Sizzle Dining Stop At La Fontanella Bonita Springs And Fort Myers

This is the final week to get some great Sizzle Dining deals in Southwest Florida and help food insecure kids at the same time. The annual restaurant event runs through Wednesday. To whet your appetite, here is a look at my Sizzle Dining Stop at La Fontanella Bonita Springs and Fort Myers.

The Italian restaurant has two locations, Sizzle Dining options are the same at both. I went to the Fort Myers location on Winkler Road. It's in a strip mall, in the space formerly home to House of Pasta.

This regional dining event is intended to support local restaurants during what is traditionally the slowest time of the year for them. To lure diners, more than 100 restaurants all over Southwest Florida are offering pre-fix menus ranging from $19 to $59 for two, three and four-course meals.

So far, I've had lunch at Bicyclette Cookshop in Naples, and I still think about that dessert. Photos and more info here. Also, Stones Throw in Cape Coral. Those photos and menu info are here. Also, Taberna Ole in Fort Myers. More on that one here.

Finally, BLANC in Fort Myes. Click here for more on that one. It was fantastic.

Sizzle Dining runs through September 25th. Not only is it an affordable way to try a new restaurant or visit an old favorite, but you also help a charity in the process. $1 of each meal sold is donated to Blessings in a Backpack which helps feed food insecure children.

This special Sizzle Dining cocktail at La Fontanellla has vodka, Cointreau, Lavendar syrup, lemon juice and prosecco. It is typically garnished with a twist and is a $7 upcharge. Nice and refreshing, well balanced cocktail.

This Cannelloni was a first course at La Fontanella for Sizzle Dining. It was stuffed with veal, chicken and spinach. The three sauces make it look messy, but it was really good.

These mussels are served in a tomato cream sauce with garlic, basil and pernod. You can really taste that pernod on the finish too. It's on the Sizzle Dining and regular menu at La Fontanella.

Caprese Burrata was a salad choice for second course on La Fontanella's Sizzle Dining menu. It was fresh and drizzled with an aged balsamic reduction.

I typically like my Cacio E Pepe solo but at La Fontanella for Sizzle Dining, they have added a decadent touch. Chunks of beef tenderloin. This one also had spinach, and it was a generous portion

Herb crusted fish served with a mediterranean slaw and garlic mascarpone mashed potatoes. It felt and tasted like a more healthful option on La Fontanella's menu that had lots of delicious pasta options.