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Chocolate and Hallmark aside, Valentine's Day is a high-pressure holiday for good dining. Ask Chowhounds about the best places to go for a Valentine's Day meal, and tell us your best (and worst) experiences! Also get advice on what to cook, from chocolate desserts to romantic pasta dishes.

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Lobster Scrambled Eggs with Caviar and Crème Fraîche
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French Macarons with Pomegranate Ganache
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Easy Toffee
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Pretzel-Crusted Crab Cakes
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Black-Bottomed Butterscotch Pots de Creme
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What are you baking these days? February 2018 edition! [old]

by buttertart 11 months ago

Here we are in the not terribly merry month of February, home to Valentine's Day at least. Seems to call for sweet tr...

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skleg commented 9 months ago

Valentine's Day Baking What Are You Baking? Cookbooks
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What's for Dinner #412 (February 2018) - Lover's Edition

by MidwesternerTT 11 months ago

"All the world loves a ^food^ lover." : An only slightly modified version of the essay line by American poet Ralph W...

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sallyt commented 10 months ago

Valentine's Day What's for Dinner Meal Planning
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Zonin Brut Rosé (187 ml)

Melanie Wong
 by Melanie Wong 10 months ago

A small bottle (187 ml) with a screwcap closure of Zonin Brut Rosé made from 100% Nerello Mascalese grapes was a ligh...

Valentine's Day Italian Rosé Imported Foods

Where can I get a heart shaped pizza for Valentine's Day?

by gutreactions 3 years ago

Would like to surprise my love with a heart shaped pizza on or around Valentine's Day. I hear that Gennaro's on Centr...

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gutreactions commented 10 months ago

New York State (e... Valentine's Day Westchester County Bronx Pizza

Favorite Valentine's Day indulgences...

by gutreactions 2 years ago

What special foods or dining venues do you like to share during Valentine's Day?

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nemo commented 11 months ago

Valentine's Day Romantic

Something other than sugar cookies?

by beagles8mydough 2 years ago

I make sugar cookies every year for valentine's day- hand painted with egg tempra, crystal sugared, chocolate drizzle...

ZoeyCovey

ZoeyCovey commented 11 months ago

Valentine's Day Baking Cookies

Home-Cooked Valentine's Dinner

by masha 2 years ago

Thought it would be fun to break out a discussion on home-cooked Valentine's Day dinners. Because it's a weeknight, ...

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BethNH commented 2 years ago

Valentine's Day
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Burger Kings in Israel selling an Adults-only Valentine's Day meal

by EM23 2 years ago

Bizarre promotion! The meal includes 2 Whoppers, 2 packs of french fries, 2 beers and an adult toy.

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Multifoiled commented 2 years ago

Valentine's Day Burger King In the News

Needed: Earthshattering Valentine's Recipe for Heart Pan

by Libranflight 2 years ago

I have this heart pan, that holds about 4 cups of ingredients. This leaves a little bit of expansion room before it ...

queenscook

queenscook commented 2 years ago

Valentine's Day Baking Aluminum Dessert Tarts
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Spoon Pop-Up on Valentine's Day - John Tesar

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 by mrfourpointo 2 years ago

I purchased two tickets plus the wine pairing and my wife and I are unable to attend. It is a pop-up dinner of Tesar'...

Dallas-Fort Worth Valentine's Day Seafood Celebrity Chefs Pop-Up

Help finding "classy" place to take a date

by Moogie007 3 years ago

I need help finding a "classy" place to take my girlfriend for Valentine's day. This is the first time since we start...

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Moogie007 commented 3 years ago

Great Lakes Valentine's Day Ann Arbor Lansing

Family dinner group (11) on Valentine's

by evex3 3 years ago

Hi, My dad is retiring soon and our family would like to take him out for a celebratory dinner. There will be 11 of...

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ted commented 3 years ago

Atlanta Valentine's Day Group Friendly

Valentine's Day Meals

by arp29 3 years ago

Anyone making a special meal for Valentine's Day? I'm kicking around a few different options, but am not fully commit...

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munchkin1 commented 3 years ago

Valentine's Day

Cozy w. Fireplace this Weekend in NYC?

by r0cc00 3 years ago

Making our semi annual sojourn to NYC this weekend 02.13th. Setting aside the obvious tourists visiting the Apple du...

Ttrockwood

Ttrockwood commented 3 years ago

Manhattan Valentine's Day

Gary Danko Bar, 2016. Seen old threads, not recent ones... so easy question....

by unclefishbits 3 years ago

It's likely a bad idea to ask, of course, but to all those kind and deferential people who won't show up 5 minutes be...

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JonDough commented 3 years ago

San Francisco Bay... Valentine's Day

Titillating tastes & venues for Valentine's Day...

by gutreactions 3 years ago

Time to pucker up! Valentine's Day is coming Sunday, Feb. 14th. Make a whole weekend out of it. Suggestions about foo...

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gutreactions commented 3 years ago

New York State (e... Valentine's Day Westchester County

Valentine Weekend input!

by Gup 3 years ago

So last minute! Would love input on where to go. Wife and I are thinking of doing the valentine day weekend in Manha...

Ttrockwood

Ttrockwood commented 3 years ago

Manhattan Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day Weekend in Austin

by SobeChower 3 years ago

I will be visiting Austin in February and it will be over Valentine's Day Weekend. I need 3 dinners and 2 lunches. ...

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Optimista commented 3 years ago

Austin Valentine's Day BBQ Trip Planning Restaurant Intel

Partners for Valentine Pasta ?

by Kaymoz 3 years ago

Look what I found the other day when I stopped by Aldi to pick up a gallon of milk....the cutest pasta in ages! Its ...

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nannygoat commented 3 years ago

Valentine's Day Dried Pasta Pasta Sauce

V-day dinner suggestions - young couple

by dunjailic 3 years ago

Hi guys! V-day falls on a Sunday this year and the SO and I both work in the restaurant industry, and both of our ...

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caviartothegeneral commented 3 years ago

Ontario (inc. Tor... Valentine's Day Romantic

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