I’m not a big fan of going to chains when I eat out but, boy do ya gotta love Panera Bread! Had a lunch meeting today going over the restaurant business plan and my guests had chosen to meet at Panera. I was a little disappointed I wasn’t going to a new whole in the wall lunch place however that disappointment subsided as soon as I dug in to my salad! I ordered the chicken Thai salad and asked for no crispy pasta strips, added almonds, and subbed the higher calorie Thai peanut based dressing with their lower calorie balsamic. Some black pepper and perfection! We have ourselves a model meal 🙂 loved the edamame btw in the dish, something I definitely plan on incorporating in a home salad of mine in the future.
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