Our Top 3 Takeaway this week is all about Valentine’s Day. Whether you want to go out for a romantic dinner, cook along at home, savor wine and chocolate or have a fun night out with your girlfriends for Galentine’s Day. Take a look at our selection of things to do and let us know how YOU celebrated.
Champagne, Wine and Chocolate
1. Champagne and Chocolates! at Home
This year, enjoy champagne and chocolates from the comfort of your own home. Plan a safe Valentine’s Day event AND support a Gunston Hall tradition. Tickets include a take-home package with champagne, chocolate, and access to a live virtual event via ZOOM. Packages will be available for pickup on Saturday, February 13 with the live ZOOM event beginning at 4:00 PM.
2.Cupcake and Wine Pairing at Home
Morais Vineyards and Cupcake Heaven have paired up to create a sweet and enjoyable cupcake and wine pairing flight take home kit to enjoy in the comfort of your own home! Take Home Kit for 2 includes 4 Mini Bottles (Sauv Blanc, Rose, Comendador & Cherry) and 8 total cupcakes, 2 of each flavor. Pickup at Aroma Wine Tasting Room in Mansassas.
3.Wine and Chocolate and Kittens
At Mount Purrnon Cat Cafe and Wine Bar you can do a wine and chocolate pairing and spend an hour petting cats on Valentine’s Day.
DINE IN OPTIONS
1. Brunch at Lost Rhino Brewing Co.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Lost Rhino Brewing Co. and dine to make a difference for children in our community! Lost Rhino’s February Brunch With Benefits partner is Touching Heart. This organization inspires kids to have a giving heart. Its purpose is to develop compassionate, kind and empathetic leaders. Join us on Sunday, February 14 for our signature brunch and we will donate 10% of the day’s proceeds to support the organization’s mission. We’ll be serving scratch-made brunch favorites like Strawberry French Toast, Biscuits and Gravy, Mimosa Flights, Beermosas, and more.
2. Blend 111
The Vienna restaurant we will be offering a special “Día de San Valentín” menu for indoor & outdoor dining on Friday and Saturday in addition to our regular dinner menu. On Sunday, we are offering only the special Día de San Valentín menu for indoor and outdoor dining with an extremely limited number of reservations.
3.Inca Social
Inca Social which serves up Peruvian cuisine are offering up a special Valentine’s dinner for 2 menu with an appetizer, entrée, dessert and a champagne toast. There will be limited seating so reserve your ticket now, and then call us to select the time you want to dine in. Buy your ticket for two and then we will email you to reserve your exact time for that day!
Feb 13 and 14, 2670 Avenir Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
Dine At Home Options
1.Trademark
Enjoy Trademark in the comfort of your own home this Valentine’s Day. Choose from a Three-Course dinner prepared and ready to serve at home or a Red Box Meal Kit for you to cook at home in your kitchen.
2080 Jamieson Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314
2.Trummers on Main
The Clifton restaurant is offering a three-course prix-fixe menu ($89/person) from Feb. 12 to Feb. 14. The meal starts with bread service, a first-course choice of rose apple salad, foie gras and duck confit croquettes, citrus cured salmon tartare or Norwegian langoustine crudo ($12 supplement), followed by an entree choice of house made pappardelle, seared harissa spiced tuna, seared sea scallops, roseda beef tenderloin; enjoy Valrhona milk chocolate tart, coconut milk panna cotta or a trio of ice creams and sorbets for dessert. Available for dine in or take out.
Celebrate with your Girlfriends
1.Reserve a fire pit with 2-10 of your closes friends at Paradise Springs Winery. Experience includes 2 fire pits, a scenic view of the Paradise Springs field, space for your pups, table side service, and a roof in case of rain or snow. You can reserve one or two fire pits in three hour increments. Includes tableside wine service.
2.Reserve a Movie Theater and Create your Own Galentine Movie Night
Grab 10 of your girlfriends and reserve a whole movie theater for $100 at Cinema Arts Movie Theatre. You can watch one of the movies showing or bring you favorite rom-com DVD and have that played. Price includes popcorn and a drink.
For Music Lovers – Valentine Concert to Enjoy from Home
Share The Love with Jim Brickman – Valentine Concert to Enjoy from Home
Grammy Nominated Songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman will entertain fans in February with “Share The Love” LIVE Virtually. The concert will include hit songs such as, “Love of My Life,” “Destiny,” “Angel Eyes” and “Valentine.”
Feb 12, 13, 14
Live Outdoor Concert at The State Theater
Enjoy the music of a great local band. The 19th Street Band plays a free outdoor show on Valentinues Day. The 19th Street Band brings together a constellation of Americana, country and rock with a taste of punk.
February 14th. Doors open @ 1PM. SHow starts @ 2PM
