I will be going to a business conference in Santa Monica in the near future and I am looking for restaurant suggestions. The restaurants do not all have to be fancy, but my associates and I would like to have some good meals after long days. I love to cook and in the absence of my kitchen I would like to eat well. I would also love try restaurants that are unique to the area as I find that reveling in local flavors is the best way to fully appreciate a new town. [more]