Introducing Chris Kahle

Speaker 1 0:00

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Speaker 1 0:51

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Speaker 1 1:37

Today I am hanging out with the man who has gone viral on social media for his You're a Rich Mom in Highland Park video . I first spotted Chris Kahle reel while I was scrolling through Instagram . Two lattes later I'd watched his entire feed , hit follow and declared him my new favorite Instagram account . Fast forward . Just a few weeks later , I ran into him at Los Charros' grand opening . Clearly the algorithm wanted us to meet in real time and after one margarita-fueled chat we agreed he had to join me on the podcast .

Speaker 1 2:12

So grab your Mambo taxi or a cold brew whatever your PTA schedule allows and settle in . On this episode we're unpacking Chris's origin story , how a guy with a perfectly normal day job became Highland Park's comedic conscious and why Monkey Bar now feels like the freshman orientation for influencers . We'll dig into the real amount of time it takes to crank out those reels , how he handles the occasional troll who thinks his Escalade jokes hit too close to home and , because you know I'm all about local love , his insider list of new restaurants and hidden gems you need on your radar right now . Trust me , this one's equal parts laugh therapy and neighborhood intel . Let's dive right in , chris . Thank you for being here today .

Chris Kahle 2:59

Yes , I'm so excited to be here .

Speaker 1 3:01

Well , everyone loves to hear the stories of how I find guests and topics , and I think that we have a pretty funny story we do so . I literally was on the Explorer page and all of a sudden you popped up , click on it and you're talking about Highland Park moms and I'm like wait , who is this ?

Martha Jackson 3:15

guy I know .

Speaker 1 3:17

And then so

From Miami to Highland Park

Speaker 1 3:18

I go to your Instagram and I start looking at everything and love everything that I'm seeing and start following you . And it hadn't really been all that long , maybe a couple of months and then we're at the grand opening for Los Choros at the Graduate and I'm looking around the room . I'm like , oh my God , that's the guy that does the Highland Park videos and I was like I would love to meet him . And I hate approaching people when they're eating dinner and they're with friends and everything , and my husband is literally cheering me on and going you got to go meet him .

Speaker 1 3:46

It would be really awkward if I went up and introduced you to him , so you got to go , so I went over to you and you were just so nice and it was so nice to meet you and your friends .

Chris Kahle 3:55

Yes , Now , I'm glad that you did .

Speaker 1 3:57

And then , of course , I slipped in .

Chris Kahle 3:58

about the podcast , I thought you would think that was cool .

Speaker 1 4:01

And then you said I should be on the show , yeah .

Chris Kahle 4:04

Yeah , yes , yes , I'm glad that you did and honestly , it's weird because it happens a lot . It probably started happening , like I want to say , like four months ago , where , just going out to dinner and people started coming up to me taking photos , things . So I was actually used to it by this point , right , and I'm glad that you did . I'm always still just like flattered that someone wants to say hi .

Speaker 1 4:31

It's watching . Yeah , yeah . Well , like I said , I haven't followed you all that long , I don't know a ton about you , but I want to know where did you come from ? How did you get to Dallas ?

Chris Kahle 4:39

Absolutely . So I actually moved from Dallas to , or moved from Miami to Dallas and did not want to leave . I actually did not want to come to Dallas . So I worked a big retail background I was working for Nordstrom at the time and one of the top stores was North Park to get promoted to , to become a regional and just continue your Nordstrom career . And this was , you know , back in the day . So this was 2012 when I moved here .

Chris Kahle 5:07

And with Nordstrom , you know , they're like you have a week to move . And it was like they wanted me in Austin at one point , they wanted me in San Francisco at one point and I was like turning down offers and they're like , Chris , if you turn down another , like offer from Nordstrom , like they're not going to promote you , so like you have to take it . And then it was North Park and I was like , okay , let's do it . And so in a week I moved . They moved me to Dallas and , honestly , was very , very sad just because Miami . I was doing well . I had a great friend group , I had family . That was 45 minutes away . I was at the beach on my days off . You know it was a fabulous life . I was , you know , in my later 20s , so it was hard to leave .

Speaker 1 5:48

I cannot imagine only having a week to uproot and move to a completely different state .

Chris Kahle 5:53

Yes , they don't do that anymore . I will say that They've stopped that . But yes , it was a week turnaround .

Speaker 1 6:03

So it turns out you do have a day job in addition to the social media , tell me more about your job , and no one , ever no one .

