Gentrified Chicken
I always admired how the Near Southside was stocked with mostly independently owned businesses, especially on West Magnolia Avenue, the hood’s main artery. But...
White Like Me
Chow, Baby has been reading a book called Stuff White People Like, compiled from the blog of the same name. It's basically a field...
Stalking Ian
First let Chow, Baby clarify that its fondness for Café Modern's sous chef is based solely on personal and professional respect, and has nothing...
Spin Those Plates
Speaking as someone who was pretty much raised by television, I enjoy a good spinoff as much as any other over-stimulated, glassy-eyed child of...
Same Reason Willie Sutton Robbed Banks
Moving quickly from the Pet Peeve list into Berserk Button territory: people who whine that Chow, Baby eats in Arlington too much (averaging once...
Can’t Touch This
Writing a weekly column nearly two weeks ahead brings on a jet-lag-like disorientation. This being its first column of 2008, Chow, Baby should be...
A Fire of Many Flavors
It’s located on a busy corner in a former fast-food joint. The name means “fire sauce,” the chef is named Rodriguez, and chicken enchiladas...
Lucky at Lunch
"And with diners cutting back on pricey dinners, we'll see more lunch deals at expensive restaurants." That was cut from an early draft of...
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...
The Word in Anglo is Good
Big, big news in the Eateries Near Thrifteries department: Picosos Mexican Restaurant (1950 Menefee Av.) has given frugal Chow, Baby another northwest destination for...
