Hot Fried Foodies
Last week I braved the July sun and checked out the Go Texan food truck competition at the Cowtown Chow Down food truck park...
Wasted Away Again?
I thought I was having an acid flashback when I wandered into 3 Parrots Taco Shop (8737 Benbrook Blvd.) in Benbrook, one of two...
Native Grub
I’ve driven by Las Pericas (915 E. Northside Dr., 817-332-5997) 1,000 times and thought, “That is probably right up my alley.” The small, boxy...
Ditch the Hype and Eat at Torchy’s
What is it about a super restaurant chain opening up that makes people in Fort Worth go nuts? It’s like Beatlemania every time a...
Is That Racist?
One night back when Chow, Baby was a carefree New Orleans teenager, it was dispatched to the family's favorite Chinese restaurant to pick up...
How Far Would You Go for a Nyah?
Chow, Baby had hoped to spend its winter international-cuisine-research trip in Lima, fact-checking the rumor that Yucatan Taco Stand started a few months ago...
One Oldie, One Goodie
The two sides of Chow, Baby’s family could not be more different. Dad’s side is all Texas — his parents survived the Depression in...
Cruising the ’Yards
I may be blackballed from the Tex-Mex food critics association for the following confession: I don’t eat Tex-Mex on the North Side very often....
Being and Munchingness
Chow, Baby's father used to play a mind game he called Argentina. He'd begin it with "Name a country that starts with A." His...
Trompe de Shrimp
Chow, Baby’s not clear exactly how, but surely butterflied shrimp are part of the global marketing conspiracy, the one that brought us Certified Angus...
