Make a scene on your next dinner date with the Old World’s most infernal cheese dish.
Three Bites
Three BitesThree Bites: Fava Beans
Marilyn HawkesMarch 3, 2023
Uncork that nice Chianti and get ready to scream the praises of silky, subtly flavored fava beans.
Three BitesThree Bites: Mole Verde
Marilyn HawkesJanuary 11, 2023
Valley chefs get saucy with tomatillo-based mole verde.
Three BitesThree Bites: Japanese Sweet Potatoes
Marilyn HawkesNovember 4, 2022
Valley chefs enhance their autumn cooking with the nuanced flavor and dreamy texture of Japanese sweet potatoes.
Three BitesThree Bites: Budino
Marilyn HawkesSeptember 30, 2022
Once again, the Italians vastly improve a high-dairy-fat dessert favorite. We present: budino.
Three BitesThree Bites: A Finer Fajita
Marilyn HawkesJuly 7, 2022
Valley chefs put hot rocks to good use with sizzling, scrumptious molcajete plates.
Packed with pickled and roasted goodies, new-look vegetable boards offer variety and fun to meat-free Phoenicians.
Three BitesThree Bites: Cassoulet
Marilyn HawkesMarch 3, 2022
Let them eat... white beans? Once a peasant staple, this ancient French casserole is a royal treat for Valley diners.
Three BitesThree Bites: Elevated Pastrami Sandwiches
Marilyn HawkesJanuary 11, 2022
Valley chefs elevate a deli favorite with Wagyu beef and other rarified cuts.
Three BitesThree Bites: Texas Turnover
Marilyn HawkesNovember 4, 2021
Topped with fruit or stuffed with meat, the kolache deliciously blends Eastern European pastry traditions with Lone Star tastes.
Three BitesThree Bites: Chiles en Nogada
Marilyn HawkesSeptember 22, 2021
Roasty yet rich, traditional Mexican chiles en nogada fits your autumn dining needs like a turtleneck sweater.
Three BitesThree Bites: Frozen Fruit Pops
Marilyn HawkesJuly 14, 2021
Savvy Arizonans reach for refreshing frozen fruit pops during out infernal summer months.
Three BitesThree Bites: Tartines
Marilyn HawkesMay 10, 2021
Bruschetta-like tartines lend some French zest to Valley small plate menus.
Three BitesThree Bites: Seafood BLTs
Marilyn HawkesMarch 18, 2021
Fish-favoring Valley chefs go to great depths with a lunch-counter classic.
Three BitesThree Bites: Grilled Romaine Salad
Marilyn HawkesJanuary 18, 2021
Grill-savvy chefs give the humble romaine salad a scintillating makeover.