Chris Kahle 6:05

But they're like where do you find the time ?

Chris Kahle 6:07

So , with that big retail background , I end up and this goes back to Highland Park I end up , kind of progressing in my career and , being a regional for theory , open up the first store in Highland Park Village where I got a lot of the Highland Park content from and I'll tell you that story later because it's funny , because I filmed that in New York and then I got introduced to someone that was doing this really cool retail tech startup based in Austin , and my old senior vice president was like you should meet this guy because I was , you know , thinking about a change and the company was changing and wanted to get out of retail .

Chris Kahle 6:43

And so now I work as an account exec for this retail tech startup . So essentially it still kind of involves me in retail , but I'm meeting with the vice presidents of retail , the CEOs , and telling them about this platform , which is essentially kind of like Uber for Retail Associates . So it's a cool concept . But we work with Theory Golden Goose , skims , ralph Lauren , tons of different brands and it's kind of taken off . So , yeah , I do that for the last two and a half years and social media really took off 2024 , I started kind of doing it and then like where we are today , last year is when it kind of took off for Dallas content .

Speaker 1 7:26

Oh , wow , yeah . So , that's not long at all .

Chris Kahle 7:28

Not that long .

Speaker 1 7:29

Well , what motivated you and inspired you to put yourself out there and do all these social media videos ?

Chris Kahle 7:34

Yes , so and I was just having this conversation because someone wants to start a podcast , ironically , and it was a good friend of mine and she was just like how did you get over the fear of putting yourself out there and I talk about it a lot on TikTok ? I think it was a couple of things . One I was kind of just going out to dinners and we would , me and my husband , like to travel . We weren't really doing much in Dallas so I had a small friend group . You know , I knew a lot of people when I first moved here Highland Park people , all that people in restaurants , but like not the capacity today through social media . So I kind of just in my thought process of doing TikTok was like nothing really to lose , like I don't have this business . If I go on TikTok , I'm doing videos or trending videos , like who's really going to see it . So I started doing TikTok and just said I'll post every single day and see what happens .

Chris Kahle 8:31

Then what happened was I actually decided to quit drinking for five months . When you're not drinking , you're very , very clear headed , you're very focused . A lot of things change . Like I was just in the best mood . I mean I'm thinking about doing it again . But I was

Building a Social Media Presence

Chris Kahle 8:46

so determined and you're just really clear headed on your goals and I said , okay , tiktok , I was getting like 5,000 followers just doing just trending videos stuff , me and my husband nothing , dallas and then I said , okay , let me do . Um , I was getting comfortable , let me do . I was getting comfortable , let me do three videos a day . So I started posting three times a day on TikTok and I was . I have a remote job , so I was able to do that in the morning . You know you plan your content out , post something in the afternoon and then in the evening , and at that point I was just comfortable because I wasn't posting on Instagram . So , like my family and like my close friends a couple of them were on TikTok , but I was just like no one's really going to see me , right .

Chris Kahle 9:29

And then once I kind of did this one big Dallas video is when it kind of started taking off , and by then I was just so comfortable that I didn't really care what anyone thought and I was like , okay , I kind of want to see where this goes , because I got from 5,000 to 10,000 followers and then did a Dallas video and then it spiraled and then from there I was like , okay , this is becoming something . But at that point I had posted so many videos . I didn't care what anyone thought if that makes sense , I didn't really care . I was doing it . Care what anyone thought , if that makes sense , you know , like I didn't really care , I was doing it . And when you're determined you know you go for it . You don't want to let what others think bring you down in the way of your goals . And I was not drinking and focused . I was like let's see where I can go with this , ok .

Speaker 1 10:15

I love that . I don't know about you , but when my teenagers started driving , I was a nervous wreck . So many things that could go wrong and God forbid they get into an accident . Sure , we have car insurance , but for some young drivers the monthly insurance can be higher than the car payment . That's why we're excited to announce that State Farm is lowering their car insurance rates .

Speaker 1 10:37

And you should call our good friend Kathy L Wall with State Farm on Lovers Lane in Dallas . You see , kathy and her team don't just sell car insurance , they sell peace of mind . So if an accident happens , they're actively working on your claim so you can put that accident behind you . And , best of all , kathy will personally talk with your teen driver with some straight talk that will help them appreciate the driving privilege you have provided them . So if you're tired of high rates for auto insurance , please call our good friend Kathy L Wall , state Farm at 214-350-2692 or visit her website at kathylwallcom and let her know . Martha from the Bubble Lounge sent you . So I personally need to post more myself and I feel like I care a little too much about what other people think , like I mean , you know not to say in Dallas .

