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Several restaurants at fine hotels and resorts in the L.A. area\u00a0 are offering amazing Valentine’s Day events to make your celebration special. Pictured are food offerings at Whist – Viceroy Santa Monica, and Oliverio – Avalon Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n
The whimsical, fun song, Better than Anything, sung by Natalie Cole and Diana Krall, captures the mood you’ll be in when you set sail and head for L.A.’s fabulous dining and romance adventures this Valentine’s week. Lyrics to the song go like this:
\nBetter than cream cheese on celery,
\nBetter than, mmm, honey on bread,
\nBetter than french-fried potatoes,
\nBetter than, aah, breakfast in bed.<\/p>\n
Better than strawberry shortcake,
\nBetter than chocolate eclairs,
\nBetter than hothouse tomatoes,
\nBetter than fresh bartlett pears.<\/p>\n
Better than dining a la carte Love comes in many forms, as you’ll discover in Santa Monica at the Mediterranean-inspired Whist<\/strong>–where dishes are served with a contemporary twist.\u00a0 Between February 10 \u2013 14, 2012<\/strong> you will be wowed by the enchanting dishes by executive chef Tony DiSalvo. A sophisticated, decadent Valentine\u2019s Day menu\u00a0 feature delicious, mouth-watering confections like Homemade Garganelli Pasta, Roasted Caribbean Lobster Tail, Akaushi Rib Eye, and a Chocolate Tasting for Two<\/strong>. Cost is $85 person, $45 person extra for wine tasting. Reservations (310) 260-7511, or reserve online at\u00a0 www.opentable.com\/whist-at-the-viceroy<\/p>\n Whist (Viceroy Santa Monica) Five Course pre-fixe menu options:<\/strong><\/p>\n Oliverio, a modern Italian restaurant at Avalon Beverly Hills utilizes seasonal local ingredients from executive chef Mirko Paderno.\u00a0 Turn Valentine\u2019s Day into an overnight affair with a romantic Penthouse Package for couples offered Feb. 10-14, 2012. The package includes overnight accommodations in the luxurious Avalon Penthouse, in-room champagne and strawberries upon arrival, dinner for two at Oliverio for the Valentine\u2019s menu, in-room breakfast and complimentary overnight parking. Rate is $1,200 per couple and bookings are available online at www.avalonbeverlyhills.com . Valentine’s Dinner at Oliverio costs $65, tax and gratuities are not included. For reservations to Oliverio, call (310) 407-7791, or reserve online at www.opentable.com\/oliverio-at-avalon-beverly-hills.<\/p>\n Oliverio (Avalon Hotel Beverly Hills):<\/strong><\/p>\n Several restaurants at fine hotels and resorts in the L.A. area\u00a0 are offering amazing Valentine’s Day events to make your celebration special. Pictured are food offerings at Whist – Viceroy Santa Monica, and Oliverio – Avalon Beverly Hills. The whimsical, fun song, Better than Anything, sung by Natalie Cole and Diana Krall, captures the mood […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4204"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nOr sampling gastronomic art.
\nBetter than anything
\nExcept being in love!<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/images\/viceroy-chefs.jpg\" "\\"img\\"")
\nPictured left: Executive Chef Mirko Paderno at Oliverio; Executive Chef Tony DiSalvo at Whist (right)<\/p>\n\n
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\nsonoma fois gras over akaushi tenderloin carpaccio
\nwhite pearl onion, micro arugula
\nseared akaushi rib eye
\nwhite sunchoke, black winter truffle
\nslow bake akaushi short rib
\nsauerkraut, crispy speck<\/li>\n
\nakaushi kobe \u201cbrasato\u201d
\nOR<\/li>\n
\nakaushi beef reduction
\nOR<\/li>\n
\nspicy puntarelle, Modica chocolate fondue<\/li>\n
\nIncludes a glass of prosecco and coffee or tea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"