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Mark- I was in sestri levante a couple of weeks ago. Polpo Mario is a pretty good restaurant in the center of town. If you make it down to the Cinque Terre, La Cantina di Mananon offers really fresh fish in a really small - yet picturesque - hole in the wall on the main street. Enjoy. Mike

David- I'd just like to add my voice to the chorus of thanks. You've done a great job of giving us both motivation and practical information. Do have one question, though, about recipes. In general, how much testing do you do before you include a recipe in your article. I used to write a small food column for an even smaller magazine, and what made me feel really swamped was not the coming up of an idea once a month, but having to get into the kitchen to work it out. How do you cope? Mike