You Are Here: Home » Holidays » Valentines Day

Valentines Day

Fall in love with our romantic Valentine’s Day dinners for two, decadent chocolate desserts and from-the-heart Valentine treats for your sweetie.
Table Setting RotatedTruth be told, there’s never a bad time to wax lovingly about (or consume vast amounts of) chocolate. But with Valentine’s Day approaching, February seems to be a particularly appropriate month to pay serious tribute to the cacao bean in its many rendered forms, from truffle to bar and everything in between. But when it comes to counting down the country’s best chocolates, you won’t find any convenience store chocolates on this list. For honest-to-goodness artisan chocolate, we’re going straight to the source: the chocolate shops that only deal in the kind of delectables made from scratch and with lots of love. So as you prepare for the most chocolatey of holidays (Nielsen estimates Americans purchase approximately 58 million pounds of chocolate in the days leading up to February 14th), consider satisfying your sweet tooth at one of our picks for America’s 10 Best Chocolate Shops. —By Jennifer M. WoodMeg Favreau's Pancakes28127 OLIVE & WALNUT
Shaving Chocolate

Aphrodisiacs

What do you get when you combine asparagus, black licorice, chili pepper, fennel, figs, ginger, nutmeg, olives, oysters, pomegranate, rhino horn and tomatoes?

View Article
raspberries-relish.jpg

The Foods of Love

Whether you believe in aphrodisiacs or not, whether you believe in true love or not, you will always feel good when you spend time cooking…

View Article
mexican-chocolate-relish.jpg

Chocolate: It’s Cheaper Than Therapy

The story of chocolate is a hedonistic tale of treasure and desire for dominance over the tiny cocoa bean.

View Article
flourless-chocolate-cake.jpg

Chocolate Is a Girl’s Best Friend

When Valentine's Day rolls around, a girl only really needs one sweetie to keep her company—chocolate.

View Article
Day 2: Take Me Out Both beauties of design, Williams-Sonoma's melamine mixing bowl set and cute eco-friendly tote make the perfect pair. Bring the tote to the grocery store or farmers' market to collect your purchases, then prepare dinner using the durable mixing bowl set. Here are 3 reasons to use reusable totes in lieu of plastic bags: -Plastic bags are made from polyethylene, a material that uses non-renewable natural gas and petroleum which ultimately depletes our natural resources. -Plastic bags often become litter and in turn pose a serious threat to birds and marine mammals that may mistake the bags for food. -Carrying reusable totes avoids bag breakage and frustrating busts in the grocery's parking lot. Purchase: Printed Cotton Tote, Williams-Sonoma Eco-Friendly Tote and 3-Piece Mixing Bowl Set

We Heart Relish

Our Valentine's Day gift guide showcasing the sweet products part of our We Heart Relish giveaway. Visit our Facebook page to find out more!

View Slideshow
ricotta_pie_slice

Baking and True Love

In time for Valentine’s Day, an author uncovers the secret to her grandparents’ 60-year marriage—a love of baking and each other.

View Article
"I came to Paris middle-aged, divorced, and newly in love. Granting myself a sabbatical and renting out my suburban home, I moved with my beau to this romantic city for a year of living shamelessly."

Pastries in the City of Love

This Valentine's Day, experience Paris as a movable feast with Susan Hochbaum's exquisitely romantic photographs of pastries paired with prose from her new book, "Pastry…

View Slideshow
Valentine Treats

Valentines to Make and Bake with Your Kids

Little hearts will flutter this Valentine's Day when spending time in the kitchen with Mom.

View Article
Make a knock-out breakfast for you baby this Valentine's day with our classic potato cakes, portobello mushrooms, and poached eggs. And yes, a healthy heap of bacon. Recipe: Champ Potato Cakes with Bacon and Eggs

Say I Love You With Bacon

Chocolate may be Valentine's go to—but honey, there's nothing better than bringing home bacon to the one you love.

View Slideshow
Wine Picks

Wine Picks for Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s Day, say it with flowers—in the vase and in your wine glass.

View Article
french-silk-tarts.jpg

Chocolate Recipes for Every Diet

Indulge without packing on the pounds this Valentine's Day with our tips for creating guilt-free chocolate desserts.

View Article