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Creative Valentine’s Day Ideas from Parties That Cook

0 comments By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in Entertaining, General Tagged with chicago restaurants, date night, romantic cooking, romantic dinners, romantic restaurants, San Francisco restaurants, valentine, valentine's day, valentine's day ideas January 25th, 2011 @ 7:21 pm

Valentine’s Day is slowly creeping up on you. There are now just a little over 2 weeks for you to plan your MOST AMAZING Valentine’s Day ever! No need to freak out. Parties That Cook has a few options for you last minute romancers.

Book a spa visit with a couples massage, and you are sure to earn extra points from your honey. Talk about luxurious, Auberge Du Soleil in Napa Valley offers a Valentine’s Indulgence spa package that actually includes a milk chocolate bath for two in a private outdoor garden. Admit it, you’re melting just thinking about it. Finally, retreat back inside for a full body massage using a decadent massage oil of chocolate and spice. Filling your own tub with chocolate milk is NOT recommended.

Nice restaurants don’t have to come with an expensive prix fixe meal. While it may be easier to have one less decision to make that night, ordering a la carte is better for your wallet. Here’s a list of fine dining establishments in San Francisco and Chicago that stay true to a la carte menus.

Cooking a romantic dinner is another option that allows you to show your personality through food. Check out Parties That Cook’s Valentine’s Day Couples Cooking Classes! Sip on delicious sparkling wine (included) as you and your honey heat up the kitchen and learn to make dishes like Pancetta-Wrapped Plums with Blue Cheese and Sweet Honey-Balsamic Glaze. The Chocolate-Raspberry Truffles are the cherry, wait, raspberry on top. Hosted in San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle, these events are sure to sell out.

Don’t have a sweetie? Find him or her at a Valentine’s Day Singles Cooking Class! Guests are broken into co-ed cooking teams to work on recipes from the evening’s tapas menu. You’ll mix and mingle with other singles while sipping wine and learning how to prepare delicious new dishes. Trust me, it’s better than finding love through your car.

If you’re love life is laughable, check out Mortified SF/Berkeley/LA/Boston’s Doomed Valentines shows. Real stories of awkward Valentine’s Day mishaps may just make you feel better about yourself.

Valentines Day Cooking Classes to Simmer and Seduce

0 comments By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in General, News & Events Tagged with cooking class, couples class, couples cooking, dacor, parties that cook, romantic cooking, san francisco, valentine, valentine's day February 10th, 2009 @ 11:09 pm

Looking for a last minute plan on Valentine’s Day? Steam, simmer and seduce your special someone with a romantic cooking class for couples. We still have space for a few lucky couples in the February 12 evening class and February 14 daytime class in SF, so grab your tickets today! All other classes have sold out.

As the saying goes, the quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. These days, we can all agree the same sentiment applies to the ladies as well. Together, you’ll heat up the kitchen and learn to cook an assortment of gourmet appetizer dishes with international flair. You’ll fall in love all over again noshing on mouth-watering bites like Ahi Tuna Tartare in Sesame Won Ton Cups and Cinnamon Churros with Hot Chocolate Dipping Sauce. It’s a hands-on cooking lesson, gourmet meal, and aphrodisiac – all-in-one!

Best of all, you’ll be spending quality time with the one you love (and toasting to romance with free wine and champagne courtesy of the Duckhorn Wine Company and Schramsberg Vineyards)!

Valentine’s Day Menu
Ahi Tuna Tartare in Sesame Won Ton Cups
Polpettini: Little Meatballs with Melted Fontina Centers
Sweet Potato and Bacon Galettes with Sage Creme Fraiche
Caramelized Onion, Medjool Date and and Melted Brie Crostini
Lettuce Cups Filled with Gingery Pork and Shiitake Mushrooms
Cinnamon Churros with Hot Chocolate Dipping Sauce

Buy Tickets for Thursday, February 12 evening class

Buy Tickets for Saturday, February 14 daytime class

Both classes will take place at Dacor’s state-of-the-art Design and Culinary Center in South San Francisco.

For more info, contact us at (415) 441-3595 or info@partiesthatcook.com.