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Restaurants run the gamut in Monterey County

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Monterey County is home to a wide variety of restaurants, from casual to fine dining, ethnic cuisine to homestyle cookin'. Visitors can tour Little Napoli, dine inside a Little Chicken House and eat pizza at a Piccola Casa (Italian for Little House). Dine with dogs at Cypress Inn and chase Sticks in Pebble Beach, or cross London Bridge and travel all the way to Pacific's Edge. Don a Hawaiian shirt at Kula Ranch and nosh inside a Lumpia Hut and in an old Whaling Station. Eat Sushi by the Bay and crab Louie at The C; and enjoy everything from a confounding virtual egg (Citronelle) to a wondrous deep-fried pickle (Mucky Duck).

Pebble Beach Food & Wine: Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto dishes it out

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Midway through his cooking demonstration Saturday at the Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival, celebrated chef Masaharu Morimoto was grating wasabi for a sushi dish. "This is a lot of work," he said after a few seconds of labor. Then he turned to one of his sous chefs. "You do. READ MORE

Cup of Joe: The Monterey Peninsula's alternatives to corporate coffee

What makes a great local coffee house? Food blogger Mike "The Grub Hunter" Hale says it starts with great-tasting, locally roasted, small-batch beans, but also a sense of community. It's a home away from home for drinkers, thinkers, artists, musicians and anyone who seeks a jolt of connection. Tune in for his top seven local spots. READ MORE

Big Sur Bakery Cookbook

THERE IS a there there in Big Sur, but it's difficult to pinpoint where. The Big Sur Bakery comes close. Now 10 years old, the bakery is the pipe dream created by several Los Angeles transplants who plopped down, turning what serves in Big Sur as a shopping mall into a culinary paradise. Eight years later, Michelle and Philip Wojtowicz and Michael Gilson published an eyepopping cookbook about the restaurant that might also serve as a useful anthropological guide to Big Sur. READ MORE

Dining in Paradise: The Awesome Sights of Monterey County Have a Gastronomic Parallel

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MONTEREY COUNTY is not only one of the United States' premier tourist destinations, it's also a foodie haven in its own right, with award-winning restaurants, respected chefs, wonderful wineries and fascinating bits and bites around every corner. Here's a look at some of the great places nearby and some of the fabulous food outings that you'll find in each area. READ MORE

Sausage and smiles: Butch Francis of Salinas peddles his cowboy-style products across the county

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Don't be offended if Butch Francis tells you to shut up and eat. Francis, founder of Cowboy Sausage, is only half joking. He wants everyone to smile — almost as much as he wants everyone to taste his all-natural, handcrafted sausage. READ MORE

Farm to table: A roundup of local farmers' markets

OPEN EATS: Food in the forest

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Celebrity chef Richard Blais and other chefs eager to spread the gospel of sustainability at 'Cooking for Solutions'

On the home page of his website, celebrity chef Richard Blais highlights a short list of what currently inspires him. READ MORE

Big Sur Bakery Cookbook

Chef Profile: Chef Dory Ford

FOR DORY FORD, eating with the seasons isn't just a buzzword — it's away of life. "Spring is coming," said the affable Ford, the former executive chef at Big Sur's renowned Ventana Inn & Spa and at Portola Café at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. "That means artichokes." READ MORE

Chef profile: Lugano Swiss Bistro's Chef Andre Lengacher

LEST YOU THINK that Swiss cuisine begins and ends with fondue, chef Andre Lengacher will enlighten you. "Switzerland is in the heart of Europe," said Lengacher, who is celebrating his 15th year as owner of Lugano Swiss Bistro in The Barnyard in Carmel. READ MORE

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