Battered Memories
Part of what’s cool about Chow, Baby’s restaurant critic gig is that I have an excuse to stop at all of those little eateries...
DFW Restaurant Week: From Clay to Grace
I usually never partake in DFW Restaurant Week. As a reviewer, I try to seek out cuisine that readers can try themselves. Since the...
Black Market Timeshare
I don’t know why more restaurants don’t do timeshares. Occupying the same building seems to be working pretty well for Nonna Tata and Black...
Rising from the Ashes
Here's the thing about Donna Albanese of Piola (3700 Mattison Av.): Every time you see her, she's gotten more beautiful. Yeah, nice for her...
Fool for the Ignorant
As a Terra fan pointed out in the web comments to “No. 2, Not Trying Harder” (March 17) — a not-overly-kind report on Terra...
Shooting Themselves in the Foot
It’s a funny age we live in, when anyone with an internet connection and the price of a meal can play restaurant critic. In...
You Can/Can’t Go Home Again
As a professional diner-out, I don’t get to go to my old favorite restaurants as often as I’d like — I know, poor me....
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...
Drown Those Sorrows in Sherry Cream
Chow, Baby has decided to forget its personal problems by throwing itself into its work. (Why, yes, it was the boss' suggestion.) Since one...
Re-Dallasification
What’s up with all of these new Dallas-based restaurants setting up shop in Fort Worth? Sure, many years back, we were basically Dallas Lite,...
