Valentine’s
Day….going out?? Staying in??
I
feel totally embarrassed to admitting that I was one of those girls who was
proposed to on Valentine’s Day. OK it is now out in the open and I am already
feeling better!
There
is one night in the whole year that I hate, and I mean really hate, going to a
restaurant on and that is February 14th. I don’t know what gets into
some restaurants but they just don’t seem to get it right, in fact some manage
to get it incredibly wrong. From heart balloons tied to the back of your chair
(yes it is true and I have sat on one once), to the dreaded so called romantic
piped muzak being played throughout the dimly lit evening. They cram in as many
tables à deux as they can possibly can which means that no matter how quiet you
mutter sweeting nothings to each other the next door couple hear the whole lot.
Then there is the food & drink from the set ‘Love Menu’. From the tepid and
barely fizzing fizz with a mushy strawberry at the bottom of the glass to
heart shaped food that follows. I can happily eat a heart shaped asparagus
mousse but heart shaped potatoes, vegetables and salmon en croute is a step too
far for me. Then of course you have the man that has been planning his move for
months. He is so in love with the beautiful woman opposite that he loses
all sense of inhibition, grabs the wilting red carnation from the vase, leaps
from the table and falls on one knee (which forces his outstretched leg to go
under neighbouring table). The
restaurant goes quiet, the tension mounts, everyone has their fork halfway
between the plate and their mouth as they wait for girl to answer…..
Check out what we think the best staying in meal will be...
Mediterranean Fig & Mozzarella
Salad
Crab & Salmon Fishcakes With Homemade Tartare Sauce
