French cuisine was codified in the 20th century by Auguste Escoffier to become the modern haute cuisine; Escoffier, however, left out much of the local culinary character to be found in the regions of France and was considered difficult to execute by home cooks.
Ashley Marin is Hanna Marin's mother. Before the series started, her husband, Tom Marin, left them for another woman. Ashley is fed up with that and Hanna, therefore always tells another story: her mom and dad grew apart, split up and it was actually a good thing because her mother is much happier now.
Who is she? She is emotional, first and foremost: 2 and 9 are emotional numbers by excellence. Influenced by the Moon, Ashley is often also born under the astrological sign of Cancer, for which the main characteristics are: imagination, receptivity, and often impressive intuitive abilities. She is also probably more than a little fond of magic, mystery and fairy-tales.