My Michelle’s Commits to Clean Eating on First Anniversary

Michelle Rounsaville’s New Year’s resolution for 2015 was a quick decision with My Michelle’s new policy, pledging clean eating by serving only fresh ingredients and no food out of a can.

My Michelle’s restaurant and caterer, located on North Lamar across from Lamar Lounge, has made a New Year’s resolution celebrating the company’s first anniversary. Owner Rounsaville said to celebrate the new year, she is going back to the basics with all her dishes.

Rounsaville said all of her food is made from scratch, from ingredients in the chicken and vegetable stock to the salad dressings on the salad bar. She plans on minimizing items that come out of a box, can or package.

“We’ve always focused on whole food eating and buying as much locally as possible, but we are also trying to focus more on clean eating,” Rounsaville said.

Clean eating makes for new items on the menu. Rounsaville says they have added mayo-free chicken and tuna salads since reopening Wednesday after closing for two weeks to prepare for the anniversary.

“You will start to see more varieties of our pimiento cheese, as well as more varieties of our hummus,” Rounsaville said. “2015 is back to the basics, letting the food do its own job — keeping it natural and clean and still delicious.”

Not only is the food changing, but the restaurant and buffet hours are changing as well. My Michelle’s will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for Sunday brunch, closing on Saturdays. The lunch buffet will be open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information about My Michelle’s, visit their Facebook page.

Mary Frances Stephens is a HottyToddy.com staff reporter and can be reached at mf.stephens@hottytoddy.com.