Patch Picks: Where to Celebrate Valentine's Day

Welcome to our second installment of Patch Picks, a weekly feature that highlights editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off and more.

You’ll find useful lists to help you, your family, friends and significant others find the best places for everything from Sunday brunch to New Year’s Eve celebrations, pumpkin patches, date-night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, kids party places, parks and more. 

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• the downtown spot is offering a special, four-course dinner package for $75. Couples can select an individual salad, a shared cheese fondue, entrée selection and a shared chocolate fondue dessert.
• The Los Rios restaurant is changing up its "porch party" menu this Saturday with some unique tapas (fava bean and black truffle, pulled pork and sweet onion, crawfish deviled egg ... ) for $5. Or go all out and dine on a four-course-dinner menu. Seating starts at 5 p.m., and reservations are recommended.
• : The cozy restaurant will serve a special Valentine's Day menu from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday. Entrées include: Filet and lobster ragout and medallion of pork tenderloin with dijon mustard and chanterelle mushroom sauce. Top off your meal with a Belgian chocolate heart with candied oranges and Grand Marnier sauce.