The Tender Greens Salad, everything chopped very fine, no dried apricots or olives or nuts, dressing on the side.

Dried figs, chopped very fine, 450 grams.

The oil and balsamic vinegar cruets came in handy to dress a very good insalata tricolore, a salad of radicchio, arugula and Belgian endive (which would have been even better if the endive hadn't been so skimpy or chopped so fine).

It was California's answer to chef's salad and seemed quintessential L.A. because the pieces were chopped so fine it was already chewed for you.

You start by mixing red onion chopped very fine with minced green chili, either a serrano or a jalapeño is fine.

"It's chopped very fine," said our waiter.

But the fish itself is only passable, and the red and yellow peppers are chopped too fine and used too sparingly to impart any flavor.

Chop very fine.

Egwene was not the only one who found the constant argument and counterargument wearing, the points chopped so fine that nothing remained and everything had to begin over.

Special Tip LEFTOVER ratatouille can be chopped fine into a "caviar," seasoned with a dash of hot-pepper flakes or cayenne pepper, and served as a dip with potato chips, corn chips or crackers.