Monterey's Secrets: Whispered Recipes and Guide to Inns, Restaurants, and Wineries of the Monterey Peninsula

Falling in love with the Monterey Peninsula is easy to do, especially if you know the secret hideaways. That’s what this book is all about: secrets. Included are recommendations for unforgettable places to stay – inns with walled gardens and sunset views from Victorian parlors, inns where the visitor enters another world. Then there is the incomparable food of the Monterey Peninsula. The bulk of this book is about exquisite food. Selections include treasured recipes from the inns and wineries. The restaurants go one step further: they provide full menus and their closely-guarded recipes. To make life easy, the book is divided into six geographical zones, from north to south: Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Carmel Valley and Big Sur. Each zone is introduced with tidbits of history, legend and lore.