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Restaurant Mon Feb 07 2011

Valentine's Prix Fixe

Searching for the extra spicy prix fixe to take your foodie valentine on Monday? Sometimes you have got to just go with the tradition and take your darling out for a nice meal. We have a few suggestions for you below:

BONSOIREE: 5th annual Valentine's Aphrodisiac Menu. Just to tease you, course two is five kinds of mushrooms, white truffle, umami sauce and apple gelee. $135 a person, BYOB.

CYRANO'S BISTRO & WINE BAR: five course sharing-oriented meal including silky duck liver mousse with truffles. $55.95 with wine pairings, tax and gratuity.

GRAHAM ELLIOT: "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight" Rock Ballad Inspired Extravaganza. $100 for six courses. $150 with pairings.

GEJA'S CAFE: four course fondue dinner with 1 glass of rose. $95 including tax & tip. Plus bring a copy of an old love note and the most romantic one read that night wins dinner for two. All participants win a 25$ e-gift certificate.

IN FINE SPIRITS: six courses plus amuse & take home gift including bermuda triangle goats milk cheese. $50 add wine pairing option for $25.

LOKAL: five course Polish cuisine, your choice between two for each course including bison steak with caraway braised red cabbage. $50 with pairings.

SHOKRAN MOROCCAN RESTAURANT: four course Moroccan cuisine including Chicken Bastilla, Talapia Tangine. $25, BYOB.

UNCOMMON GROUND, EDGEWATER: three courses, locally sourced, your choice between two and three for each course including mushroom consomme with celery root tortellini. $35 without pairings.

33 CLUB: three courses including fried kumamoto oysters and five hour prime rib. $39 per person, 33% any bottle of wine


Still not feelin' the heat? Check out Open Table's rather exhaustive list.

 
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damon / February 11, 2011 10:39 AM

nice list. i'll have to take someone i care about to one of those places.

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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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