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.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens invites couples to an unforgettable evening under the stars with "Musical Vizcaya with FIU's Symphony Orchestra" featuring film scores performed by the 50-piece FIU Symphony Orchestra. The best part? Tickets are only $15 per person at vizcaya.org. Pack a picnic dinner for a perfect romantic evening.
Le Colonial is known for its elegant ambiance, romantic cocktails, and upscale French-Vietnamese cuisine. For the Valentine’s Day special, guests can select one small plate or raw bar item, one large plate, and one dessert for a prix fixe of $115.
Have a “Lady and the Tramp” moment with Elisabetta’s featured Valentine’s menu item, Caccio e Pepe. The traditional Roman pasta dish features spaghetti chitarra, pecorino Romano, and freshly cracked black pepper, served at both locations, Delray, and West Palm Beach.
Wild Thyme in the Atlantic Hotel on the 5th-floor pool terrace will host dinner under the stars four-course prix fixe menu with two seatings at 6 and 8:15 p.m. for $99 at wildthymeoceanside.com.
Sushi-loving couples should stop by Saiko in Boca Raton to sample its Valentine’s Day special, spicy tuna biscuit. Because nothing says love like spicy tuna, fresh jalapeno, wasabi mayo, and eel sauce, on top of a crispy rice cracker.
Louie Bossi’s Valentine’s special is tagliolini al Limone; fresh cut pasta, Meyer lemon, mascarpone, yellow tomatoes, parmigiana, chopped pistachios, and basil. It will make you pucker up for a kiss.
City Oyster & Sushi Bar is celebrating Valentine's Day with a special of lobster risotto, served with a demi-bottle of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne for $68.
Have Valentine’s Day your way at Fleming’s Steakhouse. The upscale chain is offering a three-course prix fixe menu for two featuring a prime surf & turf that includes a shareable 28 oz. prime bone-in New York strip, 6 oz filet mignon, crab-stuffed lobster tails, and mushroom sauté. The menu also features oysters Rockefeller and shrimp cocktail, along with a dark chocolate torte. For two guests, it’s $230. If your palate prefers its own journey, they have entrée options such as filet mignon & crab-stuffed shrimp or Chilean Sea Bass.
An event advertised on the LGBT Meet Up app invited couples only to a romantic Valentine's Day dinner at La Veranda Italian restaurant in Pompano Beach, although the restaurant’s website shows nothing about the event. As always, best to call first.
A TASTE OF ASIA AT MORIKAMI GARDENS
The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach will host an evening
under the stars as it presents “A Taste of Asia: A Culinary and Cultural Experience” on Saturday, Feb. 17. Relish the vibrant flavors and rich traditions of Asian culinary culture in a Japanese garden setting during this special inaugural event. Guests will be given a culinary “passport” they can use to savor Asian-inspired cuisine from celebrated South Florida restaurants while enjoying fine wine, sake, and whiskey.
Participating restaurants include:
Coco Sushi Lounge & Bar
Cornell Café
Gaijin Taiyaki
Ito En
Kapow Noodle Bar
Ken Rose Catering
Lemongrass Asian Bistro
Niigata Sake Selections
Nobu Miami
Palm Beach Meats
Phat Boy Sushi Kitchen
Ramen Lab Eatery
Sushi Yasu Tanaka
Sushi by Boū
The Sea Kitchen
Yakitori Sushi House
Winebow
The proceeds from the evening benefit Morikami’s Education, Exhibitions, Expansion, and Emotional well-being programs. Tickets are $200 per person and can be purchased at morikami.org/taste-of-asia.