Whether dining out, it's common to start with smaller portions of food before getting to the entrees. In fact, some of these more diminutive dishes, like mozzarella sticks, have been around since ...

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Foods like chips and dip, sliders, and mozzarella sticks are culinary wonders: Small, shareable plates bring people together at mealtime. Spanish tapas — small appetizers and snacks served both hot ...

Take a look at any modern restaurant menu and it’s clear: this isn’t your grandmother’s dining experience anymore. Especially in the dining mecca that is New Jersey, gone are the days when just soup, ...

If you've noticed that restaurant menus seem to be getting longer at the top and shorter in the middle, you're not imagining it. The small plates movement, which gained real momentum in the early ...

In our advice column, “Ask the Strategist,” we take your most burning shopping questions and survey friends, call up experts, and draw on our own personal experience to answer them. If you have an ...

As the small plate fad migrates from restaurants to kitchen tables, this chic cookbook does its best to convince readers that grazing on a half dozen snacks is a novel and exciting way to eat. Perhaps ...

When I first began entertaining, I served heavy hors d'oeuvres, such as mini corn dogs or small lamb kebabs. It was not a surprise that no one was hungry for dinner. Now, in the spirit of California ...

The conventional course-structured restaurant meal, dating back to the advent of restaurants after the French Revolution, is taking a backseat at numerous county restaurants these days. Mirroring the ...

Summer snacking usually starts before anyone is ready for a full plate. Pick a dip when you want something to scoop, a board when you want a centerpiece, or small bites when people keep drifting ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I often eat out alone, and order a few appetizers or "small plates" dishes. When they are served, how much is polite to transfer onto my main plate? If more than one item has been ...