South Bay restaurants tempt taste buds with special menus.
The young man currently putting new siding on my house told me that what the world needs more of is heart: love, kindness, respect. Here are some fun ideas for celebrating the official festival of Venus and Cupid this Valentine’s Day.
Hotel Valencia at Santana Row offers a “Date Night” package with accommodations for two, breakfast in bed, late checkout and a plethora of add-ons, including Bloomingdale’s and Santana Row gift cards, a Burke Williams Spa gift card and a three-course Valentine’s Day dinner curated by Executive Chef Pedro Calvo, with live music, Flamenco dancers and an interactive chocolate-dipped strawberry creation station ($165 non-inclusive; reserve on Eventbrite.com). All month long, enjoy a savory or chocolate fondue for two, served with sparkling wine for $40, available at Vbar and Oveja Negra.
Eos & Nyx and Still O.G. & Alter Ego Cocktail Club, both in downtown San Jose, are ready to wow you with special Valentine’s Day menus.
Eos & Nyx offers a tasting menu for $150, or $225 with wine pairings, with options like crudo tuna with avocado and ponzu and bruschetta with ricotta, Prosciutto di Parma and pistachio to begin, and mains like seafood tagliatelle, branzini with parsnip and trout roe, lamb chops and confit potato, and grilled fillet with smoked mushroom and bone marrow reduction. To finish, New York style cheesecake or lemon pie. Add-ons include oysters mignonette, Tsar Nicoulai caviar and black truffle.
Sultry and moody Still O.G. & Alter Ego Cocktail Club tempts with a six-course tasting menu for $125 per person; beverage pairings are extra. Courses include oyster with green aguachile, radish and cilantro; Hamachi crudo with leche de tigre and blood orange; octopus with butter beans and smoked mushrooms; and prime New York steak with hasselback potato and black truffle. Finish with chocolate soufflé with crème anglaise and raspberry.
Contemporary Turkish restaurant Meyhouse offers a romantic prix fixe at its Palo Alto and Sunnyvale locations for $130 per person, featuring Meyhouse’s signature dishes plus exclusive Valentine’s Day specials; wine pairings are also available. Supplement the experience at the Palo Alto location with live jazz by Jackie Ryan and Larry Vuckovich for $200 per person, with showtimes at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Reserve through OpenTable.com or at https://www.meyhousejazz.com
Sushi Roku in the Stanford Mall will be serving a special Izakaya feast for two for $118 per person, and Valentine’s Day specialty cocktails crafted for Feb. 14 only. Courses include Azari miso soup and their fabulous fried Brussels sprout chips, salmon tataki and crispy Toro Taku chips, Nigiri Kinmedai, pan-seared Hokkaido scallops with truffle yuzu butter, Wagyu ishiyaki and carnival cake for dessert.
Rise Woodfire in Santa Clara celebrates Valentine’s weekend, Feb 14-16, with a prix fixe for $130 per couple. It includes roasted artichokes with lemony ricotta and crostini, classic Caesar salad, choice of Faroe Islands Scottish salmon and 10-oz. spitfire roasted prime rib, creamy mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts, and dessert choices of Basque-style cheesecake or flourless chocolate truffle cake.
ASA Los Gatos offers a special Valentine’s dinner both Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15, featuring crab pasta, plus slow braised beef roast with creamy polenta, roasted beets and shallots.
Signia by Hilton San Jose offers a “take the elevator home” experience for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy a three-course menu at The Fountain ($80 per person non-inclusive) created by Executive Chef Joe Derla, along with cocktails, wine and spirits. Each guest gets a complimentary glass of Champagne. Signia’s most romantic rooms offer private patios with firepits and direct access to the rooftop pool, plus the option to add a s’more kit. Reserve dinner at OpenTable.com; reserve rooms at signiabyhiltonsanjose.com.
Che Fico Marco Menlo offers a four-course prix fix for $195 per person with an $85 per person wine pairing. Choose from mushroom lasagna with Taleggio fonduta or local Dungeness crab for starters, with entrée choices of Westhome Australian wagyu tenderloin or striped bass with carrot puree and celery root. Reserve at OpenTable.com.
LB Steak Santana Row offers Valentine’s Day-inspired menu additions beginning at 4 p.m., including Surf and Turf with misoyaki truffle-glazed wagyu filet, Dungeness crab and shaved truffles ($150); Spanish octopus with grilled prawns, pickled onions and roasted purple Okinawa potato ($42); and a passionfruit cheesecake for two ($24). Check out the “Bubbles Menu,” including a 2013 Dom Pérignon Brut at $65 a glass.
Staying in and sipping? Chateau Montelena has just released a Valentine’s Day gift set that includes two half bottles of Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet, vintages 2017 and 2019, plus St. Helena-based Olivier Vermont maple caramel or dark chocolate cherry chocolate sauce, plus dipping pretzels. Purchase at https://montelena.com/wine/valentines-set for $225.
Closer to home, Saratoga’s Mount Eden Vineyards celebrates the month of love with a bottle of 2021 Mount Eden Estate Pinot Noir paired with a selection of five chocolate truffles all wrapped in a gift box with notecard for $85 plus shipping at https://onlinestore.mounteden.com.
House Family Vineyards in Saratoga is partnering with the catering team of Rootstock Wine Bar to offer a Valentine’s Day picnic at Izumi Point, weather permitting. This outdoor experience includes your choice of picnic food items, a sweet treat, a bottle of your favorite House Family wine, red roses, tablecloth and an optional keepsake picnic basket to take home. Wine club member pricing is $150 per couple; non-members are $165 per couple. Keepsake picnic baskets are $50. Order by Monday, Feb. 10 at noon by visiting https://www.exploretock.com/housefamilyvineyards
The young man currently putting new siding on my house told me that what the world needs more of is heart: love, kindness, respect. Here are some fun ideas for celebrating the official festival of Venus and Cupid this Valentine’s Day.
