Sizzle on Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2012
Aurea at The Stanford Court (San Francisco, CA) – Chef Albrecht will be preparing a three course prix fixe menu for $70, with wine pairings for $105; an a la carte menu will be available as well. Artist Michael LeClerc, who recorded a five song album released this past year with Platinum/Gold Producer Jim Wirt (Incubus, Fiona Apple, Live, Hoobastank) will be playing during service.
Baker & Banker (San Francisco, CA) – SOLD OUT! Baker & Banker will be offering a five course prix fixe menu for $85 per person featuring delectable delights along the way. Still in search of the perfect Valentine’s Day treat? Our bakery is prepped and ready for the occasion with the most picturesque romantic sweets.
Calafia Cafe (Palo Alto, CA) – It will be business as usual at Calafia Cafe, so bring your friends and family to celebrate Valentine’s Day by indulging in your favorite dishes at Calafia!
Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar at The Lodge at Sonoma (Sonoma, CA) - Chef de Cuisine Andrew Wilson is pulling out all the stops this Valentine’s Day with a five course prix fixe menu to amuse each guest with a sense of whimsy and delight, each course can be paired with a glass of wine expertly selected by Sommelier Christopher Sawyer. Check out all of the details here. It will be an evening you won’t want to miss.
E&O Trading Company (San Francisco, CA) – Join E&O Trading Company for a spicy evening for two! The following specials are being offered in addition to their regular menu:
Fresh Dungeness Crab Spring Rolls
Dragon’s Head Meatballs
Crispy Shanghai Style Noodle Cake
Begars Chicken with Chilies, Sesame, Cilantro- (Foil Wrapped Chicken Roasted in Wood Fired Oven)
Crispy Fried Fish Fillet
For the perfect libation to top off your evening, E&O Trading Company has created a unique treat, Rumbucha My Heart with 10 Cane Rum, Canton Ginger Liqueur, Honey Syrup, Lemon and Kombucha ‘Synergy’ Passionberry Bliss
Fifth Floor (San Francisco, CA) – Fifth Floor will be serving a delectable Valentine’s Menu from Tuesday, February 7, through Saturday, February 18.The restaurant will be offering a special seven course tasting menu available for $95. On Valentine’s Day, enjoy two additional courses with their nine course tasting menu, priced at $130.
FIVE at the Hotel Shattuck Plaza (Berkeley, CA) – For the perfect Valentine’s Day join FIVE, February 10 -14 for a four course prix fixe meal for $55 per person; four course meal with libation pairings for $85 per person. Click here for all the enticing details! For those looking to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a delicious libation, FIVE will be serving artisanal cocktails in the bar and lounge February 10 -19; $10 per cocktail.
FIVE and Hotel Shattuck Plaza have created the “How Do I Love Thee – Let Me Count Five Ways” which package offers guests the chance to entice, tempt, fulfill and indulge their partner with the complete experience of a night at Hotel Shattuck Plaza and FIVE. The package includes:
- One-night stay for two in one of Hotel Shattuck Plaza’s Suite
- Candle-light dinner for two at FIVE
- Choice of two FIVE Valentine’s Day themed Cocktails
- One dozen red roses
- Guaranteed late checkout at 3 p.m.
The $499 Valentine’s Day “How Do I Love Thee – Let Me Count Five Ways” package is available from February 10 -16. To reserve this package or learn more about the Hotel Shattuck Plaza, visit www.hotelshattuckplaza.com.
Grand Cafe (San Francisco, CA) – Join Grand Cafe for a romantic evening with a special menu prepared by Chef Alicia Jenish and paired flights by Master Sommelier Emily Wines. With an iconic dining room and impeccable service, plan on an evening you will never forget!
Baked Oysters | spinach, bacon and pastis sabayon $16
Seared Foie Gras | blood orange, brioche, black pepper gastrique $18
Duck Sausage Stuffed Quail | polenta, bitter orange, fried leeks $28
Dungeness Crab Stuffed Poached Sole | mirepoix, cream, salsify $32
Champagne Float | champagne ice cream, champagne sorbet, chocolate truffle $8
Chocolate and cherry napoleon $8
Jasper’s Corner Tap & Kitchen (San Francisco, CA) – $99 Out the Door! Jasper’s has you and your date covered! The restaurant will be creating a fantasticly playful atmosphere, a delicious meal and cocktails to sweeten the deal! For just $99 including tax and tip. The guest will receive two glasses of house sparkling wine, a starter, a shared entrée, and a shared dessert.
