Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. five small plate dishes served on a circular table - Alexander Spatari/Getty Images Tiny plates can cause big confusion, so we'll ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Foods like chips and dip, sliders, and mozzarella sticks are culinary wonders: Small, shareable plates bring people together at ...

As Gretchen Kurtz notes in her review of The Kitchen Denver, much of the menu is devoted to starters and small plates. Why? To find out, she went straight to the source, Hugo Matheson, chef/co-founder ...

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 ...

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 ...

No offense to all those who keep themselves to three squares a day, but there's something special about the in-between meals -- the midnight ice cream snack, Sunday brunch, or french fries after a big ...

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 ...