Eats

Dish of the Day: Bella Figura's Goat Cheese Chicken

by Elizabeth Rose

Try Bella Figura's goat cheese chicken, one of three entrées on the restaurant's EatLafayette menu.

Bella Figura's goat cheese chicken one of three entrées on the restaurant's three-course EatLafayette menu - a prix fixe meal for $25. Bella Figura places a grilled chicken breast over sautéed spinach, and tops it with artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes, goat cheese, all in a lemon-butter sauce. The EatLafayette special menu also includes a caesar salad, entrée choice of the chicken, Pasta Pirola or baked spaghetti bolognese, and a crème brulée for dessert. The restaurant, located at 2207-I Kaliste Saloom Road, boasts an extensive wine list and Italian staples. Bella Figura is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and for dinner Monday through Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Every week day during EatLafayette, the popular initiative to get more diners into locally owned restaurants, The Independent will spotlight a Dish of the Day; on Wednesdays, our Dish of the Day also becomes the Dish of the Week and is published in the print edition. The campaign runs June 18 to Aug. 15.

To be eligible for the Dish of the Day feature, digital images from participating EatLafayette restaurants or their patrons must be emailed to Katie Macdonald at  [email protected] or Elizabeth Rose at  [email protected] . (From time to time, The Independent will also photograph some of the dishes.) When emailing please include information like any special cooking techniques used, the name of the chef or cook who prepared the dish, and whether the dish is part of an EatLafayette special. To be eligible for the Dish of the Week competition, cooks or chefs must also include the recipe and instructions on how to prepare the meal. Read more about The Independent's ongoing EatLafayette coverage here.