Hotel Valencia at Santana Row offers a “Date Night” package with accommodations for two, breakfast in bed, late checkout and a plethora of add-ons, including Bloomingdale’s and Santana Row gift cards, a Burke Williams Spa gift card and a three-course Valentine’s Day dinner curated by Executive Chef Pedro Calvo, with live music, Flamenco dancers and an interactive chocolate-dipped strawberry creation station ($165 non-inclusive; reserve on Eventbrite.com). All month long, enjoy a savory or chocolate fondue for two, served with sparkling wine for $40, available at Vbar and Oveja Negra.
Eos & Nyx and Still O.G. & Alter Ego Cocktail Club, both in downtown San Jose, are ready to wow you with special Valentine’s Day menus.
Eos & Nyx offers a tasting menu for $150, or $225 with wine pairings, with options like crudo tuna with avocado and ponzu and bruschetta with ricotta, Prosciutto di Parma and pistachio to begin, and mains like seafood tagliatelle, branzini with parsnip and trout roe, lamb chops and confit potato, and grilled fillet with smoked mushroom and bone marrow reduction. To finish, New York style cheesecake or lemon pie. Add-ons include oysters mignonette, Tsar Nicoulai caviar and black truffle.
Sultry and moody Still O.G. & Alter Ego Cocktail Club tempts with a six-course tasting menu for $125 per person; beverage pairings are extra. Courses include oyster with green aguachile, radish and cilantro; Hamachi crudo with leche de tigre and blood orange; octopus with butter beans and smoked mushrooms; and prime New York steak with hasselback potato and black truffle. Finish with chocolate soufflé with crème anglaise and raspberry.
Contemporary Turkish restaurant Meyhouse offers a romantic prix fixe at its Palo Alto and Sunnyvale locations for $130 per person, featuring Meyhouse’s signature dishes plus exclusive Valentine’s Day specials; wine pairings are also available. Supplement the experience at the Palo Alto location with live jazz by Jackie Ryan and Larry Vuckovich for $200 per person, with showtimes at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Reserve through OpenTable.com or at https://www.meyhousejazz.com
Sushi Roku in the Stanford Mall will be serving a special Izakaya feast for two for $118 per person, and Valentine’s Day specialty cocktails crafted for Feb. 14 only. Courses include Azari miso soup and their fabulous fried Brussels sprout chips, salmon tataki and crispy Toro Taku chips, Nigiri Kinmedai, pan-seared Hokkaido scallops with truffle yuzu butter, Wagyu ishiyaki and carnival cake for dessert.
Rise Woodfire in Santa Clara celebrates Valentine’s weekend, Feb 14-16, with a prix fixe for $130 per couple. It includes roasted artichokes with lemony ricotta and crostini, classic Caesar salad, choice of Faroe Islands Scottish salmon and 10-oz. spitfire roasted prime rib, creamy mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts, and dessert choices of Basque-style cheesecake or flourless chocolate truffle cake.
ASA Los Gatos offers a special Valentine’s dinner both Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15, featuring crab pasta, plus slow braised beef roast with creamy polenta, roasted beets and shallots.
Signia by Hilton San Jose offers a “take the elevator home” experience for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy a three-course menu at The Fountain ($80 per person non-inclusive) created by Executive Chef Joe Derla, along with cocktails, wine and spirits. Each guest gets a complimentary glass of Champagne. Signia’s most romantic rooms offer private patios with firepits and direct access to the rooftop pool, plus the option to add a s’more kit. Reserve dinner at OpenTable.com; reserve rooms at signiabyhiltonsanjose.com.
Che Fico Marco Menlo offers a four-course prix fix for $195 per person with an $85 per person wine pairing. Choose from mushroom lasagna with Taleggio fonduta or local Dungeness crab for starters, with entrée choices of Westhome Australian wagyu tenderloin or striped bass with carrot puree and celery root. Reserve at OpenTable.com.
LB Steak Santana Row offers Valentine’s Day-inspired menu additions beginning at 4 p.m., including Surf and Turf with misoyaki truffle-glazed wagyu filet, Dungeness crab and shaved truffles ($150); Spanish octopus with grilled prawns, pickled onions and roasted purple Okinawa potato ($42); and a passionfruit cheesecake for two ($24). Check out the “Bubbles Menu,” including a 2013 Dom Pérignon Brut at $65 a glass.
Staying in and sipping? Chateau Montelena has just released a Valentine’s Day gift set that includes two half bottles of Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet, vintages 2017 and 2019, plus St. Helena-based Olivier Vermont maple caramel or dark chocolate cherry chocolate sauce, plus dipping pretzels. Purchase at https://montelena.com/wine/valentines-set for $225.
Closer to home, Saratoga’s Mount Eden Vineyards celebrates the month of love with a bottle of 2021 Mount Eden Estate Pinot Noir paired with a selection of five chocolate truffles all wrapped in a gift box with notecard for $85 plus shipping at https://onlinestore.mounteden.com.
House Family Vineyards in Saratoga is partnering with the catering team of Rootstock Wine Bar to offer a Valentine’s Day picnic at Izumi Point, weather permitting. This outdoor experience includes your choice of picnic food items, a sweet treat, a bottle of your favorite House Family wine, red roses, tablecloth and an optional keepsake picnic basket to take home. Wine club member pricing is $150 per couple; non-members are $165 per couple. Keepsake picnic baskets are $50. Order by Monday, Feb. 10 at noon by visiting https://www.exploretock.com/housefamilyvineyards
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