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Teddy and Peggy Stolias take back the Marathon Restaurant   Teddy and Peggy Stoilas with their line chef Mareos Nunes from João Pesssoa, Brazil, await your visit.Many say these are the best fried clams on Cape CodBy Walter BrooksMy wife is the world's best judge of fried clams.

It's Smoothie Sailing at Mandy's Cape CreameryBy Cape CatmanFor those who like ice cream, Mandy's offers a sumptuous banana split.

3 million Americans are celiac - 1 in 133More restaurants are cashing by responding to this deseaseCeliac disease, or gluten intolerance, now affects at least 3 million Americans. Almost 1% of American are gluten intolerant, and the percentage is increasing scientist believe due to the fact we are a too clean society.

Messina is a bit of Sicily right here on Cape CodProbably the best "Whore's Pasta" this side of NaplesBy Walter Brooks

Ember in Harwich Port is overdone and shockingly badA new "Not-very-Cheap Eats" stuns palate and pocketbookI grew up in the restaurant business, ate every meal of my life in one until college, and after a half dozen successful start-ups, we learned two things;

Putachard Thai Food in West Yarmouth is outstandingThree reasons Putachard is a superb restaurant are the sisters Thawin, Pat and Poo. Poo's daughter painted the delightful murals on this friendly place's walls.Four entreés for $6.95, most of the rest at $7.95 and the highest two at $9.95

Cheap, healthy and delicious homemade soupby Jonathan Mayo       

The Flying Ace is not only a bargain, it's good and it's open todayToday's Specials were on a white blackboard over a pile of jigsaw puzzles and every seat looks out on the Chatham Municipal Airport  Ryder Road off Route 28 at the Ocean State Job Lot corner in West Chatham.

Year-round sandwiches, pizza and paninis that won't break the bankBy Maggie KulbokasWoe is the hungry Cape Codder looking for something to eat in the off-season--especially on the Outer Cape when many of your favorite spots seal up their kitchens until spring.If you find yourself a bit peckish on your way to or from Provincetown, pull into Savory Pizza Grill on Route 6 in Truro for a truly tasty bite.

Making pan pizza at home- Inexpensive, yet excellent - $1.08 per pizzaBy Jonathan Mayo

Ale ain't the only thing on the menu at the British Beer Companyby Maggie KulbokasUpon our return from off Cape, we decided to stop for a quick bite at a favorite Upper Cape spot, The British Beer Company.  It was early, not much after 5pm and we were seated immediately in their across-the-pond inspired dining room.  Our server and the young woman shadowing her for the evening (in training) were sweet and attentive.

How to have fun eating out with your childrenThe Japanese-trained Hibachi chefs will keep your kids spellbound for the whole delicious meal especially when he lights the "volcano" made of onion rings on the right. Pat Brooks photos.By Walter Brooks

An olde Cape Cod feeling for a recession-minded family

The Riverway Lobster House stays true to traditionsA menu made for recessionary timesBy Walter Brooks

Owners bring a zesty new taste to Falmouth   Damien takes a gentleman's order at the Burrito Place in Falmouth.Review and photos by Samantha Pearsall

A dinner on the cheap that can't be beat!   The fish dinner with fries and slaw is only $8 at the Elks Lodge' Friday Fish Fry in Eastham.By Maggie Kulbokas

Owner-chef Joey Cardillo pampers to the recession-minded on Cape CodParadise Pizza is a baseball throw south of Route 28 on School Street in West Dennis across from the Post Office. That's cheerful chef-owner Joey Cardillo in the inset.Two people can dine Italian for under $20 total and bring home enough for lunch

The quintessential Cape Cod clam dish has a thousand  championsBut where do YOU think they are prepared best?It's that time of year again when all those eateries which were closed all winter start opening up for our summer visitors and us as well.

Yum, Serenada or Gorgonzola, you chooseBy Maggie KulbokasI don't much enjoy trips to Trader Joe's in Hyannis.  Before anybody starts hollering, I understand that most folks love the place.  Me, I force myself to go every so often to purchase several gallons of their tasty, premade and inexpensive iced tea. There's just something about the environment and pace of the store that I find irksome.But I must admit, I made a new delicious discovery and will have to get more used to the place.

By Maggie KulbokasLet's face it, the current economy is quite unnerving. Everybody is pinching pennies and many folks are cutting back on eating out.  But many area restaurants are feeling the pinch too and offering great deals for folks who really need a night out and away from the kitchen.

The alluring smell of syrupy pancakes, sizzling bacon, and oozing eggs made my breakfast decision, well, pretty straightforward.The ultimate diner experience awaits you in Falmouth at the Talk of the Town.Ya Ya’s Special gave me all that and more.

T.G.I.F. to celebrate Tuesday with "World's Largest Inauguration Party"And the Hyannis spot is low cost conscious for the recession-minded

Enjoy a tasty breakfast or lunch and a hot cup of joe down at the harborStory and Photo by Peter Robbins

Best kept Cape dining secret...but not for long!   D'Italia's New York-style pizza pie in Wellfleet!D'Italia's pizza, pasta, subs and much more--no longer a Wellfleet secretPhotographs and Story by Peter Robbins