Choose one Each…
Beet Salad | pickled red beets, watercress, endive, shaved goat cheese
Dungeness Crab | cake seared on the plancha, cara cara navels, hearts of palm
Dozen Oysters | Pt. Reyes oysters, Champagne-yuzu mignonette
Choose one to Share…
Whole Roasted Jidori Chicken | local air chilled chicken, roasted root vegetables, fingerling potatoes
Lobster Pot Pie | butter poached lobster, melted leeks, peas & carrots, pastry crust
For the Table…
Baked Mousse | Baked bittersweet chocolate mousse, caramelized white chocolate ice cream, raspberries, pink sat
*Price includes tax and gratuity
La Boulange (Various San Francisco Bay Area Locations) – Give a bag of sweets to your sweet for Valentine’s Day! La Boulange is offering a bag of treats with three sweets for $14, from heart shaped cookies dipped in dark chocolate, to a chocolate fondant, to a trio of macarons de Paris all attached with a special note card for your special someone!
Lafitte (San Francisco, CA) – For Valentine’s Day 2012, Chef Russell Jackson will be serving a decadent five course prix fixe menu for $89. With stunning water views, the restaurant is the perfect place to enjoy a romantic dinner.
Bloody Valentine’s Day
Prix Fixe | 89.00
1st
Oeufs Truffled (Truffled Eggs)
Coeur Rasé de Canard Tartare (Duck Heart Tartare)
2nd
Strausberg Pie (Foie Gras in Brioche)
Terrine Végétale (Seasonal Vegetable Terrine)
3rd
Pintade Rotie, Cardons a l’Anchois (Roast Fowl with Cardoons)
Daube a la Provencale (Provencal Braised Beef)
Legume en Vol au Vont (Seasonal Vegetables in Pastry)
4th
Fromage Platter
5th
Chocolate Dessert
Luella (San Francisco, CA) – Chef Ben de Vries will be preparing a four course prix fixe dinner for $55 with wine pairings for an additional $25. The warm and inviting atmosphere of this neighborhood gem is the perfect place for a romantic evening. The guests will have a choice of an appetizer, a pasta, a main dish and a dessert, read on to select your dish of choice now!
Appetizers
Oysters on the half shell with red wine mignonette
Snapper crudo with micro cress and American sturgeon caviar
Winter Chard Soup with ditali rigati pasta
Lamp chop with house made mustard sauce, arugula purée and tomato brunoise
Baileyana ‘Firepeak’ Chardonnay, Edna Valley, California, 2008
Pasta
Fresh crab ravioli with lobster sauce and chives
Black truffle fettuccini with chopped black truffles
Gnocchi with roasted butternut squash, wild mushrooms, hazelnuts and sage brown butter
Braised beef cheek cannelloni with pecorino béchamel and gremolata
Torres Coronas Tempranillo, Catalonia, Spain, 2007
Main
Coq au vin over crispy potato nest
Seared filet mignon with bone marrow butter, roasted hedgehog mushrooms, confit shallots and aged balsamic
Poached salmon with potato croutons, arugula and lemon aioli
Roasted polenta cakes with wild mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, parmesan, arugula and champagne vinaigrette
Reignac Bordeaux Superieur, France, 2004
Dessert
Warm chocolate pudding with mascarpone cream
Strawberry and crème fraîche tart with blackberry sauce
Orange and sweet ricotta fritters with wild honey
Buttermilk and poppyseed cake with Meyer lemon crème anglaise
Bisol Jeio Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut, Italy, NV
Level III at the JW Marriott Union Square (San Francisco, CA) – Chef Ben Mattman will be preparing a three course prix fixe dinner menu for $69. Guests will have a choice of an appetizer (heirloom beet salad, kushi oysters, or thai spiced Dungeness crab bisque), a main course (pan seared halibut with butter poached lobster, pepper seared filet mignon, roasted natural chicken breast or butternut squash tortolloni) and to top it all off the guest will have the option of chocolate fondue or a California cheese selection for dessert.
New Delhi (San Francisco, CA) – New Delhi will be offering an aphrodisiac cocktail to celebrate the holiday, Kesar Badam Ka Doodh. This drink is a sweetened milk drink with honey, saffron, almond, made from a combination of spices like cardamom, nutmeg, poppy seeds (posta) and peppers. All of the ingredients fall into one of the four categories of aphrodisiac categories; activator, sustainer rejuvenator and hedonic enhancer.
Pican (Oakland, CA ) – Pican will be offering a romantic $75 rib-eye steak dinner for two. It is the perfect way to show your love over a deliciously prepared piece of meat!
