Established in 1910, The Historic Pierpont Inn in Ventura is a famous Ventura Landmark. Offering unparalleled hospitality, dining at Austen's at The Pierpont, featuring sweeping ocean and coastal views and fresh organic gourmet cuisine, is an exceptional experience.

The Pierpont Inn's Executive Chef Marus Hollingsworth has created superb crab cakes, featured on lunch and dinner menus. Packed with flavor, these tasty crab cakes are the top-selling appetizer for a reason: more crab meat and not a lot of mayonnaise or bread crumbs, resulting in bright, crunchy, buttery cakes.

Another reason? The seasoning - Hollingsworth uses lemon zest and tarragon and serves the appetizer with fiber pesto and raspberry and red pepper coulis, providing harmonic balance between spicy, sweet, hot and savory.

"People just rave about our crab cakes and you will too," Hollingsworth says.

WHEN: Through August 31, 2007 - 7 days a week, lunch and dinner
SPECIAL: 50% off price when ordered as an appetizer (Mention you read about Chef's fabulous crab cakes to receive discount).
WHERE: Austen's at The Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon Road, Ventura
CONTACT: 805-643-6144, www.pierpontinn.com