Chris Kahle 11:27

I was not to say Dallas , let's be . It can be judgy .

Speaker 1 11:30

Yeah , just a tad . Yeah , just a tad . Plus , I have a teenage boy that is still in school here at Highland park and boy teenage boys I don't know if you remember this they are brutal to each other and his friends . Some of them follow the account and everything and they give him a hard time about just things that I post , and my posts are nothing too crazy . So , anyways , I need to get to a point where I don't care as much . So I like that . That's very , very .

Chris Kahle 11:55

Life is short is what I tell people .

Speaker 1 11:57

Definitely .

Chris Kahle 11:59

So don't let what other . And I get it , everyone has the personality . I was doing casting in Miami before I got into retail , so I got comfortable going up to people interviewing people , putting myself out there . Okay . So I think that also was kind of like I was nervous , but it was on TikTok , I mean on Instagram . So TikTok was like you know , let's see where it goes . No one's going to see me , and that's where I just became comfortable in front of the camera .

Speaker 1 12:23

Okay , yeah .

Chris Kahle 12:23

And I was like , I like making these videos . I think it's fun and it's entertaining . And so , park , tell me everything . What did you think of the people , people that took me to Highland Park when I first moved here , and it was just like . You know , I was used to North Park but she kind of took me . I can't remember the first restaurant we went to . It might have been Bistro 31 , to be honest , but I was just like I thought it was the most beautiful center . You know , I had been to LA all the time , for you know other brands and trips like that , and Miami is gorgeous . South Beach at the time it's kind of different now , but I thought it was beautiful , I thought it was very upkept , I just liked , you know , I thought it was like the Beverly Hills of Texas to me and it was different just because you're surrounded by the beautiful Highland Park homes versus like on a big open street you know , somewhere in LA or even Miami , the design district .

Speaker 1 13:47

So Well , what about the women ? I know that you have had a lot of experience with them , especially Highland Park Village .

Chris Kahle 13:53

Yes . So I think for me okay , since I worked at the store and opened up in theory and this is the funny thing when I first went to Harvard I was like , oh my gosh , it'd be so great to work at a store there one day Kind of manifesting I've always actually been really good at manifesting . You can ask my friends Almost everything that I've gotten manifested . So I got an offer to open up one of the first theory stores from a regional who knew me and I wanted to be in Highland Park . So there I was , finally in Highland Park Village , and that's where I really got to know a lot of the ladies , the personal stylists , how ladies are communicating , how they're carrying themselves , what charities are going to because are communicating how they're carrying themselves .

Chris Kahle 14:40

You know what charities are going to because we were hosting events . We were hosting trying to get involved in the charity world , to get theory out there as a brand and partner and get traffic and get clients . So that's where I kind of knew which charities were popular , what ladies were doing , ladies who lunch , you know , people coming and trying stuff on in the fitting room . It's retail therapy . So people will , you know , talk about everything , and then even my associates would be like , oh , that's so-and-so in Dallas , you know her and like , did it and , you know , tell a funny story . So we'd get the inside scoop because we would know from customers and my associates would be talking about it . And so I thought the Highland Park lady , sophisticated , chic , charity-driven lady who lunches , but so different than just the Miami lady .

Speaker 1 15:31

I could only imagine . I mean , I would think that would be night and day pretty much . Yes , well , I feel like your Rich Mom videos . I don't feel like you're necessarily making fun to me , they're . They're kind of matter of fact , like I feel like you're like spot on . You're just saying you drive this , you wear this . I think that they're pretty , pretty accurate . Yeah , does anyone ever get upset with you about them ?

Chris Kahle 15:55

You know what ? No , I think people will give . I think people will give feedback . Um , and you know what ? No , okay , I think people will give . I think people will give feedback . Um , and you know I just did an SMU one . Uh , actually today was posted um , which was funny , and I have to give credit because now people that you know , because I do do partnerships , now that I'm posting social media , there's deals and things that happen . I have a .

