A seared foie gras with pear compote begins this five-course dinner, priced at $139. For $415, you can add a one-night stay in a rose-petal-adorned king room to your order. The dessert, a triple mousse napoleon with champagne, is served in-suite.

Chef Yuji Iwasi creates a $60 three-course dinner on Valentine's Day for lovers and for those who are still looking. Everyone eats for $60 on Valentine's Day, couple ou non. The meal includes a complimentary champagne toast so even if you're sitting at a table for one, the bubbly can quiet your nerves.

One of the hippest hotels on the Sunset Strip gives you the opportunity to be "Cheap n' Cheesy" this Valentine's season, serving a four-course meal for $39 a person Thurs. -Sat. Enjoy your meal in the restaurant, poolside, or the Cactus Lounge.

The hotel bar keeps your wallet in mind with a "Sign o' The Times" Valentine's three-course dinner for two for only $50- champagne included. You couldn't be any cheaper if you snuck in your own booze.

Arts & crafts as an aphrodisiac: don't knock it. Make your own Valentine's cards at the table as you wait for the four-course dinner that includes heart-shaped lobster ravioli and edible flowers. Meal includes a glass of Brut sparkling wine. $50 per person. Grand Cru champagne for $10 more.

The bistro offers lakeside tables for two and special menu pairings- the "Lovers Duet Appetizer" and "Divine Chocolate Trio" on Valentine's Day.

This sleek lounge offers "Screw Valentine's Day," a dinner package that includes half-priced bottles of Belvedere. For the more romantically inclined, there is the $300 VIP after-dinner special, which features bottles of Belvedere or Veuve and chocolate-covered strawberries.

At Salvatore Marino's updated restaurant the $65 prix fixe covers an antipasto freddo and caldo, a choice of pasta and entree, and dessert. Then there is the crippling decision- between the blood orange polenta cake or a milk chocolate bailey's delice with raspberry coulis and praline gelato.

Cheese fondue for two kicks off the Valentine's night four-course dinner, featuring short ribs with polenta. Polish off your wine with a choice between molten chocolate cake and fresh fruit salad. Pair three different wines with your meal for an additional $12. Don't forget to pick up a loaf of Cocoa Goji Berry bread, or a box of fresh petite croissants, for the morning after.

Valentine's dinner of eight courses for $105 a person ($150 with wine pairings). The sophisticated tongue can anticipate a treat, with choices such as tuna tartare with avocado, tender braised veal cheeks and chilled Kumamoto oysters.

The modern French bistro serves up a roasted Liberty Farm duck breast and oysters on the half shell as part of Saturday's four-course meal. The yogurt and Chambord gelato with almond macaroon sounds like a promising finish.

This French-California hybrid offers three courses for $65 or four for $75 at their prix fixe Valentine's dinner. Escargot, Maine lobster tail and prime beef carrpaccio are on the menu.

This prix fixe Indian meal includes champagne, your choice of a chicken, salmon or lamb entree, and pistachio ice cream for dessert. $33 per person.

Valentine's at Morton's includes a three-course dinner for two at $109, not including wine. Start off with your choice of Caesar or a Morton's salad, then choose a seafood entree- shrimp Alexander, jumbo lump crab cakes or broiled sea scallops.

The four-course dinner at the Clubhouse features your choice of two entrees, including but not limited to filet mignon and prime rib. The meal is $95 for two, and the dessert choices include molten chocolate cake.

At Scott's you can choose from a prix fixe menu for $60 each, or you can order from the classic seafood menu a la carte. Options include a lobster bisque and creme brulee for dessert.

The menu at Z'tejas is inspired by the flavors of Arizona, California, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas. For $24.99 there is a three-course prix fixe option for Valentines, but the entire menu is available. The margaritas are said to be top-notch.

This Italian bistro offers a $55 per person multi-course prix fixe dinner that starts off with a flute of Perrier Jouet Grand Brut. Notable for providing a vegetarian option- a lasagna- Quattro also serves a chocolate mousse with raspberry puree for dessert.

For sushi lovers Hamamori offers many courses of Japanese fare with interstitial sushi and choices of entree: miso-marinated lamb chops, Kurobuta pork belly, or the tamari-marinated black cod.

If authentic Persian fare appeals, spend Valentines at Darya among the lavish decorations and ornate marble columns. The menu they offer features three courses and is $59.95 per person. Live music.

Tengu sports a live DJ and heated outdoor seating for their Valentines festivities, which are "house of mischief"-themed. If that does not intrigue you, perhaps the baked lobster tail or pineapple-infused sake will. $68 per guest for set menu dinner; $98 with suggested wine and sake pairings.

Spanish wine and food make for a romantic evening.

Cezanne celebrates Valentine's with aphrodisiac oysters for starters, and entree specials such as roasted loin of veal.

Joan's sports a special Valentine's menu that includes baked brie, lobster bisque and cornish game hen.

Former L'Orangerie chef serves a set menu of scrambled egg with caviar; choice of foie gras terrine, salad or blue prawn ravioli; and Chilean sea bass or organic filet of beef.

Rush Street hosts "My Naughty Valentine." The event features a "scandalous bottle service" package that includes champagne, roses, chocolate covered strawberries and adult-themed games and party favors.

Seven-course set menu dinner includes champagne, oysters and lobster miso soup. $150 per guest.

"Valentines sharing menu" includes such divisible delectables as fondue and lobster en fuego. Sharing menu options range from $9.50 to $98.

Breeze's special Valentines menu includes lobster with creme fraiche and caviar and porcini-encrusted tenderloin of aged beef.

