Summary: In his Between Meals column, Chronicle restaurant critic Michael Bauer writes about the restaurants he visits each week as he searches for the next Top 100 Restaurants. His main dining reviews, written after three or more visits, appear in the Sunday Food + Wine section.The restaurant scene on the Monterey Peninsula can be a little sleepy. There are lots of good choices, but few could compete in a one-on-one matchup of what you’d find in San Francisco.
