Three BitesThree Bites: Tartines
Marilyn HawkesMay 10, 2021
Bruschetta-like tartines lend some French zest to Valley small plate menus.
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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.
Three BitesThree Bites: Japanese Fried Chicken
Marilyn HawkesOctober 23, 2020
Japanese fried chicken puts a refined spin on arguably the world’s favorite hand-held nosh.
Three BitesThree Bites: Cornish Game Hen
Craig OuthierSeptember 21, 2020
Flavorful flesh makes the Cornish game hen the poultry of choice at Middle Eastern restaurants.
Three BitesThree Bites: Rectangular Pizza
Craig OuthierJuly 31, 2020
Right angles are right-tasty in the hands of these genre-bending pizzaiolos.
Three BitesThree Bites: Banana Cream Pie
Craig OuthierJune 25, 2020
Outsource your Fourth of July pie needs with these banana cream standouts from Valley bakers.
Three BitesThree Bites: Rockin’ Moroccan
Marilyn HawkesApril 26, 2020
Electrifying to the eye and tongue, scarlet-red harissa puts some North African swerve on Valley menus.
Three BitesThree Bites: Tip o’ the Cap
Marilyn HawkesMarch 27, 2020
Enjoy the choicest part of meatdom’s choicest cut with the heavenly rib-eye cap.
Three BitesThree Bites: Unripe and Irresistible
Marilyn HawkesFebruary 20, 2020
A staple of Southeast Asian cooking, the green papaya salad is not what you think it is.
Three BitesThree Bites: It’s a Date!
Marilyn HawkesJanuary 23, 2020
Confronted by the mystically sweet meatiness of Medjool dates, Valley chefs have but one logical course of action: Stuff them.
Three BitesBao Factor
Marilyn HawkesDecember 20, 2019
Steam the bun, supercharge your appetite with this addictive Asian hand-food.
Three BitesRye Observation
Marilyn HawkesNovember 21, 2019
Hold the tomato – and the lettuce, and even the bun – when you order a throwback patty melt.
Three BitesSwine Flights
Marilyn HawkesOctober 24, 2019
Everyone’s favorite breakfast side takes center stage on new-fangled bacon boards.
Three BitesHot Pocketitos
Marilyn HawkesSeptember 26, 2019
A new wave of Salvadoran eateries in the Valley brings an exciting uptick in pupusa options.