Sweet Salvation
When the original Chow, Baby (a.k.a. Christy Goldfinch) recommended a restaurant for me to review, I jumped on the idea and also invited her...
Home Sweet Enchilada
Few things comfort me more than the blue corn cheese enchilada at Blue Mesa Southwestern Grill (612 Carroll St, 817-332-6372). The gooey queso fresco...
Fred’s: Blazing Saddles
I like to think of the story of Fred’s Texas Café (915 Currie St.) like a dramatic Hollywood movie. For years, the ramshackle burger...
Rolling with Hao Tran
Not every summer meal has to involve dead mammals scorched over an open flame. Sometimes it’s nice to dine on something light and cool,...
Toasted Gets Roasted [Updated]
Nothing ignites the social media powder keg like a public meltdown by a restaurant owner. I call it the Zio Carlo effect. For those...
You Got That Right
It so happens that Chow, Baby prefers its seafood po-boys plain. On the right kind of bread (crusty French), the only things that fried...
Bring on the Chili
Here are the only two things you really need to know about about the Weekly's Celebrity Chef Chili Cook-Off: 1.) The weather this Saturday...
Love the Love Shack, Baby
What was it Chow, Baby said almost two years ago? That it wishes our star chefs would get over the posheries and open more...
Winslow’s: A New Breed
Why do people think it’s funny to tease dogs? On a recent cool weekday afternoon, I left my pup in the car as I...
The Cool Get Cooler
Is anyone else getting bored with the positive energy radiating from the Near Southside? OK, West Magnolia Avenue, we get it. You have great...
