While year-round residents sweat out the hot and swampy Southwest Florida summers, they are richly rewarded by grateful restaurateurs who offer treats such as prix-fixe meals, cooking classes, wine and bourbon tastings, and other things they don’t have time for during the busy winter months.
Here are three worth noting:
Keewaydin’s on Fifth’s Summer Special includes two courses and a cocktail or glass of wine for $39. It’s available from 4:30 p.m. until closing every night. Begin with New England clam or Caribbean chowder, gazpacho, mussels or a salad. Next up: grouper and chips, fried shrimp and chips, seafood pasta, chicken Milanese or blackened mahi. Add $10 to upgrade to braised short rib, crab stuffed grouper or rum-glazed salmon. 711 Fifth Avenue South; 239-262-5787; keewaydins.com…