On the Today show this morning, one of my favorite chefs, Mark Bittman (I’ve yet to make a dish of his I didn’t like), demonstrated a chocolate souffle anyone could master. Not only did it look super easy, it’s looked absolutely decadent. The trick, he said, was to fold not mix and be sure to clean the mixer between mixing the yolks and then the whites (no yolk can be present when mixing the whites or else it won’t work). I probably won’t make this for Valentine’s Day, but definitely will give it a try soon.
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Valentine's dinner at CVI on Feb 11 featuring braised duck and oxtail, plenty of apps and temping sweets. Plus a silent auction to benefit CVI, including a 5-night Napa stay and overnight visit at CVI. Call 419 499 7500.$75
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Downtown Cleveland Restaurant Week - February 27 through March 4. The week-long event will feature more than 40 downtown restaurants and plenty of great dinner and lunch specials. Park and eat During Restaurant Week, several downtown parking facilities will offer $2 parking to diners who show their special Restaurant Week parking voucher. The $2 parking special will be available to diners beginning at 5 p.m. each day during Restaurant Week. The $2 parking voucher must be printed out prior to using it at participating lots. A printable PDF version of the parking voucher will be available soon on the DCA Restaurant Week website. To see participating parking lots and garages, click here to view the map. For an updated listing of participating restaurants, menus, and special events for Restaurant Week, visit www.downtowncleveland.com.
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Hi,
I don't reallyhave top picks for V day. To be honest, I usually don't go out to dinner on Valentine's Day. I find that the restaurants are way too crowded and the final product might not be as good as it normally would be. With that being said, we are going out this year, but for lunch to L'Albatros. We had such a great meal a few weeks ago there that we are eager to go back. And by going for lunch, we can bring the baby.
As for some of my favorite restaurants overall, I love Momocho, Lolita, Fahrenheit, Lucky's, Flying Fig, Pacfic East and Michaelangelo's.
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