Chris Kahle 16:20

But now there's a lot of brands that are

The Truth About Highland Park Moms

Chris Kahle 16:23

kind of getting smart . They're like we like these funny videos and they see how many views they get in the engagement . And one of them got smart and said you know , do some kind of finance or funny SMU thing and you know , mention our app on there . And it was smart and it actually worked because people watched to the end and they're like , oh my gosh , I didn't realize we just got not suckered , but like there was an ad in there . But no , they'll give feedback for sure . There'll be people that'll definitely message me , like I did a Frisco one , and they were like you know , that's not us , or you missed this or you miss that , and it's , I'm having fun and , to be honest , it's , I start getting them now because I get requests and they'll give me a lot of the feedback on what to say . And you know , and a lot of it I know .

Chris Kahle 17:10

But Highland Park was , I was in New York and I was there with my current job and I had thought about , just like the rich mom and you know it would be funny like talk about what they drive , what they do , whatever we'll see what happens and I'd like filmed a couple just like practice videos to see , to see if it was funny . Ask . My husband and I was in New York and I just redid the voiceover and some clips and that's actually when I first posted the Highland Park video . I was like at work , super tired , and I knew from just Highland Park and being there working there , and then , you know , after leaving Theory , going out , eating there and kind of just knowing the people there , right , that's where I got a lot of inspiration . And then also just seeing I won't name names but just some moms and people that are on Instagram that do live in Highland Park and have big accounts and like what they drive and what they're wearing I pulled a lot of inspiration from that too .

Speaker 1 18:24

But yeah , no one gets , no one gets upset with those videos .

Chris Kahle 18:26

These are just my opinions and I'm having fun , so I feel like that probably helps soften it too . So why do you think you're so popular with SMU sorority girls ? So I talk about this a lot . It's weird because I've got a lot of other friends that are influencers and they're going to get recognized , of course . Course , I think there's a couple of things . One I'm really the only guy that's doing dallas influencing . There's a lot of girls that are talking about here's what I do in dallas and recommend this , and I don't know a lot of men that are strictly kind of doing what I'm doing .

Speaker 1 19:00

Yeah , I think you're right so that's one thing .

Chris Kahle 19:03

Like , oh , when I first did this , I was kind of making fun of Dallas and I did a Dallas Chugi video , which is it was light-hearted . I was very nervous to make it and I said , whatever , I've gone so far on TikTok and not cared , let's just see what happens . But I think because I'm a guy and I think because I one also have I don't want to say a distinct look , but my husband's always said like you know you always like if people before me I know you from somewhere you look just so like where have I seen your face before ?

Chris Kahle 19:36

Like a movie star , well , but people always think , you know , where have I seen your face before ? Like a movie star , well , but people always think you know , oh , I've seen you before . You have a unique look . So I think there's also , like you know , I don't maybe look like everyone else and I've been real with my videos on TikTok and kind of gave honest reviews and funny things that are relatable . And so when you add that where no one I don't want to say no one , but , like you know , a new freshness to kind of the influencing space in dallas , I think people kind of gravitated towards that .

Chris Kahle 20:10

Like who is this guy ? He's funny , you know . I think people it kind of started like , well , where do you like to hang out ? If you think this restaurant's not cool , what do you think's cool ? So I think maybe people thought like , oh , he , maybe he's got some something to him or style . Like people started just kind of trusting what I was saying when I kind of did these like ins and outs videos and like Dallas Chucky videos , um , and I think the girls I it's the weirdest thing , I think they just resonated with that and like , oh , he's funny , he's calling it out like that's , you know , that's real and that's funny , and so I think that's where it came from , but I didn't know how big that some you like following was , you know .

Speaker 1 20:52

Well , and I think that secretly , every girl , no matter what age they are , wants to have a gay best friend . And so you're kind of like everyone's online gay best friend right . That's going to all the cool places traveling and just you know you live quite the life .

Chris Kahle 21:05

Yes , I do now . I do now , but yeah , I think that's it Right . But here's the funniest thing I will have SMU , I'll have , obviously , highland Park , but I also will get there was I'll never forget . I mean she was gorgeous , but she was , I don't want to say , but let's just say late 60s , 70s , I don't you know , but they were , uh , going to their anniversary , just like you made my night and ran into them at a restaurant and it was just me and my husband were just like wow , like there's a lot of demographics and there's not like a set age range yeah , there's younger on TikTok , because there's just me and my husband were just like wow , like there's a lot of demographics and there's not like a set age range , there's younger on TikTok because there's just more younger demographic automatically on TikTok , so by default , but it's all over the board .

