The Truffle Shuffle
I was going to write a funny column about how so many eateries have all of a sudden added parmesan truffle fries to their...
Present Imperfect
There I was eating my chicken club salad ($13) at Charleston’s (3020 S. Hulen St.) when my teenage server asked a question that ruined...
Thin Praise
Every year Chow, Baby makes the same New Year’s resolution: Get onto The Price is Right. As a kid I always wanted to bid...
Drop that Zero, Get with a Gyro
I used to get a lot more e-mails from people responding to my column or asking questions. But people these days would rather leave...
Club Sandwiches
Being more interested in the differences among people than the similarities, Chow, Baby is not much into activities that require a membership card —...
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...
The Un-Haunting
In the mixed-blessings department, our local cursed addresses seem to have exorcised their demons. The Dr. Orpheus of the bunch is El Pollo Palenque,...
La Perla Negra: Culinary All-Star
I can’t pretend to be unbiased about Le Perla Negra (910 Houston St.), a new Latin eatery in the downtown space formerly occupied by...
East Bound and Down
Restaurants on Miller Avenue on the East Side are awfully colorful –– and in some cases just colored awfully, like the “Barney purple” Taqueria...
A Cool Hand
I wish I could be more like Hilda, a staffer at the newly opened Eatzi’s Market & Bakery (1540 S University Dr, Ste 100,...
