Wir waren gestern mittag - am Valentinstag - auch :-)? im Tantris essen. Bericht in meinem Blog! Wie immer - super fein.

`can do´ Ja, ich gebs zu - hab mich verwöhnen lassen und in einem netten kleinem Restaurant um die Ecke zu Abend gegessen, und nur einen schnellen Kuchen zum Kaffe gebacken... (und den nicht mal in Herzform - oh oh )

Eat in, every year, save this one. Usually, we alternate spending the day cooking something decadent & delicious for the other. Due to familial obligation tomorrow, we spent the afternoon shopping at a mall. And then... ate dinner in the food court. Nothing says I love you like Chicken Makhani slapped on a styrofoam plate.

Howwasithowwasithowwasit?!
(There is one good side about the enormous noise German advertising makes about Valentine's day: I felt warned off any flower shop, sweets shop or restaurant. None of my non-American friends celebrate this just-one-more-shopping-occasion fest, neither do I.)

We ate in and I actually have a boycott of restaurants on Valentine's Day....lines, problems with reservations and then being surrounded by X number of couples trying to have the ultimate romantic evening? Blech. :) I'd rather postpone it by a day or do it the day before to avoid the fuss.

We almost never eat out on Valentine's day, because we had too many bad experiences (overpriced, food quality rather low, too many couples) in the past. Glad you enjoyed your dinner though!

Hmm, is this a picture of Tantris is what I'm asking myself?
Not a big fan of Valentines day either, but with such a dinner it might be better.
Really like Kings of Leon too btw!
Have a nice sunday.

Well we went out to a local 1930's style bistro yesterday; it was great, as always.

My wife ordered a raspberry crème brulee for desert though which duly arrived; the waiter pointed out that their blowtorch had ran out of gas and as such there was no "brulee" to speak of - just a set custard desert with a lot of sugar on top!

I prefer not to eat out on V Day but if it was a restaurant I lived and I already had reservations I'd brave the crowds.

Ich finde den Valentinstag völlig überbewertet und ignoriere ihn eigentlich jedes Jahr ohne Probleme. Dieses Jahr eine kleine Ausnahme, da ich zu einer Hochzeit eingeladen war. Dort gabs französische Leckereien und eine traditionelle Hochzeitspyramide aus kleinen Windbeuteln mit Pudding drin und Karamell außendrum. hat das schon mal jemand von euch gegessen? An so ein Essen könnte ich mich jeden Valentinstags dran gewöhnen :-).

We actually ate out this year, which is the first time we've eaten out in a while with our busy schedules. We went to an early dinner (4:30) and it worked out really well. We had a wonderful meal and were leaving the restaurant just as it was getting busy. It also allowed us time to go do other things after dinner so it was perfect.

Eat in! I think it's a great excuse to make a special meal and do something nice.

I think restaurants are fine as long as you go to a restaurant that is not your typical valentines day restaurant. You don't want the whole place to be filled with cloying couples and serving heart shaped desserts. Last year I went to a restaurant that specialises in "nose to tail" cooking and offal - not too many soppy valentines there! This year I went for brunch instead to beat the valentines dinner rush.

das alte in and out. was soll dieser ganze valentinsquatsch. aber trotzdem würden wir alle seeehr gerne wissen wie's beim haasi war!!!!

No restaurant for Valentine's day but La Trattoria da Paolo (cucina sarda in Sendling) today!

Eating in on V-Day is the only way to go!

I actually blogged about this subject in my post: An Aphrodisiac Infused Valentines Day Picnic at Home, should you be interested.

Cheers,

~ Paula

Sherry and Bob Page of Culinary Getaways turned me onto this cookbook when they recently hosted a fabulous cookbook party, and now the book is a staple in our kitchen. At the gathering each guest brought a couple of dishes of recipes selected from the book. Between the 9 guests, we nearly covered all of the recipes from the cookbook. While it was a lot of food, each dish was followed by lots of "ooo's", "ah's" and "oh, this is so good!" Moreover, everyone agreed that the recipes have a very creative twist and are easy and fast to make. My favorite recipes are the roast beef with shallot radish dressing, and for dessert, the pumpkin semifreddo. It is making me hungry to think of this!

My fiance cooked me the most AMAZING meal for Valentine's Day and I think it pretty much topped any restaurant experience. Coupled with a nice bottle of champagne--I say: eat in!

So, I am a little late this year. However, just like New Year's Eve, we tend to celebrate Valentine's day "in." The most romantic meals we've had have been cooked by the two of us, and you can't beat the service! For us, the largest crowd we will tolerate on Valentine's Day is only two people.

We ended up going out to eat, mainly because we were out shopping and sightseeing all day in Boston, so by the time 6pm rolled around, we were hungry. Went to this great little place on Newbury street called Bouchee, had lovely Braised Short Ribs ( not sure why I have not seen this in Germany) and yummy Nutella Crepes with strawberries. We did beat the crowed thugh, as it was just starting to get busy when we left. It was getting too busy, we were happy to get out and get comfy at home with a movie :) VDay is just a big hype, especially in the States.

I went to Jamie Oliver's Fifteen to celebrate ours - but we made a point of going there a week after the Valentines day - we do that every year - never celbrate on the actual day - because we feel as though everything is more expensive & tacky!!

A little late, but I couldn't resist.
I work in a very popular -- and rather avant-guard-- restaurant and after this V-day [my 3rd in a row] I decided I'm never going to work this shift again... and not because I mind being away from my husband on a "special night." The whole gambit is so contrived and awkward on the customer side and house never quite figures out how to accommodate the conventions of the "holiday" while staying true to the nature of the place and it always seems to leave everyone on both sides vaguely dissatisfied.

My advice: If you're going to go out, go some place you regularly go with your special friend and order that thing you never order because it's too much: too rich or too expensive or just too much food. Don't go to a restaurant you've never been to just because it'll impress your date that you managed to get a reservation and then order the "safest" items on the menu and feign romantic notions while you're trying to calculate the bill in your head... or order big and leave whole plates untouched because your palate isn't keen on the exotic ingredients. If you have to [and you don't], do a little homework and know what you're getting into, at least!

I will only ever go out on v-day if it's spur of the moment and we're going somewhere we can order at the counter... If I feel like indulging the "holiday," I'll buy expensive ingredients I don't normally buy (prime cuts, exotic fish, truffles) and do something fancy at home.