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The Sandy Butler Restaurant is offering a special four-course New Year’s Eve menu. In addition, The Sandy Butler Market offers a holiday take-home menu with a wide assortment of party platters, cheese and hors d’oeuvres trays, desserts and a boutique wine selection. For customer convenience, The Sandy Butler gourmet market will be open New Year’s Eve until 6 p.m.

For those who prefer to celebrate New Year’s Eve dining out, The Sandy Butler restaurant is hosting a special New Year’s Eve dinner on Thursday, Dec. 31 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Guests will enjoy live music, a champagne toast and Chef Michael Ragusa’s specially prepared four-course dinner. The first course is a choice of lobster bisque or cheese platter. The second course offers half pound king crabs or mini beef wellington. The third course features a surf and turf entrée that includes a 6-ounce Maine lobster tail with 8-ounce filet mignon served with asparagus and fingerling potatoes or the land and sea option offering Colorado rack of lamb with port demi and stuffed fillet of sole with lump crab meat and served with asparagus and mashed potatoes. For the fourth course, guests will enjoy a chocolate soufflé. The cost is $75 per person.

“New Year’s Eve is a time of celebration with friends and family,” says Jason Nelson, The Sandy Butler general manager. “Whether you are entertaining a small gathering at your home or hosting a large party, The Sandy Butler will cater to your needs with a variety of services and gourmet selections for easy entertaining. For guests who prefer to dine out, our restaurant offers a special New Year’s Eve menu with choices for everyone, including private dining.”

About The Sandy Butler:

The Sandy Butler defines the fine, fresh gourmet experience. Boasting a 150-seat upscale restaurant and gourmet market, The Sandy Butler offers authentic specialty foods and the finest culinary products in a unique and upscale atmosphere. A gourmet dining destination, The Sandy Butler restaurant offers superior service with seating available indoors or on the veranda. “The Sand Bar” features a sophisticated, spacious bar for enjoying cocktails and appetizers. TripAdvisor, an online travel guide, has ranked The Sandy Butler number one of more than 350 restaurants in Fort Myers. The adjacent gourmet market features fresh fruits and vegetables, freshly prepared entrees, organic foods and products, fresh baked goods, a full-service deli and vitamins and supplements. In addition, the market features “The Butler’s Signature,” The Sandy Butler’s exclusive line of authentic products including salts, seasonings and oils that are sold exclusively at The Sandy Butler and marketed to other restaurants and markets throughout the United States. A locally owned business, The Sandy Butler also offers catering services and private dining. For more information, visit www.sandybutler.com. Also, follow The Sandy Butler online on Facebook or twitter.com/thesandybutler for great seafood recipes, specials and events.

The gourmet restaurant Bacchus, located in Bell Tower Shops, is hosting a New Year’s Eve dinner and party starting at 7 p.m. on Dec. 31. For $75 per person, guests will choose three courses and dessert from the restaurant’s special New Year’s Eve menu and participate in a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Reservations are required.

The special four-course New Year’s Eve menu features a variety of options. The first course features four appetizers to choose from: jumbo sea scallop en croute with arugula oil and heirloom tomato tartar; baked brie with toasted almonds, homemade strawberry preserve, balsamic reduction and crackers; The Original Roll, consisting of sushi “krab,” cream cheese, scallions and sriracha mayo; and Kobe sliders topped with caramelized leaks, seared foie gras and truffle mayo.

The second course includes a choice of corn bread panzanella with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, fresh basil, Fontina cheese and lemon vinaigrette or Bacchus salad, which is mixed greens, cantilena beans, red onions, olives and balsamic vinaigrette.

Guests will choose from four entrées for the third course: Chilean sea bass “thermidor” with wilted greens, baby carrots and crab thermidor sauce; open-faced beef Wellington featuring a puff pastry, mushroom duxelle, truffle Yukon gold mousseline and béarnaise; stuffed chicken breast with spinach and goat cheese, steamed jumbo asparagus, cranberry wild rice pilaf and a natural jus; and pan-roasted duck breast with baby bok choy, butternut squash and Asian pear ragout and pomegranate beurre blanc.

For dessert, Bacchus will serve “Double Trouble,” white chocolate crème brule and wild berries foster a la mode.

Swanky Lifestyle is the parent company to Bacchus, an upscale restaurant and wine bar located in the Bell Tower Shops; Mad Cuisine, an innovative gourmet take-out and upscale catering and event company located in South Fort Myers; and Krafty Kuisine, creator of Krafty Krab Rolls and To Chi sauce and a wholesale food manufacturer. For more information call 239-275-7926, or visit www.swankylifestyle.com. Also, follow Swanky Lifestyle online on Facebook and on Twitter, www.twitter.com/bacchusftmyers.