, Kate Parham Kordsmeier, singathanda ukungenisa ngaphakathi kwe-Inside Houston. Inyanga ngayinye, sizobe sixoxisana namaHostoni ahloniphekile ezintweni abazithandayo zokudla, ubone futhi uyenze emzini waseBayou.

Le nyanga, sihlezi noVanessa O'Donnell, umnikazi we-Ooh La La Dessert Boutique. Ebanjwe i-Houston's Hottest Chef ka-2012 futhi idunyiswa ngabagxeki bokudla kanye ne-Yelpers ngokufanayo, u-O'Donnell namabhabheki akhe bathole idumela lokudala amanye amakhekhekhethi aphezulu eHouston.

I-Ooh La La inikeza izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-80 ezihlukene ze-dessert, kufaka phakathi ikhekhe elidumile le-Ultimate Chocolate Cupcake - ikhekhe le-chocolate le-watering-mouth, eligcwele i-chocolate dischek, elifakwe nge-chocolate frosting futhi lifafazwe ngamakhokheni we-chocolate.

Ngihlala ... "idolobhana elincane, entshonalanga ye Houston, okuthiwa nguSealy.Ngakhulela eSealy, ngakho-ke kubonakala sengathi ngiya ekhaya. Ngithanda ukuthi ine-charm encane yedolobha kanye nendlu eneminyaka engu-100 esiphila kuyo Iqiniso liwukuthi ngiyathanda elula. Angiyinkimbinkimbi, ngakho ukuhlala edolobhaneni elincane, lilula. "

Ungangithola ... "emsebenzini. Sinebhakaji ezintathu ezincane endaweni yaseKaty / Houston ukuthi abasebenzi basebenzi abangu-63. Usuku nomsebenzi oseduze uzokwenza ukuthi ngiyiphi indawo engizoba kuyo ngosuku. Ngizama ukujikeleza endaweni ngayinye okungenani kanye noma kabili ngesonto. Ngisebenza eduze nabaphathi bethu besitolo nabaholi beqembu usuku ngalunye ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imithwalo yemisebenzi yansuku zonke isingathwa kahle.

Futhi ngemva komsebenzi ngichitha leso sikhathi nomyeni wami kanye ne-yorkie yethu. "

Ngifisa sengathi abantu bayayazi ... "Ukuthi kukhona okunye okumele kubone futhi kwenzele isikhathi sokuqala kunabantu abaholwa ukuthi bakholwe. Kunamasiko amaningi nomlando kuleli dolobha. Enye yezintandokazi zami mayelana neHouston yiMfuyo yaseHouston Bonisa futhi u-Rodeo.

I-rodeo ineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-80 ubudala futhi inento yazo yonke iminyaka futhi iletha ngaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili ngonyaka kusuka kubantu emhlabeni wonke. Sonke sivela ezizindeni ezahlukene nasezindaweni zaseHouston, kodwa i-rodeo yenza umsebenzi omkhulu wokuhlanganisa wonke umuntu. "

Isikhathi sokudla sakusihlwa. Ngiya phambili ... "Kunezinqumo eziningi ezinhle kakhulu ongakhetha kuzo, kodwa engikuthandayo njengamanje kungaba iThebula. Ngithanda ukudla nomoya. Ngiyayithanda inkukhu eyomile kanye ne-souffle ye-chocolate. 's anikeza i-chocolate soufflés e-Ooh La La ngakho-ke kuyindlela yokwelapha ukuya endaweni ethile futhi omunye umuntu akwenzele yona. "

Imfihlo eyigcinwa kakhulu e- Houston i ... "Kuhl Linscombe, esesifundeni sase-Upper Kirby, siyithengisa kakhulu! Inempahla eminingi yezindlu, ifenisha, izipho kanye ne-apothecary. Ngathenga isihlalo esiphuzi esikhuphuka cishe ngonyaka odlule yi-Fermob okuyinto ilenga ngo-30-foot chain kusuka esihlahleni esikhulu esingaphambi kwendlu yami. Kuyinto eyodwa yezintandokazi zami, futhi ngiyakuthanda ukuyibuka njalo ekuseni futhi ngifaka izingane zami ezizayo zigijima futhi zijabule nazo. "

Uma ngidlala izivakashi, ngithanda ukuya ku- "I-Museum yase-Houston ye-Natural Science. Ngiyajabula ukubona imiboniso emisha njengoba befika edolobheni."

Lapho ngifuna ukuhlenga, ngiya ... "i-Trellis Spa e-The Houstonian ukuze ubuhle obuhle futhi bubucayi."

Indawo engiyithandayo yokuthola umoya omusha endaweni ... "eduze kweSikhumbuzo sePhumbuzo nge-yorkie yethu, Maddie"

Imisebenzi yami evelele ngempelasonto endaweni yaseMouston kukhona ... "ukuyothenga, ukuvakashela imyuziyamu nokubuka i-Texans ukudlala ngenkathi yebhola lezinyawo."

Ngithanda ukuchitha imali ... "Nordstrom eGalleria naseKuhl Linscombe."

Into engiyithandayo kakhulu ngeHouston i ... "Izakhamizi zaseHouston zinobungane kakhulu futhi zinabantu abakhulu! Sine unina namantombazane akhe amabili afika maduzane ukuthi ngisiza. Uma befika phambili emgqeni , umama waqaphela ukuthi ukhohliwe isikhwama sakhe, waphenduka washiya umyeni wakhe ngemuva kokumemezela ukuthi uzokhokha amakhekhethi akhe. Wayebonga kakhulu futhi wamtshela ukuthi uzoyikhokhela phambili. izikhathi eziningi, hhayi kuphela esitolo sami, kodwa futhi eduze kwedolobha.

Ama-Houstoni angabantu abathandekayo ngempela! "