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For the 17th consecutive year, the OC Register turned to the people who know the OC the best to come up with their list of winners for the "2010 Best of Orange County." Dozens of retail, restaurant, and recreation spaces earned top spots in the six main categories: Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drink, Outdoors, Pets, Places, and Shopping & Services.
Naming the top three readers' picks, plus offering a critic's pick, they've created a guide to the city's best and brightest, from Best Special Occasion Cakes to the Best Place for a Nip/Tuck (it is the OC after all).
If you live, work, or are heading behind the Orange Curtain, you can go in armed with this list of winning destinations.