California Travel Expert / Chicken

fresh and sorta healthy

This appetizer at Buster's Beach House is filled with grilled marinated chicken strips, bean sprouts, carrot strips and Asian noodles, then accompanied by your choice of dipping sauce. The Thai peanut sauce is good, or try the cilantro-scallion yogurt sauce for something different. Wrap them up in a Bibb lettuce cup and you're good to go!

Made from a heavenly blend of chicken, mushrooms, bacon and red wine stew, the Chicken Coq Au Vin at Bistro Jeanty in Yountville is simply superb.

Oktoberfest in Huntington Beach? You bet! This is one of the most authentic German villages in Southern California, complete with German bakeries, delis and full-service restaurants. Come for their Sunday Oktoberfest and you'll enjoy a full spread of German potato salad, sauerkraut, chicken and pork just like this. Apple strudel completes the meal.

Ask for a seat on the outdoor patio when you visit this historic California resort. The Mission Inn Tortilla Soup is a hearty tomato-based broth topped with chopped avocados, diced chicken breast, cotija cheese and crisp corn strips. It's perfect for a cool fall or winter evening.