Beyond Tex-Mex
It’s great that we have company coming and all, except for the part where Chow, Baby is supposed to be on best behavior, sitting...
For Heaven’s Sake
For most people, the moniker “Heaven’s Gate” conjures some inauspicious associative memories. Members of the California-based UFO cult of that name committed mass suicide,...
The Bright Side of Life
What a lucky break for Chow, Baby: Just as it dropped the last few pizza pounds from May's Chicago research trip, a reader insisted...
And the Wiener Is …
Chow, Baby is a sucker for a silly joke, but until now it never got the name of Slavko Gromovic's last Chicago-style restaurant, Wieners...
Tasty Taste-N-See
When chic Dallas coffee house and late-night breakfast joint Café Brazil came to town a few years back, I was excited. There weren’t many...
Thick Sammies for Thin Times
You know who really liked last week's tortas report, the one wherein Chow, Baby ate happily all week for a measly $22.50? Other than...
A New Look at J&J
I can’t really say that J&J Oyster Bar has stepped up its game. Sure, Chef Angel Mota, an ex-pat from the greasy spoon/sometimes upscale/always...
Loophole D
So the other morning Chow, Baby gathered its iced coffee and cinnamon toast and prepared to report on the week's adventures.
The default setting...
Taverna on the Square
Here's how a good manager-type does it: First of all, she's constantly scanning the room, so she notices when seated-long-ago customers start getting fidgety....
Who Needs a Date When the Mus-sa-Man’s Good?
Everything Chow, Baby tried on was either two sizes too small, ridiculously overpriced, or mass-manufactured from a snoozingly generic pattern.
Shopping to lift the spirits...
