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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).

Mike Hale: Tips from a seasoned grubster

The definition of grub changes with perspective. The Urban Dictionary describes it both as a noun (edible victuals) and a verb (to eat, to masticate and digest food to please the hunger that dwells within). READ MORE

Big Sur Bakery Cookbook

David Royal, The Herald

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

Herald Archive

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

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

Photo by Orville Myers

AUTUMN IN MONTEREY COUNTY: The fog evaporates to expose clear, blue skies. It's harvest time for a wide variety of fruits, nuts and vegetables. And the local farmers' markets are in full swing. "A lot of people assume there is less produce in the fall, but September and October is harvest season," said Iris Peppard, co-founder of Everyone's Harvest, which manages several farmers' markets in Monterey County, including the Pacific Grove Farmers' Market. "We'll have tomatoes, squash, corn, watermelon, beets, carrots, and even berries until it starts raining." READ MORE

OPEN EATS: Food in the forest

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Big Sur Bakery Cookbook

David Royal, The Herald

Chef's Profile: Matt Bolton, Executive Chef of Pacific's Edge Restaurant

Herald Archive/David Royal

THE HIGHLANDS INN in Carmel has changed considerably since it was built almost a century ago by Frank Devendorf. In those halcyon days, it was a stone lodge overlooking the Pacific, and its menu included such delectable specialties as herring in sour cream and hearts of lettuce salad. One thing hasn't changed, though: that incredible view. Now, under a new executive chef, its Pacific's Edge restaurant is continuing to serve the finest in American cuisine. READ MORE

Chef Profile: Chef Dory Ford

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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

Chef Profile: Brandon Miller of Mundaka

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