Small Bites: free chicken biscuits, gelato and sliders

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-- Forget that New Year’s resolution to eat better. Visit a Chick-fil-A on Jan. 1 –- either dine-in or drive-through –- and you’ll get a coupon that you can use on a return visit for a free chicken biscuit with any purchase. Coupons will be handed out as long as supplies last, and they can be redeemed through March 31. In SoCal that means Redondo Beach, Torrance, Cerritos, Long Beach or La Habra. www.chick-fil-a.com

-- Despite losing loads of money to alleged Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, Gelato Bar’s owner, Gail Silverton (sister of Mozza’s Nancy Silverton), will offer two-for-one gelato on New Year’s Day. The deal is open to all customers and lasts from 8 a.m. to closing. Gelato Bar, 4342 1/2 Tujunga Blvd., Studio City, (818) 487-1717. www.gelatobar-la.com

-- Is Salt Creek Grille trying to start a rumble with Morton’s the Steakhouse? It sure seems that way. Morton’s offered free sliders for one hour on Dec. 21 in honor of its 30th birthday, but Salt Creek Grille boasts that it’s been offering free mini-burgers during every weekday happy hour (5 to 6:30 p.m.) since September. Salt Creek Grille, 32802 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. (949) 661-7799, www.saltcreekgrille.com

-- Elina Shatkin