Mr. Chow Hounds
The Famous Restaurant Turns 30 With a High-Powered Party
Michael Chow was at one of his favorite perches last night: standing atop the stairs that overlook the sunken dining room of the New York outpost of Mr. Chow. The 30-year-old hot spot was packed with revelers celebrating its anniversary. "It's a familiar view, but a very modern one, too," Chow said, adding that the thing he takes the most pride in is the mix of the crowd at his eateries. True to form, art-world heavies (Andres Serrano, Tony Shafrazi), actors (Brooke Shields, Mischa Barton), and fashion types (Olivier Zahm, Thakoon Panichgul) joined the restaurateur and his wife Eva and daughter China. There were plenty of Mr. Chow chicken skewers, duck wraps, and fried dumplings to be had, but best of luck squeezing your way to the packed bar. "I'm sticking with China," Helen Lee Schifter said. "She knows exactly where to stand to get first dibs on the fried oysters."