Chris Kahle 21:50

Like there was a guy that I met at Monkey Bar the other day . He actually like screenshotted and like sent me a video . He was like I see , you like on Instagram , and I was like , oh my God , what's happening ? Someone's stalking me . But it was actually like an older guy and he was super cool and he was with his buddies and it was just . It's weird how it kind of yeah , you just appealed to a really wide range , wide range .

Chris Kahle 22:13

That's cool , so I'm flattered and yeah .

Speaker 1 22:17

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Speaker 1 23:18

Yes , I did that looked really cool .

Chris Kahle 23:20

Yes , so it's their second one . It opens up today . It's in the true hotel and I just started going to monkey bar , like after doing social media , just to go back to monkey bar . It's like an easy go to . I love honor bar . I've talked about it before . Love going to Honor Bar . I've been going to the Aspen one before the Highland Park one and that's how it's called White House Market , and so they've always had the chicken sandwich there . I fell in love with it and then , you know , honor Bar opened up here . I love Hillstone , so I've always

Managing Content Creation and Work

Chris Kahle 23:52

loved going there .

Chris Kahle 23:52

It's just an easy transition to go to Monkey Bar afterwards and have a drink , because I'm 42 . And people always ask me , like where do you like to go out ? I'm like before I was doing social media I was in bed at 9pm , I wasn't going out , and I still don't go out . So for me a nice ideal night is like an early dinner , sometimes 6.30 , 7 o'clock maybe . Go to Monkey . It's like where do you go ? Clifton Club , monkey Bar , you know places that go have a drink . There's a little bit of a vibe , but okay , I'm home by nine . So monkey bar just kind of became a thing where I was going and getting recognized a lot , um , because that crowd was there and then .

Chris Kahle 24:34

So I became friends with the manager and that's how they kind of told me about this , hey , there's this new monkey bar that's opening and you should go and be a part of it , and you know they got a lot of influencers there , but it's really nice . It's in the design district , it's humongous , it's great views . Um , we'll see . You know what happens with the weather , um , because it's very hot yeah , not really rooftop weather right now .

Chris Kahle 24:53

Yeah , so I think in the fall um , but I think a lot of rocking yeah , I think a lot of people go and it's definitely I don't think a lot of the highland park folks , I'm going to be honest , will go . I mean they might go but , like Highland Park's unique in itself because it's in the village and it's boutique and I think people like that . This is more , a little bit more commercial , but I think it's beautiful .

Speaker 1 25:16

Okay . So I don't know if you know this or not . You have been in Dallas for about 13 years , so you probably were there before . But the monkey bar and Highland Park used to be much smaller and it used to be almost like a speakeasy type thing , like if you knew , you knew you would go up there after you had dinner and all the Highland Park parents would hang out there . It was like just your go-to . You would always see everyone that you knew and it was a ton of fun for us older people . And then all of a sudden they renovated , they expanded it and they made it super bougie and snazzy . And now the SMU people have taken over and we literally can't even go there anymore . Like if we walk in , there's a sea of young people that turn around and look at you like why is my grandmother here ? And it's really awkward and you feel old and so we don't go there anymore .

Chris Kahle 26:02

Well , this is so . Here's the deal . I that's another thing . I think people relate . I also the same way and I did a video about it and it kind of went viral . It actually on Instagram , it's posted , and so I did a funny video where it's like wow , I'm looking around and I'm the oldest person at monkey bar and the video is like kind of looks like what the hell , what the hell ? Like it's kind of like just a funny soundbite .

Chris Kahle 26:25

But a lot of highland park moms were like I feel the same way . Um , so I definitely feel that for myself . I'm like what am I ? What am I doing here ? But I know the manager and it's just easy nightcap and it's just fun to go and sit down , um , but yeah , I mean , that's kind of that does stink . You know what it is . It's because probably people were going to lounge and then they expanded that and it's another place to like hang out . That's big , and so they're like let's make this . This is cool , like we have an area to hang out and the music , but yeah , I mean .

Chris Kahle 26:59

I'm sorry .

Speaker 1 27:00

Thank you , thank you , we're still mourning it .

Chris Kahle 27:02

It's been a really long time since we've been but I feel your pain because I've done a video about it , making fun of myself , like , what am I doing here ?

Speaker 1 27:08

I'll have to check that one out Well . So I am so curious how in the world you are able to balance this influencer thing with your real job . I know you travel a lot for your job , which I think also gives you content , but how do you make all this happen ?

