It's all about food and love, as we all learned from Lady and the Tramp, whose image we can't afford to show.


And to many of us, nothing says love quite like pork cheeks.
Those are the folks who must make Valentine's Day reservations at Pago, where the special menu runs the gamut from pork  cheeks to bison tri-tip, each paired with artisan wines, cocktails and beers. What better way to say I love you?
$55 per person; wine priced separately. Reservations available from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. For reservations, call 801-532-0777.

And, typically, Tin Angel gets kinky with a Valentine version of its famous black out dinners.
From Friday, February 10, through Tuesday, February 14, Chef Jerry Liedtke will serve four courses for $40 ($60 with wine pairing.)
 First Course: Choose your own Tapa, Cup of Soup or Side Salad
 Second Course - Comes with a Blindfold - it's a Surprise!
 Third Course: Choice of Entree:
Shitake Crusted Pacific Line-Caught Halibut with Red Beet Potato Cake, Baby Vegetables and a Sweet Chili Ginger Beurre Blanc.
OR
Pleasant Creek Wagyu NY Steak Seared and served with Parsnip Mashed Potatoes, Baby Vegetables, a Black Mushroom Demi Glace and Fresh Horseradish
Fourth Course: Choose your own dessert.
For reservations call 801-328-4155.  
 
Of course, for the traditionalists among us, you can't beat Log Haven for romance and I'm not the only one who says so–Utah's own cabin in the woods was named one of the nation's 100 Most Romantic Restaurants by Open Table, the online reservation service. The award reflects the opinions of nearly 5 million user reviews collected in the last two months of 2011. Plus mine.
For reservations, call 801-272-8255.