Restaurants feature ”pear-ings” in preparation for Kelseyville Pear Fest

UPDATED: August 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM PDT

LAKE COUNTY &GT;&GT; Eight restaurants around the county have joined with the 22nd Kelseyville Pear Festival to celebrate the harvest with menu items that incorporate the pear.

The featured foods will be available through the month of September.

Lakeport:

• Nutriblends: Cinnamon apple-pear smoothie and Nutty yummy smoothie with pear

Chef: Matt Smith

Address: 865 Bevins St.

Phone: 893-7374

Hours: Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Closed Sunday

Website: www.facebook.com/nutriblendslakeport

• Park Place Restaurant: Pear and Gorgonzola pizza and pear crisp

Chef: Cisco Cervantes

Address: 50 Third St.

Phone: 263-0444

Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Monday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Website: www.parkplacelakeport.com

Kelseyville:

• Lori”s Main Street Bakery: Pear cookies, Pear crisp and pear sweet breads

Owner: Lori Peters

Address: 3928 Main St.

Phone: 279-2610

Hours: Thursday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Pogos Pizza: Dessert pizza — caramelized pears, cinnamon, walnuts and raisins topped with powdered sugar.

Chef/owner: Pete and Penny Ogo

Address: 4015 B Main St.

Phone: 279-1350

Hours: Opens at 11 a.m. daily; closed Mondays

• Studebakers Coffee House & Deli: Packard sandwich with rustic roll, honey mustard, caramelized onions, pear, Italian pork, Havarti cheese; pear cobbler bar.

Owner: Itzia Rico

Address: 3990 Main St.

Phone: 279-8871

Hours: Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Website: www.studebakersdeli.com

• Saw Shop Bistro: House Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwich with Lake County Pear Chutney

Chef: Jeremy Zabel

Address: 3825 Main St.

Phone: 278-0129

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday opens at 3 p.m.

Website: www.sawshopbistro.com

Upper Lake: