Three BitesThree Bites: Elevated Pastrami Sandwiches
Marilyn HawkesJanuary 11, 2022
Valley chefs elevate a deli favorite with Wagyu beef and other rarified cuts.
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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.
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.