The Chicken Caesar Pita Deserves Justice with Ashton Clark

Ashton Clark is a lawyer, the book-loving creator behind Chronically Shelfless, and a woman who has never stopped thinking about Chili’s discontinued Chicken Caesar Pita.

This week, Ashton and I get into her very real Chili’s disagreement with her wife Kate (a previous Crying in Chili’s guest), the Chili’s date that should have ended one of my relationships on the spot, and the books we cannot stop talking about. We also chat about building community online, having an identity outside your job, supporting your partner’s dreams, and making room for hobbies that exist purely because they make you happy.

There’s a lot of laughing, some surprisingly solid relationship advice, and a formal request for Chili’s to bring back that pita. 🌶️

Find Ashton and her book recommendations on Instagram at @chronicallyshelfless.

Books discussed in this episode:
• Hope Never Dies and Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer
• Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
• Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole
• The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
• Fruit Fly by Josh Silver
• Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim