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" Our food editor, Babs Chernetz, travels all over the country (and the world) in search of tasty food. Here&amp;#039;s Babs on her &amp;quot;what do you mean summer&amp;#039;s over?&amp;quot; weekend of coastal luxury north of San Diego.   A view of the pool deck at L&amp;#039;Auberge Del Mar  I was out in San Diego recently, and I drove up the coast to Del Mar for some R&amp;amp;amp;R at the beautiful beach hotel, L&amp;#039;Auberge Del Mar. It&amp;#039;s a great place to unwind, and the location can&amp;#039;t be beat: It overlooks the Pacific Ocean. There&amp;#039;s lots to do in the area \u2014 walks on the beach, checking out the cute shops in town, hiking at nearby Torrey Pines State Reserve, or just staying put, relaxing, and treating yourself at the spa.   Seafood salad    The Fat Dog  A friend who lives nearby joined me for lunch at the Waterfall Restaurant on the terrace, where you can indulge in fun food like the Fat Dog (a bacon-wrapped dog with truffle mayo and pico de gallo in an artisanal pizza bun) and more refined bites like a beautifully-composed seafood salad chock-full of artfully presented lobster, scallops, and shrimp.   California lamb  The Living Room Bar serves specialty cocktails and casual bites such as a Dungeness crab BLT and grilled-veggie flatbread; it&amp;#039;s a great place to hear live music, as well. Dinner at the hotel&amp;#039;s signature restaurant, Kitchen 1540, was divine: Executive chef Scott Thomas Dolbee describes his food as &amp;quot;playful, whimsical and modern, taking advantage of all the surrounding area has to offer in terms of fresh local products,&amp;quot; and he delivered on that promise! I started out with the charred ahi tuna with eggplant and tomato and then had the California lamb paired with braised lamb agnolotti, tomato jam, toasted goat cheese, and Swiss chard.  My weekend turned out to be just the rejuvenating, delicious experience I&amp;#039;d been looking for! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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