DINING The Raymond 1886’s raspberries and yogurt is served with litchi panna cotta.
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AND SAVORY AREA EATERIES PIVOT TO TAKEOUT FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
pending quality time together over a nice meal is a great way to spend Valentine’s Day. These spreads will spread the love between you and your partner for this day of love.
Arroyo Chop House The Valentine’s Day special is available to go from Friday, February 12, to Sunday, February 14. For appetizers, Arroyo Chop House is offering clam chowder soup with roasted brioche croutons ($13), crab cake and lobster cake with bearnaise and mango relish ($23) and an heirloom tomato salad with burrata cheese, micro balsamic reduction and extra virgin olive oil ($18). For the main course, the Valentine’s surf and turf ($150) for two people is prime cowboy and lobster tail (12 ounces). As a side, you can order Lyonnaise fingerling potatoes with bacon and onion ($13). To finish off the course, enjoy a chocolate hazelnut mousse cake ($14). 536 S. Arroyo Parkway, 626-577-7463, arroyochophouse.com Bistro 45 This special is only available on Sunday, February 14, for curbside pickup between 4:30 and 7 p.m. Guests have the choice of Petaluma duck foie gras mousse or composed heirloom beet salad with farmstead goat 10 | ARROYO | 02.21
cheese and crispy artichoke. Choose between Maine lobster bisque or organic butternut squash soup for two. The meal has two pan-roasted ora king salmon with green curry sauce and scallion with basmati rice; two 4-ounce Creekstone filet chateau with fingerlings, roasted cauliflower and port demi; butterscotch pot au crème and chocolate blackberry terrine with eggnog ice cream. Includes two Pinnacle vodka and passion fruit cosmo kiss cocktails. The special is $125 per person (minimum of two people ordering). 45 S. Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, 626-759-2478, bistro45.com Black Angus Steakhouse Get the exclusive Valentine’s Day to-go offer from Friday, February 12, to Sunday, February 14, from Black Angus Steakhouse. The $99 special includes two 6-ounce filet mignon, two lobster tails, an appetizer to share, four classic sidekicks, one shareable dessert with molasses bread, and two prosecco splits. Black Angus is also offering half-price bottle of wine with the purchase of an entrée. Info: blackangus.com (to order takeout and curbside pickup). Check website for locations. continued on page 12
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BY OLIVIA DOW
