South-By-Not-Much
The Fort Worth foodie-verse turns into a frightening, dystopian hellscape south of I-20. There are exceptions (mostly near Hulen Mall and Bryant Irvin), but...
Boobie Traps
Hard to admit, but Chow, Baby had never heard the term "breastaurants" before last week. Never once been to a Hooters, not even "just...
Pho’king Great Pho
The word pho is pronounced “fuh.’ I know that, and you probably do, too. Heaven forbid you say it the way it’s spelled. Hordes...
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...
Yatai Food Kart: Haute Ramen
“How spicy, sir?” Kevin Martinez asks the guy standing in line in front of me. “Sniffles? Crying? Or ‘I don’t like you’?”
The customer opts...
FoodArte de Tarrant
One of Chow, Baby's many eating-related visions of hell would be running a food booth at a Sundance Square festival. It's hot as a...
Make Food Not War
I’ve never been much of a hippie — I just don’t care for drum circles or the band Phish. But socially conscious eating I’m...
Great Heights
For those who haven’t been keeping up, Sylvan Heights, the area adjacent to Oakhurst that stretches to parts of Sylvania Avenue and NE 28th...
Grady’s New Restaurant
Last fall, or maybe it was fall the year before, Chow, Baby secretly vowed that it wouldn't utter the words "Grady's new restaurant" again...
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...