Chris Kahle 27:21

Yes , so I wake up at 5 AM when there's a lot of content to do . Sometimes I wake up at 4.30 and I'll start editing all my videos . I have a sunroom that I do what I just did and it's not a plug but Homeworthy just came and filmed and the reel is going to be out soon but it's on YouTube and I talk about it . That's where I kind of do all my content creation and just editing . So I'll edit a lot of videos early in the morning from what I'm capturing either at the evening or on the weekends . So , first and foremost , doing all my kind of editing really early , so that way I'm done for the day and I can start my job at nine , right and then capturing the content . It just depends , like if I'm doing for a long time . I was doing a lot of Dallas recommendations , a lot of like your rich mom here , that's , I can be in my living room and that's a green screen so I don't need to go anywhere . I'm literally screenshotting photos and it's relatable . You know , it's just recommendations where I would go and I'm talking about it on camera , so that would take like that takes 10 minutes , so those are easy , but more people want to see , like where you're going , what does the restaurant look like . So I will plan it out and do a week's worth of content for the upcoming week . So , example you know , this week I already have like seven or eight videos ready to go for next week .

Chris Kahle 28:46

So batching your videos and doing that content before and really I don't have that much of a life Like I'm going to dinners , I get invited to events I always am filming content and that's kind of the one rule , like if you're a content creator not saying that like I'm this big thing , but you know from listening to people on TikTok is you can make , can make anything content , right . And so there's a lot of times like I was at the mall yesterday , I filmed all that . We don't know if I'll use it or if I'll like that , but that's what I do anytime I go out , if I'm at the gym oh , can I make this a day in the life ? You know , could I make this something and do little clips ? Like this is part of my day and we're going here , so I'm always filming all the time .

Chris Kahle 29:26

So I have all that content and I can make these videos . But I'll also plan it out like hey , this is a funny trending sound . Austin , let's go film this outside , or let's go film this on the Katy Trail on Saturday morning . I plan it all out , I write it down and then I film it a week in advance .

Speaker 1 29:44

You're actually filming right now behind me I'm actually filming right now . Yes .

Chris Kahle 29:49

But a lot of it is . I'm busy on the weekends and I try to get as much content as I can on the weekends , so I have it for my work week .

Speaker 1 29:58

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Chris Kahle 31:06

I've always had thick skin . You know , just , growing up , I mean shocker . You know , I'm obviously a part of the lgbtq community . So growing up , you know I um , you know you face that , you get over that . So it's like I have thick skin . I've been dealing with that in miami when I first moved . Like people are very rude but I've always had confidence and held myself . So I've never really like never , let that stuff get to me , like I've always been confident . And the trolls , that's just a part of the territory . I'm going to be honest , like luckily it's not been bad and I talk to a lot of my other friends that do social media . They get it all the time . Yeah , so it is common , it's going to happen and that's one of the things that you face If you're going to put yourself out there . It is scary . I've had people follow me , not in a bad way , but like follow me , film me .

Dallas Hotspots and Recommendations

Speaker 1 32:07

You know , creepy oh not in a bad way , but like follow me film me .

Chris Kahle 32:08

You know , okay , that's creepy , oh yeah , who knows , you know , like now the homeworthy things out there but our addresses aren't there . But I'm sure people like people have mentioned my street name before like I don't , if I sit there and go down a rabbit hole I'll freak myself out . So I don't think about it , I think about the good , but that's one of the things . You put yourself out there and people start sharing your video a lot .

Chris Kahle 32:30

You know that comes to the territory that there's going to be some hate and you just have to move on . I ignore it and I keep moving on and I try to keep my page light , funny , positive , and a lot of people even call me like their favorite comfort creator and like they get happy when they see some of my videos . So I continue with that . And also , what fuels me is like , what other businesses can I support ? What other stories can I tell ? Now , you know , all the funny stuff is great . I love . We'll continue to do that , but that if one hater said something , is that going to get me in the way of showcasing something really great that someone's doing in Dallas , that that store needs to get out there , and like I feel gratitude and joy sharing that ?

Speaker 1 33:11

Yeah , that's a really good outlook . Well , that is definitely something I love about your account is your support of small local businesses . That's a big part of what we do as well . I am so passionate about doing anything and everything I can do to help these small businesses survive . You've even featured some of ours , like JD's , chippery and Nicholson Hardy yes , super favorite businesses of mine . But tell me about how you determine who you're going to work with . How do people get in touch with you ? How does this all happen ?

