Some great dinners are being consumed I hear at the participating restaurants for the MONTEREY BAY RESTAURANT WEEK www.montereybayrestaurantweek.com.   Bookings are flying in at 1833 Restaurant, C Restaurant, Old Fisherman's Grotto, Carmel Food Company, Andre's Bouchee, L'Escargot, Lalla Grill and LaLa Palooza, The Mucky Duck, Jack's, Cannery Row Brewing Company Fandango. Haute Enchilada, The Fish Hopper, Edgar's At Quail Lodge, Alberto's, Flaherty's Seafood The Golden Tee, Poppy Hills and Terry's Restaurant at Cypress Inn and The Charthouse on Cannery Row.   It's a hard decision but there are great choices from each restaurant that you can virually have something different every night of the restaurant week. I know,   I am making my reservations for tonight and the upcoming week to be sure to get a seat.

Haute Enchilada's three-course $35 is a selection of some of the best dishes Kim Solano offers.  Here are the Pescado Cubano, served with their healthy Quinoa and beans with a tomatilla avocada salsa and their specialty plantains stuffed with cheese.   The prawns 'Ibiza' with fried eggplant topped with their specialty 'Huitlacoche', with a chipotle aoli and artichoke risotto was also a trio of tastes that left you wanting more.  The topping of "Huitlachoche' I found out is a fungus that grows on corn and is a delicacy for the Mexican culture!  Tasted like black beans to me but with a sharp after-taste.   Love the combination of art and food at this great local Moss Landing location.  Be sure and see their galleries.