Chow, Baby
And the Wiener Is …
Chow, BabyChow, Baby is a sucker for a silly joke, but until now it never got the name of Slavko Gromovic’s last Chicago-style restaurant, Wieners Take All. It helps to know that in Chicago patois, “wieners” and “...
No Brush, Just Breakfast
Chow, BabyAnother thing Chow, Baby begrudges the Beautiful People for (this continues a life-long rant) is co-opting the word “bedhead” to mean “sexily tousled.” This is in no way an accurate description of mornin...
Couch Potatoes
Chow, BabyBoy. After decades of dating adventure you finally meet The One, the person you could enjoy the rest of your life with, and with a lovely sense of destiny unfolding you make room in your heart and your life and your fabulous &#...
King of Siam
Chow, BabyChow, Baby was thrilled to get a visit last week from its father, who prefers camping out around the South to staying in his own Katrina-moldy house.
Get Me Makeup. Lots.
Chow, BabyIf this were a tv series – and don’t think Chow, Baby hasn’t thought about it; it’s got the theme song picked out and everything – this week’s episode would begin with Chow, Baby’s edit...
Come Back Strong
Chow, BabyChow, Baby fell in with a bad crowd the other night, a group of so-called friends who forced it to use a lampshade as a chapeau and to dance on a tabletop that unfortunately turned out not to be load-bearing. Chow, Baby doesn&#...
I, (Your Name)
Chow, BabyEvery New Year, more or less, Chow, Baby makes a resolution for its readers. Usually it’s something along the lines of “Support your local indie restaurants, dammit.” This year we’ll get specific: Every ...
All Chow, Baby Wants
Chow, BabySnuggled in sushi-print flannel jammies (Xmas 2003), chopping up goodies for the fondue pot (Xmas 2002), mixing up a vat of Robert Earl Keen’s “Eggnog from Hell” (in Merry Christmas from the Family, Xmas 2001)...
She Bangers
Chow, BabyYou’d think Chow, Baby would dine regularly on bangers just so it could amuse itself with the word, but in fact last week’s visit to 221B Baker Street Pub & Grill (6333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ste. 200) saw its first...
Begging the Question
Chow, Baby“Do you ever admit when you’re wrong?” Chow, Baby’s constant companion idly asked halfway through our scrumptious appetizers at Saporé, formerly known as Randall’s Gourmet Cheesecake Co. (907 Hous...