Bite Me: Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day, love it or hate it, it’s a good excuse to eat some delicious food.

Wether you are single or madly in love, you might as well get together with someone who makes you smile and indulge a little.  I’ve celebrated many single Valentine’s Days myself, and it never stopped me from putting together edible gifts for friends, eating boxes of chocolate all to myself, or telling somebody that I loved them.

Personally, I try to avoid the Hallmark cards and drugstore chocolate and keep Valentines day fun and easy.  This year we’re doing no gifts, but instead we’ll be indulging in a delicious meal at home.  Here are some fun edible ideas to celebrate l’amour deliciously come Tuesday:

• Filet mignon with duck fat potatoes and peppercorn sauce served with Peller Estates Ice Cuvée Rosé (what we’ll be having!)
• Duck a l’orange with potato puree and Kir Royale
• Roast with Béarnaise sauce, roasted vegetables and sparkling wine
• Mexican feast with pink grapefruit margaritas

To Do In Toronto:

• Four Course Prix Fixe Dinner $75 per guest at Susur Lee
• Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu at Crush Wine Bar, $95 per guest, $150 with suggested wine pairings
• Skating at the Harbourfront with post drinks at Watermark Irish Pub next door
• Fondue night at Cheesewerks
• Cocktails at Lucid, a molecularly inclined cocktail bar
• Edible mulch- lacy chocolate hearts from Soma chocolate (Both locations open all week-end. DISTILLERY sat-10-8 sun-11-6 KING sat-12-9:30 sun-12-5pm)
• Macarons (here are the best in Toronto)