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A Quick Dallas Trip

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I had a whirlwind of a Dallas trip last weekend.  After Austin rush hour traffic died down on Friday, I hopped in the car and headed to Dallas for the CBS Baking Show open casting call.  I woke up bright and early to the tune of Juliette squealing and laughing and got to work in the kitchen.  I baked a mini pie for the casting call and a full sized pie for Ginnean for being a wonderful hostess.

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After the casting call, Ginnean, Juliette and I met up with our friend Phil for lunch in my old neighborhood (Uptown).  Bowery Tavern had some serious curb appeal and lured us in.  We sat down and I immediately had an I-just-survived-another-audition-what-am-I-thinking-kind-of-excited glass of prosecco.

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The incredibly adorable Juliette entertained us with napkin peek-a-boo and serious smiles while we waited for our food.

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I ordered the buffalo chicken salad with grilled chicken in lieu of fried.  And when the salad arrived I was beyond impressed by super green greens and an overall beautiful bar salad, especially since this salad only set me back 6 bucks.  If I were still an Uptown resident, I’d definitely hit up the Bowery Tavern for lunch on the regular.

KV On TV

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A couple weeks ago, another blogger from the Austin Food Bloggers Alliance posted a casting call ad for a food show.  I read the brief description and applied, why not?  I’m so graceful in front of a camera, it seemed like the natural thing to do.  I baked a few mini pies in cute little ceramic dishes, put on a sunshiney dress to rebel against daylight savings time, and posed for a picture of me and my pies.

For some reason, the flash was on when my mom took the picture.  I set the pies on the counter to show her how to turn the flash off and, well…  I didn’t set the pies fully on the counter because the box kerplunked onto the ground.  I re-assembled one of the broken pies, giggled to block the tears, and headed to the audition.  And broken pies and all, I was given a call back.

Needless to say, I’m the opposite of graceful in front of cameras.  But even though I know this, I went back to the second audition – an hour slot in front of the camera.  I baked a new pie, got covered in microphone wires, and gave the casting staff my all.  All of the anxiety was worth it, because I left the audition knowing that I took a chance.  A chance that Tampa Kristin would have never taken.

Check out the deets on Supermarket Superstars and keep your fingers crossed for me!