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Everyone has that restaurant they just have to go to every so often.

It’s a place that for whatever reason calls to you. Maybe it’s the food, perhaps the ambiance or some lovely combination of the two. It’s your favorite place.

It might not be the fanciest. It doesn’t need to have Michelin stars or be Zagat rated. Heck, it could be a street vendor or a barbecue shack. But it’s your place.

We started thinking about our favorite places recently. Here are a number of recipes from our Naples Restaurant Cuisini.

Gang Plank Shrimp Salad with Sweet Chili Lime Dressing Learn to make this gang plank shrimp salad with a sweet chili lime dressing with the help of Ralph Feraco, executive chef at Naples Sailing and Yacht Club, in a video online at naplesnews.com/videos.

Yellow Tail Snapper Cafe Lurcat teaches you how to cook a great yellow tail snapper with lemon, parsley and butter. Cafe Lurcat teaches you how to cook a great yellow tail snapper with lemon, parsley and butter.

Homemade Mozzarella Learn to make homemade mozzarella cheese with Matt Serfass, kitchen manager, at Naples Tomato, 14700 U.S. 41 N. The cheese can be served in a classic caprese salad with tomatoes and basil.

Wings and Tuna Wontons Learn how to make great wings and tuna wontons with Kim Bokamper at Kim's new location oat Vanderbilt Beach Road and Airport-Pulling called Bokamper's the latest and greatest for sports bars with great food.

Black Mussels and Chorizo Sausage NAPLES — Chef Tony Biagetti flexes his mussels when he makes them with chorizo sausage is a popular dish at Handsome Harry's Third Street Bistro in Naples.

Harold's Placed Grilled Hamburger Learn to make juicy hamburgers on the grill like these from Harold's Place, 2555 U.S. 41 N., Naples. Chef Wilhord Germain recommends topping them with swiss cheese, mushrooms and bacon or blue cheese and bacon

Remy's Seafood Tower Remy’s Bistro’s executive chef, Weston “Wes” Davison, shows how to make the restaurant's seafood tower, which includes salmon, scallops, shrimp and lobster on a bed of rice and spinach.

Making Mojito Learn to make a mojito at home with the help of bartender Kelly Lawfer at the Sunset Beach Bar at the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club.

Cuban Sweet Potato Fries Corey Heath, executive chef at both the Riverwalk at Tin City and the Dock at Crayton Cove in Naples, thrives on being creative in the kitchen. He prepared a savory but salty recipe for sweet potato fries with a touch of flair.

Perfect Grilled Steak Learn to ace ribeye, T-bone, NY strip and fIlet mignon with the help of Whole Foods Market Chef Brian Collaro.

Mango Pork Tacos Elena Plavita, chef for Fresh Market in Naples, prepares mango pork and pineapple tacos to serve with avocado cream in this week's Cookit!

Chicken Sweet Potato Risotto Learn to cook a simple risotto form executive chef Joseph Tuller from Brio Tuscan Grille.

Bamboo Cafes Snapper ala Parchment Paper Bamboo Cafe's executive chef Julius Minarik demonstrates how to make snapper in parchment paper.

Polenta Antimbocca Learn how to prepare this polenta antipasto from Vivi Ristorante in Naples.

Annies Chicken Saltimbocca Annie Prizzi, executive chef at Tony's C Place in Naples, prepares her chicken saltimbocca for two.

Cuban Dish Paloma Blanco’s Pargo en Tero Frito, a fried whole red snapper served with a mixed salad. Paloma Blanca is located at 4881 Golden Gate Parkway in Naples.

VIDEO: Regis and Kelly Cook Off (Craig Weinbaum)Ahi Tuna Kabobs NAPLES — Forget the chili. East Naples Fire Department firefighters dine on dishes like grilled ahi tuna kabobs with mango salsa.

Now their cook, driver engineer Craig Weinbaum, 38, may get to strut his culinary stuff on national television.