Postrio (San Francisco, CA) – Chef Michael Reining will be serving a special delectable dinner menu on Valentine’s Day available from February 10 to February 18. View all of the delicious details below!
Appetizer
Halibut Crudo | arugula, smoked almonds, avocado, dried apricot vinaigrette $17
Entrees
Pesto Rubbed New York Steak | asparagus, mint dressing, rosti potatoes, veal demi $20
Salmon Coulibiac | rice with dill and saffron, spinach, mushrooms, saffron cream sauce $19
Dessert
Chocolate Banana Almond Cake | whipped mascarpone cream, chocolate sauce, berries $8
In addition to the special menu, the restaurant will be partnering with the Prescott Hotel for their “Heart’s on Fire Package”. The package, starting at $279 will include deluxe accommodations for two in a deluxe suite, elegant candlelight or fireside four course dinner for two prepared by Chef Michael, a bottle of champagne on ice and a fresh bouquet of flowers.
Schooners Coastal Kitchen & Bar (Monterey, CA) – Suspended over the waters of Monterey Bay, Schooners Coastal Kitchen & Bar is in the ideal location for celebrating the Central Coast and the spectacular oceanfront region. Guests can enjoy the beautiful new restaurant residing in the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, for a delicious Valentine’s Day dinner running from February 10-14th. The four course prix fixe menu features delicious local seafood and wine pairings, $130 per couple / $170 per couple with wine (tax and gratuity not included).
The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards (Livermore, CA) – Newly appointed Executive Chef Matt Greco will serve a decadent Valentine’s Menu in the heart of the beautiful Livermore vineyards. The four course prix fixe menu will be priced at $95 per person. For the full menu and all the delicious details, click here.
February Events & Delights
Aurea at the Stanford Court Hotel | RLife LIVE (San Francisco, CA) – During the month of February, the Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel will host a series of free performances as a part of Rlife LIVE. The series presents a revolving league of up-and-coming talent, showcasing their fresh, new sound every Thursday. The Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel will be offering handcrafted cocktails and local, seasonal bites during all performances.
Lafitte | EggTastic Brunch (San Francisco, CA) - Lafitte and Petaluma Farms hatch EggTastic Saturdays an all egg brunch menu with egg cocktails and eggs, eggs and more egg’s to take home! Every Saturday in February from 10AM – 2PM.
Jasper’s Corner Tap & Kitchen | Sunday Beer Supper (San Francisco, CA) – From February 10th through 19th, the city will be abuzz as it celebrates SF Beer Week! Come celebrate with a beer-pairing throw-down at Jasper’s Corner Tap & Kitchen! We are inciting a little “friendly” competition between two local brewers (Anchor Steam and Anderson Valley) and having them go head to head in a three course Sunday Beer Supper prepared by Executive Chef Adam Carpenter this Sunday, February 12th.
For $55, you will get a pint upon arrival with some small bites, three courses paired with six different beer tastes, three from Anchor Brewing and three from Anderson Valley Brewing. To finish the meal, there will be a special dessert paired with a mini beer cocktail. Come learn how to pair beer with food from the brew-masters themselves and help us decide which beers pair better with our food. (BONUS- Anchor Brewing will be offering their exclusive SF Beer Week Brew!) Buy your tickets here!
La Boulange Bakery | La Boulange Fridays (Various San Francisco Bay Area Locations) – In the spirit of the true French bakery, where friends and neighbors go to connect and mingle, La Boulange is proud to announce La Boulange Friday on January 24 and we are proud to be cooking to benefit Village Enterprise! Enjoy an evening with hosts Pascal Rigo, Owner and Baker, and Alain Bourgade, Chef de Cuisine, with a welcoming aperitif and three course family style meal prepared from our ovens. At the end of each evening we ask guest to donate what they wish.
E&O Trading Co. | Bone Marrow Drive (San Francisco, CA) – On Saturday, February 25th E&O Trading Company will be hosting the AADP’s bone marrow donor registration drive! Please stop by and show your support for this amazing cause. For more information contact: info@aadp.com
Grand Cafe | First Annual Mussel Battle (San Francisco, CA) – Get ready for first annual MUSSEL BATTLE on February 29 from 5:30-7:30PM with emcee Liam Mayclem from Eye on the Bay! Come see San Francisco’s greatest chefs “flex their mussels” and compete for the ultimate shellfish crown. For a mere $15, your ticket includes tastes from the chefs, supplementary bites from Chef Alicia Jenish and a glass of wine, beer or champagne. Additional beverages will be available for purchase. An elite panel of judges and you, our guest, will decide the winner. You will not want to miss this!