Mal, if your goal is 'not boring food', then there are so MANY great local places...albeit a bit 'hole-in-the-wall-ish'. But you've got the time and the resources, the local connections, and the patience to explore them. I really think that you should dive more deeply into the local joints.

If what you're saying is that there are a limited amount of restaurants where you can look out onto the ocean, be served a nice bottle of wine, and sit in comfortable chairs...well then yes. After about a month...boring as hell.

...and IMHO the Davide days of Brandywine couldn't have been more pretentious and tedious.