With Valentine's Day rapidly approaching, the internet is
saturated with romantic recipes, alleged
aphrodisiac foods, swanky restaurant suggestions
and bizarre heart-shaped edibles of all varieties. Enjoy these
deliciously romantic (or romantically delicious) links.
John Mariani of Esquire compiles a list of the
The Restaurants to Take Her On Valentine's Day. Romantic
restaurants making the cut are Daniel (New
York), The River
Cafe (Brooklyn), Picasso
(Las Vegas), Azul
(Miami), Jean-Louis
(Greenwich, CT), Fleur
de Lys (San Francisco), Spiaggia
(Chicago) and Auberge
du Soleil (Rutherford, CA).
For heartless bastards looking to go in the opposite direction,
Eater Chicago scouts
restaurants ideal for breaking up in, preferably before Valentine's
Day. Among their choices: Kuma's
Corner, Carnivale,
Violet
Hour and White Castle. On the contrary, White Castle has
gone out of their way to promote romance with their Share
the Love Valentine's Day Photo Contest. The winner gets a
romantic dinner for two -- and hopefully a proposal involving a
chicken ring.
For those looking to impress significant others with their
culinary prowess, Chow offers a
slideshow of 26
Classic Valentine's Day Dishes (with recipes).
Food Republic gives
sound advice on
How to Eat and Drink on Valentine's Day, categorized by
relationship status. Single? "Bar. Bar. Bar. Bar. Bar. Bar.
Bar. Go to a bar. It will be filled with other single
people."
It wouldn't be Valentine's day without slightly off-putting
heart-shaped food items. Slice (Serious Eats)
illustrates
How to Make Heart-Shaped Pizza and Heart-Shaped Pepperoni. If
you feel compelled to make
heart-shaped hard-boiled eggs (how sensual!), Bon
Appétit has you covered. And finally, here's heart-shaped
Nutella ravioli from Recipe
Girl.
