BLOSSOM & BRIE
This is truly a farm to table restaurant. Stacey and Rodney Poole, the owners of B&B, grew up with farming in their families. This couple have a heartfelt passion for agriculture, community, quality ingredients and exceptional service. This enchanting spot is a working farm with cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and donkeys who are used to visiting people.
Where the dinner menu is concerned, there are three starters I can recommend. Their homemade sourdough bread, (available in two sizes) is served with salted honey butter and is great to share. The seafood gumbo is my favorite. This delicious soup is prepared with gulf coast grouper, shrimp, andouille sausage, okra and rice. As for salads, you can’t go wrong with their roasted beet and burrata. This salad has organic greens, oranges, toasted almonds and is dressed with a citrus vinaigrette and a balsamic reduction.
When choosing an entree I can highly recommend the seared Florida black grouper. This fish is served with a tomato-caper salsa, summer squash, Israeli couscous and a garden pesto. If you are in the mood for beef, try the beef bourguignon. This entree is prepared in the classic method, with grass fed beef, carrots, cipollini onions and mashed Yukon gold potatoes. The last time I was at B&B there was a dinner special—prime rib. It was outstanding!
For dessert there are three choices. Jonathon’s house made cheesecake which is topped with a spiced berry compote. There is a flourless chocolate cake which they pair with raspberries and a raspberry sauce. My choice is a star anise ice cream filled profiterole, served with a mango sauce.
Blossom & Brie is located at 8250 Nalle Grande Road, North Fort Myers, FL.
See you at the farm,
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