Anyone who travels will most likely agree that the best restaurants are those that are known mainly by local residents. These small eateries where the owner is often the chef survive on reputation so the food is prepared with personal passion. The Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is trying to discover these best-kept secrets by hosting a series of 10 culinary competitions to find the best pizza, dessert, burger, steak, soup and other categories.

Gaetano DiBenedetto, owner of Gaetano's Batavia, is participating in three of these competitions to promote his unique cooking style.

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