Jacksonville is home to a Seasons 52 (the restaurant’s 20th location nationwide) and starting October 24, it will offer lunch and dinner, both complete with complimentary valet parking. Seasons 52 prides itself on using fresh, seasonal ingredients — and the most fabulous part is that nothing on the menu tops 475 calories. Even two mini indulgence desserts can be happily enjoyed for less than 1,000 calories! Many ingredients are organic, and Seasons 52 even infuses its own flavored vodka (seasonal: orange, strawberry, grapefruit, etc.). There are more than 100 glasses of wine to choose from and live music is featured seven nights a week from a piano player, performing from a swiveling platform in the bar area.

For the private blogger dinner I attended, I was fortunate to sample two of Seasons 52’s flatbreads (artichoke and goat cheese and the chipotle shrimp with roasted poblanos, grilled pineapple and feta), a delicious organic field green salad with oak-grilled mushrooms, toasted pistachios and a truffle dressing, Sonoma goat cheese ravioli in tomato broth topped with garlic and fresh basil, organic salmon and lemongrass sea scallop served on a cedar plank, and a mequite-grilled lamb t-bone chop and Manchester Farms all-natural quail with mashed sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts and a bourbon-chili glaze. Several mini indulgence desserts tempted out sweet tooth post-meal. I thoroughly enjoyed the six I tried but the key lime and pumpkin pie were my two favorites. Seasons 52 was the first restaurant to debut the mini desserts.

The atmosphere is inviting and cozy. It’s perfect for a casual lunch or nice dinner; a business meeting, or an anniversary or birthday celebration!