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Yearly Archives: 2009

In The Zone

My buddy Len says nobody needs to venture east of I-35. For any reason. Len's like Amon Carter, who was rumored to have toted...

Eater Beware

Who's watching for dangers in engineered foods? Not the government. By Carey Hix Even if you know that GMO isn't the latest Clash cover band...

Just Lounging

By day, Yucatan Taco Stand is a casual eatery serving up fresh, tasty Tex-Mex. At night, the place becomes Yucatan Lounge, a hotspot of...

Completely Spent

Hard to tell whether Complete is real or fake, though I'm betting real. The Fort Worth/Austin duo's songs consist of three simple barre chords...

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Talking records with an Aussie chum recently, I professed to be impressed that the Beatles' first album was recorded in just 10 hours. "That's...

Iris Leu

Dallas-based singer-songwriter Iris Leu waited until after college to start her musical career, but she's making up for lost time. Hitting the boards in...

Dogs of War

The genre-busting animated documentary Waltz With Bashir was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, but last week it lost to the Japanese...

Mad Money

Madea Goes to Jail is Tyler Perry's seventh film as writer or director in only four years. In that short period of time, his...

Slicing, Dicing

Ricki Epstein has two culinary alter egos, and never the twain shall meet. By night, she runs a catering company that does big-deal events,...

Hallmark Pass

Many of Chow, Baby's favorite holiday rituals fall in February, beginning with repeated viewings of that great existential masterpiece, Groundhog Day, with its dazzling...