Following Hongthong
Noted pop-up chef and dumpling impresario Hao Tran and I are on a few of the same Facebook groups, and my attention perks when...
On Any Given Sunday
The drawbacks to all-you-can-eat buffets are legion: the near-obligation to overeat, because after the first bite it’s all “free”; too often the food is...
Penny Pinching at Taco Heads
I’ve never felt more like my grandpa than on my recent trip to the shiny, new brick-and-mortar location of Taco Heads (1812 Montgomery St.,...
I, (Your Name)
Every New Year, more or less, Chow, Baby makes a resolution for its readers. Usually it's something along the lines of "Support your local...
Late in the Hip Parade
Not picking on any one place in particular, but Chow, Baby is beginning to suffer from hip-sushi-joint fatigue. In now-and-then doses they're exciting and...
Good ’Wich of the East
Like everybody else in the world, Chow, Baby saw this "now officially a recession!" coming, and so over Thanksgiving week in New Orleans it...
OMG, the Choices
I’ve never been a fan of picking my own components for a given dish at a restaurant. That’s the biggest reason I eschew chains...
Yes, You Have No Bananas
Chow, Baby was attempting to satisfy an old craving and instead picked up a new pet peeve.
Actually it's a corollary to an old peeve,...
On Foot for Food
Chow, Baby is not good at maintaining automobiles. I often wish I had a grown-up around to nag me about things like getting my...
You Don’t Know Goat
Last week, Chow, Baby promised to keep boring you with vacation slides of its latest international research trip, this time to the Caribbean coast...
