Rounding up the first luxurious idea for Valentine’s Day, why not get delivery from the best restaurant in the world? Or how about fresh Lobster from Maine delivered to your doorstop? You heard us right.
1. Enjoy 3 Michelin star Alinea’s Valentine’s Day Dinner anywhere & everywhere via 2-day shipping! Ranked #1 and top 10 for several years from Singapore’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants List, Chicago’s Alinea, typically runs around $400 a person, is usually booked up 3 months in advance, and takes up to four hours to experience. This special experience will run you $310 for two, and requires either an oven or stovetop to reheat at home, and you can have it delivered faster than getting that reservation.
Here are the five-course dinner features, with OUR wine recommendations:
• Osetra Caviar: Passionfruit, Ginger, Champagne
Global Glam recommends Dom Perigean 2021 Brut ($162) or Veuve Clicquot Yellow label Brut ($49)
Brut is the driest version of Prosecco, therefore it has a lower residual sugar.
• Smoked Squash Soup: Yellow Curry, Crab, Coconut
Global Glam recommends 2016 Van Voxlem Goldberg Reisling ($40)
• Diver Scallops: Perigord Black Truffle, Onion Ring, Orzo
Global Glam recommends 2019 Rombauer Vineyards Chardonnay ($40) or Special Reserve White –Roussanne Marsanne 2012 ($74). Marsanne wine can have a similar body to that of Chardonnay. Marsanne can handle the influence of oak and these wines show a creamy texture that adds an extra dimension
• 7X Ranch Beef: Wild Mushroom Tart, Cherry Bordelaise, Parsnips
Global Glam recommends Recanati Winery Merlot Reserve Manara Vineyard ($66)
• Dessert on Your Table: Milk Chocolate, Roses, Raspberry, Lychee
Global Glam recommends Madeira Port
Alinea Valentine’s menu
2. Why send a Dozen Roses? Baz’s Famous Rainbow Bagels have fallen under Cupid’s spell and are now colored especially for Valentine’s Day, at $79.
This package includes 12 Valentine’s Day Rainbow Bagels
- Choose to add 1/2 lb. Cream Cheese
- Choose to add 1/2 lb. Smoked Salmon
- Choose to add 12 Valentine’s Day “Black and White” Cookies
Valentine’s Day Rainbow Bagels ship February 1st – February 15th
3. Eventide Oyster Co. ships its famous lobster rolls From Maine, at $99
Eventide’s Brown Butter Lobster Rolls have succulent lobster meat doused in nutty brown butter and served in a soft and fluffy steamed bun. A revival of the great American oyster bar, Eventide Oyster Co. is a James Beard Award-winning restaurant in Portland, Maine, run by Big Tree Hospitality, a Maine-based restaurant group founded in 2012 by Arlin Smith, Andrew Taylor, and Mike Wiley. Eventide Oyster Co. is known for their pristine oysters and exceptional Brown Butter Lobster Roll, a lobster roll doused in browned butter and served on a fluffy steamed bun. One bite and you’ll be transported to the coast of Maine.
This package serves 4 people and includes:
- 12 oz. Picked Lobster Meat
- 6 oz. Brown Butter Vinaigrette
- 4 Steamed Bao Buns
- Chives for Garnish
Eventide Oyster Co.
4. Ladurée 6 rose-flavored Valentine-printed macarons, $68
This Valentine’s Day Box includes 6 passion fruit heart-shaped macarons, 6 rose-flavored Valentine-printed macarons, and 6 macarons coated with chocolate. This assortment will satisfy any sweet tooth!
Ladurée, the famous French luxury bakery and sweets company founded in 1862—and one of Paris’ first “salons de thé,” or tea salons—is one of the world’s best-known sellers of the macaron, and other delicacies.
Macaron Flavors Include:
- 6 Passion Fruit Heart-Shaped Macarons
- 6 Rose-Flavored Valentine’s Day Printed Macarons
- 6 Macarons Coated with Chocolate
5. Trulli Dora’s heart-shaped ravioli , $99
I Trulli has been featured in the NY Times, Eater, the Michelin Guide, Food Insider, The Daily Meal, The Today Show, and the Food Network. Nonna Dora’s heart-shaped ravioli are a classic that we have been serving for 25 years at I Trulli for Valentine’s Day. The ravioli are made by hand with special Italian flour, striped with beet puree, and stuffed with Italian ricotta. We recommend you simply sautee them with butter and sage after you’ve boiled them.
A landmark of Italian fine dining in New York City, I Trulli was founded by restaurateur Nicola Marzovilla in 1994 and has since become renowned for its menu of specialties from Puglia, the Marzovilla family homeland. I Trulli is truly a family operation: many of its beloved pastas are handmade daily by Nicola’s mother, Dora. The Michelin Guide called I Trulli an “Italian Gem.”
Feeling like whipping something home-made to accompany these great ideas? Try these ideas for Valentine’s day nosh.
-GG