Chris Kahle 33:40

Yeah . So you know , in the beginning , before I got a manager and even now I'm always needing content , right , I'm not going to like go out and every time , oh you're gonna , we're , we're gonna do a partnership or a collaboration . So in the beginning , it actually started with montlake cut , which was another video that kind of propelled me on tiktok love that place uh , my , our neighbors told us about them dying for us to go .

Chris Kahle 34:07

This is a long , long time ago , and so we finally went and I filmed it and I was like , oh you know , this is kind of a hidden gem , like I've never heard anyone talk about this place . Yeah , it's , you know , impressed and center on the other side and it's fine way .

Speaker 1 34:22

You don't see it the way .

Chris Kahle 34:23

It's very small when you get in and that's when you know that video kind of blew up and and I was like , oh , that's cool , that really resonated . So like what are some other spots ? And so of course I would just get advice from people , people , people recommend stuff and I look it up and I like to just see what's out there . And and different too , it doesn't have to be all the cookie cutter , cause sometimes people think I only do very , cause I am bougie . I will say I'm not gonna , I'm not gonna lie , I like nice things , um , but like I am down to earth , I like to go to , you know , any type of place , any type of food , I don't care . So , yeah , I mean honestly , I think , just right now , the small businesses . I started to do let's do a small business Saturday and I remember I did Evans Meat Market and then I did Quartez and it kind of just I started just researching what are some other businesses that are cool that I haven't heard about , and that's where I started doing it .

Speaker 1 35:32

I love that . I love that . Well , like we've talked about , you're always going out and going to cool places . Tell us about some of your favorite hotspots right now . I mean , there's so many new places opening .

Chris Kahle 35:43

There are Gosh , there's so many . I would say , like I always love , I always plug Clifton Club , but I do really like just grabbing a drink there . Dj's coming on . I'm friends with the owner of Beverly's so it's just an easy have dinner at Beverly's , go to Clifton .

Speaker 1 36:03

Club . They're right by each other .

Chris Kahle 36:04

They're right by each other . I think I love Goodwins .

Speaker 1 36:10

Oh my gosh .

Chris Kahle 36:10

Yes , love that place and it's always packed .

Speaker 1 36:13

Yeah , and it hasn't even been open very long , Like I think it's coming up at almost a year right .

Chris Kahle 36:19

Yeah , yeah , almost a year . So I love Goodwins , I love the speakeasy there . The food's great , the vibe's great . Of course I mean Honor Bar is small , but I feel like nothing beats just sitting out on the patio and having a great . When the weather's nice , just sitting out and people watching at .

Speaker 1 36:40

Honor Bar Evelyn's is also new in the design district . Okay , I'm actually going tomorrow night .

Chris Kahle 36:44

Yes , my daughter's in town and she wants to go . Yeah , it's big and I went opening night um and I know that they're going to open kind of this like or they're doing it now late night , where it's like kind of dance and there's a bar in the back and it's like 70s . I haven't been there for that um , but I think it's a great space and the food was great it looks beautiful kind of like I don't want to say like Drake's , but it's giving off that vibe a little bit .

Chris Kahle 37:08

I'm really excited for some . So Elefante is coming from Santa Monica in California , so that's coming soon . And then there's it's coming from Delilah , from Miami's opening up in the design . So design district's really going to be blowing up because there's a lot of great restaurants that are coming and that are already there . And then now you've got monkey bar , which is in the design district somewhat , and then there's going to be a big retail it's called the seam and I did like a piece on it and then only because my retail connections kind of told me about it . But a lot of great restaurants and retail is going to be there . So design district is going to be something to keep your eye on . Yeah , so yeah , I mean those are my , some of my go to spots like Lounge 31 and Park House . You know I do all the usual things but sometimes , just like going to Montlake Cut grabbing a glass of wine with my husband , is like all I need the night .

Chris Kahle 38:07

So , yeah , those are some of my spots .

Speaker 1 38:09

Awesome . Well , thanks for sharing . Well , let's uh , we're getting close to our time here , so let's end with some rapid fire questions

Rapid Fire Highland Park Questions

Speaker 1 38:16

. Let's do it Taking JSX to avoid 75 genius or unnecessary .

Chris Kahle 38:24

Uh , genius .

Speaker 1 38:26

Starter pack to be a Highland park mom oh what .

