Iron Cheffing
One of the perks of eating and writing about it is that occasionally someone taps you to do something fabulous like judge what I...
I Sing of Food and the Tiny Purple Chair
The University of Texas - the real one, in Austin - recently tracked Chow, Baby down again after eight fundraising-free years. Nearly every week...
Cool Competition
Dropping natural gas prices have already dramatically affected profits in the Barnett Shale gas field. But last summer, when a gigantic ship registered to...
What a Kick!
With the weather turning cooler, it's a good time to stay indoors while pursuing a good time. Two sports events are going down on...
Listen … Or Else
I'm still a little torn about the No Idea Fest. The gathering of noisicians, free jazzbos, and sound artists that has been taking place...
Vijay Iyer & Fieldwork
The hype surrounding jazz pianist Vijay Iyer is frighteningly reminiscent of the ocean of ink that greeted the arrival of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and...
Bleu Edmondson
Dallasite Bleu Edmondson likes Fort Worth. A lot. Last fall, before his acoustic show at Sundance Square's 8.0 Restaurant and Bar, he bemoaned the...
On the Line
Denton-born and -raised filmmaker and actor Laurence Maher is new to the experience of being interviewed by the press, so he thinks hard about...
We’ll Take Manhattan
Reading Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel Watchmen today, it's striking how this 1985 masterpiece has penetrated to the marrow of countless movies,...
Lovely Bones
For some reason, a lot of people (two people) have recently asked about the difference between American Chinese and Chinese Chinese cuisine. Here's Chow,...