X bar continues its tradition of innovative drinks with its Valentines cocktail- a blend of Moet et Chandon nectar champagne and remy red with assorted grand marnier- marinated berries. Word on the street is that you get free unlimited red velvet cupcakes with any glass.

West offers an exciting new cocktail, crafted explicitly for Valentines: the cupid's cocktail. It features ginger root reduction, grey goose vodka and fresh basil. The dinner menu offers aphrodisiac specials such as oysters with granny smith apples and horseradish granite.

Five Crowns, the stately Corona del Mar restaurant, is offering a pretty sweet deal to recession-beaten couples from Feb. 12th to 15th: a $99 per couple prix fixe meal. That includes tax, tip and one drink per person.

Valentine's tasting menu involves such exotic excitements as Tasmanian ocean trout and berkshire pig.

This chic fusion restaurant at the Mondrian hotel presents a prix-fixe dinner for $89 per person. The menu includes seared ahi with wasabi avocado crema. For guests who cannot make it till 8 pm the price goes up to $109. Each dinner comes with a half bottle of Louis Roderer Brut.

Whist at the Viceroy Santa Monica hotel offers a poolside set menu dinner and a supplemental "get a room" special- $199 on top of the price of dinner for exclusive lodgings.

For valentines, a prix fixe meal including smoked salmon and black truffles is $65 per person, at this traditional Italian bistro downtown.

This chic spot in Beverly Hills' Avalon hotel is offering a four-course prix fixe meal for $65 with professionally paired wines for an additional $35 per person. Venison, kobe beef benedict, and a lobster and lentil salad are all on the menu.

The ArcLight theater's restaurant and bar serve Valentine's specials in addition to their normal fare Saturday evening. Reservations accepted.

The ArcLight Sherman Oaks serves up Valentine's specials in addition to their usual menu Saturday evening. Reservations accepted.

Cafe Rodeo offers a set menu meal at only $75 per couple. Enjoy the outdoor Rodeo Drive location while munching on filet mignon skewers, miniature crab cakes, and a complimentary glass of Chandon.

A four or five course menu of Italian food and wine with an emphasis on aphrodisiacs will be served at this Santa Monica restaurant that focuses on northern Italian cuisine. The prix fixe dinner is $79, the five-course $98, and $109 and $139, respectively, with wine pairings included.

This Brazilian steak house serves their usual hot and cold salad bar and assortment of skewer-roasted meats as well as Brazilian flan smothered in chocolate ganache for dessert.

This chophouse with a Hollywood twist serves up a range of sumptuous desserts including chocolate souffles and cheese cake lollipops. Live jazz.

A special Valentine's menu compliments the usual excellent selection of microbrews. Yard House does not take reservations but does have a "call ahead" seating option at some locations. Great for last minute plans.

A special Valentines menu compliments the usual excellent selection of microbrews. Yard House does not take reservations but does have a "call ahead" seating option at some locations. Great for last minute plans.

A special Valentines menu compliments the usual excellent selection of microbrews. Yard House does not take reservations but does have a "call ahead" seating option at some locations. Great for last minute plans.

A special Valentines menu compliments the usual excellent selection of microbrews. Yard House does not take reservations but does have a "call ahead" seating option at some locations. Great for last minute plans.

A special Valentines menu compliments the usual excellent selection of microbrews. Yard House does not take reservations but does have a "call ahead" seating option at some locations. Great for last minute plans.

A special Valentines menu compliments the usual excellent selection of microbrews. Yard House does not take reservations but does have a "call ahead" seating option at some locations. Great for last minute plans.

A special Valentines menu compliments the usual excellent selection of microbrews. Yard House does not take reservations but does have a "call ahead" seating option at some locations. Great for last minute plans.

A special Valentines menu compliments the usual excellent selection of microbrews. Yard House does not take reservations but does have a "call ahead" seating option at some locations. Great for last minute plans.

A prix fixe Japanese meal featuring your choice of calamari or shrimp mandoo, and entree options such as royal black cod, "flower chicken," and gyenari galbee.

With singles in the front, couples in the back- everyone can feel welcome on Valentine's at this little modern bistro on Melrose. Drinks bought for unsuspecting love interests are half-off all night.

This hyper-modern restaurant goes out on a potentially regressive limb with their "his and hers" menu. Hers seems to center on seafood, his on beef. Unclear if subversive ordering will be tolerated. $85 per couple; $125 with wine.

Five-course prix fixe menu for $65 per person; additional $40 with wine. Food is "inspired by the Italian coast," and includes options like striped bass, beef tartare and foie gras torchon.

An elegant, natural setting for a romantic evening, Descanso Gardens in Flintridge offers a prix fixe dinner for $66 per person.

Magnolia's Valentine's special is intended to be shared. $100 per couple gets you cheese fondue, a salad, one entree each, and a slice of the fabled red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. Extra plates might be extra.

The chef's menu at Beacon is inventive and varied. On offer for Valentine's are not only Asian-inspired variants on a classic, such as the duck breast with pear chutney, but intriguing "small bites"- treats such as oysters with yuzu tartar sauce and mochi truffles- for appetizers and dessert.

Choose one of three elegant prix fixe meals: the "first-date," the "seven-year itch" or the "golden years." All if them are decadent and French- driven, with canapes, foie gras and profiteroles dotting the menu.

Esotouric rolls through Alhambra, Temple City, Monterey Park, Rosemead and El Monte to visit the cities' mysteries and oddities while enjoying a selection of dumplings from the San Gabriel Valley's best Chinese restaurant. The bus cruises past Phil Spector's spooky castle, the site of the battling neo-Nazis of El Monte and the little bar where James Ellroy's murdered mother, Jean, had her last drink. (11:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 14)