Same Ol’ (Non-Evil) Chuy’s
According to its college smoochie and still good pal — see, it can happen — Chow, Baby spent a significant portion of its U-years...
On the Upswing to Istanbul
A couple of years ago, I went to a dark place when I thought about the restaurant scene in this town. A few of...
News Bits
I can’t tell you how many times I see a news item or have a random thought pinballing in my head and I think,...
No Faux Pho Here
Chow, Baby’s first misgiving about Pho Que Huong (4601 W. Fwy) was the restaurant’s location, in the upscale Chapel Hill shopping center. Admittedly, Chow,...
Waiting for Boundaries
The restaurant was mostly empty on a recent weeknight as my two guests and I contemplated the unfamiliar menu. It was 8 p.m., and...
Eating Out
The handwritten sign attached to the restaurant’s door spelled out the new reality: takeout orders only. I knew the dining room would be closed...
Frost Bites
As I peered into the nearly empty dining room of Steel City Pops (908 Currie St.), a new gourmet ice-pop joint in the West...
Let Them Eat Toast
When did avocado toast become such a polarizing dish? I have a vague recollection of grumpy white boomers grousing on social media about how...
Send Lots More Lox
While living on the East Coast, Chow, Baby developed an affinity for deli food. But in Fort Worth, for years, when I craved salmon...
Aim that Cannon
Dear Group of Twentysomethings at Cannon Chinese Kitchen,
I’m sure going somewhere besides Chili’s or Sherlock’s was a fun change of pace for the six...