Chris Kahle 38:29

What do they need ?

Speaker 1 38:30

yeah , what do we need ? Okay , first move here oh my gosh .

Chris Kahle 38:33

Well , I feel like the louboutin and jimmy choo heels um , you need your hermes birkin bag . You need cardi bracelets stacked um , your lovering stacked . You need , gosh , probably something from market , a very cute dress from market , maybe something from Alice and Olivia . Maybe the stylist in Highland Park are picking something out from you as well . You need a Range Rover . You need , obviously , a gorgeous house on beverly drive . You need to be members of the dcc , yes , and you need to be involved and chair all the fabulous charities crystal charity ball , cattle , barons ball , all of those okay , that's good , that's good stuff .

Speaker 1 39:23

okay , matching mommy and me outfits Adorable or cringe .

Chris Kahle 39:28

I know we're talking about Okay . So here's the deal . Because me and my husband want to have kids , I sometimes see it I'm like , ooh , do I want to do that when I have a son or daughter ? And I do think there is a time and a place to do it 24 and always doing that and trying to be perfect cringe . But I do think there's some times where it can be cute for an event .

Speaker 1 39:52

Okay .

Chris Kahle 39:53

But 24 seven no .

Speaker 1 39:54

Okay , fair enough . Full hair and makeup at 8am . Drop off , do or don't ?

Chris Kahle 39:59

Listen , I'm real . I say listen . I will think a lady is like , hey , I give you props , you look fabulous . Like go you . So I'll admire that . But I think , keep it real . I don't think you need to be full glam and go to the gym and have your . I've seen people with their nice bags at equinox on the gym , at the gym um , or their go-yard bags , and I'm like you don't just work out , it's fine there's a time and a place for all .

Chris Kahle 40:26

There's a time and a place , but I commend you for doing that .

Speaker 1 40:28

Okay , monogram , everything Still a muster . Move on , I think , move on . We really like our monograms in this neighborhood . I mean , when my daughter graduated , every gift was monogrammed . Yes , yes , it's a bit much .

Chris Kahle 40:39

Yeah .

Speaker 1 40:42

Okay . I think , yes , I love them . I know when the weather's great .

Chris Kahle 40:46

When the weather's great .

Speaker 1 40:47

I love them . Themed family Christmas cards , classic or cliche .

Chris Kahle 40:54

I don't know . Okay , I think there's something classic about it . Even the Kardashians . I know it seems cheap , but they do it right and I think if you can do it right and pull it off , it can be classy .

Speaker 1 41:05

Okay , one Dallas restaurant .

Chris Kahle 41:07

everyone's sleeping on right now oh , oh , my gosh , put me on maybe a small light cut because a lot of people don't know about it . Yeah , and you know what ? And I was gonna go there tonight . So the mercury , no one's really like in preston , what , like I haven't been yet and it's I guess act and everyone's like it is amazing , okay , so I haven't been yet .

Speaker 1 41:32

I haven't been in years . Ah , yeah , that was a place and miccosina the owners of miccosina .

Chris Kahle 41:37

That restaurant group owns the mercury oh , that's right , so I'm gonna go and check it out . But also I think claremont and Preston that new like Prestonwood area . Claremont it's by like the Honey Baked Hams in that center I'm trying to remember . So owner of Beverly's .

Speaker 1 41:57

So I think a lot of people are sleeping on that . Took the Mexican restaurant , yes .

Chris Kahle 42:01

Yes , yes , interesting Big patio neighborhood spot . Very chill , yeah , but I think it's a great spot .

Speaker 1 42:07

I never make it that way yeah .

Chris Kahle 42:08

I just I forget , I know , I know it's far , it seems far .

Speaker 1 42:11

Well , it's bursting the bubble , you know it is it , is it's just down the road . Well , Chris , this has been such a treat to get to spend time with you .

Chris Kahle 42:22

I've so nice to meet you .

Speaker 1 42:24

How can people find you ?

Chris Kahle 42:25

Okay , so chrisjamescolly , which is spelled weird K-A-H-L-E . On TikTok and on Instagram , the same handle , Okay .

Speaker 1 42:34

And , as always , I will include that in the notes so you don't have to write it down .

Chris Kahle 42:38

Yes .

Speaker 1 42:39

That has been another episode of the Bubble Lounge . I'm Martha Jackson and I'll see you next time .

Chris Kahle 42:43

Yay , you next time Yay .