La Fontana Del Mare :: Une Vie Saine

Last night to celebrate my dad’s birthday, my family and I went to La Fontana Del Mare for dinner, a small, popular Italian restaurant by the bay.

Our reservation wasn’t until 8:15 and we weren’t seated till almost 8:45, but it was well worth the wait! It’s BYOB, so we all had some wine and bread while waiting. For my entree, I chose the tilapia with sundried tomatoes, spinach and mushrooms in a white wine sauce. Have I professed my love of seafood enough on this blog yet?

It came with green beans and a few potato slices, as well.

The rest of my family got pasta dishes- lobster ravioli, arrabiata, lobster ravioli, puttanesca (“whore pasta,” apparently) and crab cappelini, which I stole a few bites of. It was delicious!

Though we were all already super full from dinner, we couldn’t let my dad go without dessert on his birthday.

We ordered tiramisu and tartufo, which ended up being dominated mostly by me and my mom.

You can never have too much chocolate. Or sugar

First up on today’s agenda is a long walk on the beach. Happy Sunday!

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