You want to do something special for your valentine, but this year Valentine’s Day is on a Wednesday. Making dinner reservations the weekend before or the weekend after is great, but if your schedule is too hectic for that mid-week dinner date, Papageno’s Wine & Provisions has solutions that are simple, elegant, and tasty; all sorts of ways to make your Valentine’s at home memorable.

Looking to impress your Valentine? Look no further than The Katherine, which will be offering heart-pumping Valentine’s Day specials. Options will include a chef’s selection of libido oysters with bleeding pomegranate mignonette; truffle-dusted tuna crispy rice with spicy mayo and eel sauce; and spiced wild mushroom and duck lasagna.

There’s something about the new year. As much as we are looking forward, we also reflect on the past year. In doing so, I’ve looked back on my dining reviews and selected the best places I visited in the past 12 months.

South Florida is a true haven for foodies. The area’s diverse community and the fact that people from all backgrounds call this place home make it easy for locals and visitors to find a proper place to dine based on their tastes.

This week’s title comes from the 1950s Broadway musical, “The Pajama Game."

In my youth, there was a song, sung by Maria Muldaur.