>chic fish cheeks

Grass Valley, California was the most unexpected place to find excellent fish cheeks, but I did. What I had at Kaido restaurant downtown wasn't exactly just cheeks, though - the crispy grilled cheek of yellowtail came with eyeballs and jaws intact.

Less scary versions:

>Halibut cheek with pepper sauce - Matsuhisa, Beverly Hills, CA

>Slow-cooked Louisiana grouper cheeks with artichokes, sweet peas, apple bacon, and wild onions - Restaurant August, New Orleans

>Hamachi Kama, grilled yellowtail cheek "shio" or "tare" - Tsuki, Chicago, IL