THEME:
• Valentine's Day Dining
Dinner à deux? No problem. Consult our select list of fine places to celebrate the perfect Valentine's Day! Remember to reserve early, as tables are going quickly.

NEWS:
• Riingo Stars!
After much anticipation, Marcus Samuelsson's (Aquavit) American/Japanese restaurant Riingo has opened in The Alex hotel. Read all the news on the New York dining scene!

• New & Notable Restaurants
Midtown shines in a golden glow at newcomer Osteria Stella, where New Yorkers hungry for authentic northern Italian get their fill of regional specialties. Here are the latest hot spots.

INTERVIEW:
• Jean-Marie Lacroix
We were thrilled to hear from The Rittenhouse Hotel that they had made a deal with Lacroix to completely redesign and run their dining room. The Food Paper caught up with the chef to see how he's been enjoying his absolute freedom.

• Hot 10 New York
• "The Best of"

SEARCH:
• New York, Long Island, Greenwich, Stamford and Fairfield County, North Jersey and Buffalo

Editorial: Live and Let Love
In the beginning there was an apple, with which Eve tempted Adam. And so it began: The marriage of food and love and the age-old temptation of food. Love and food make great bedfellows, don't you think?

Events For Foodies, Gourmands & Wine Lovers
Find all the essential regional and national (and worldwide) culinary happenings for food and wine aficionados.

Winemaker Dinners
On February 26 Eli Zabar's W.I.N.E. celebrates the 25th anniversary of one of France's premier wine importers, Becky Wasserman. Click here for more fine wine events in and around the city.

Reconsidering the Oyster
Oysters have been defined as good for everything from bones and brains, to appetites and sex. And, the wisdom of drinking light, puckery dry white wine with oysters is not so much accepted as assumed—like drinking water from a cup, and eating sashimi with chopsticks...

Wine of the Week
We just delighted in a dream of a Zin that would convert any Zinfandel doubter.

Wine News
Get the latest news on the scene.

Top 10 Romantic Destinations
America, You're Beautiful... We have not all of a sudden become more patriotic but are celebrating our country's innate splendor from the Florida Keys to the Olympic Peninsula, Mackinac Island and elsewhere... Here are ten wondrous spots in the U.S. that spell awe and amore.

Cupid's Travels
Nothing like a fabulous trip to create fond memories with a loved one. We have selected several romantic travel specials that are absolutely extravagant and involve diamonds, Benzes, massages and roses.

Online Guide New York
All you need to know at a glance.

A Grand Taste of Vegas on the Jersey Shore
For those who haven't been to Atlantic City in a while (or ever) and for those who can't make it out to Las Vegas, there's now one really big (literally) reason to make the trip to South Jersey: Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

Top 10 Romantic Hotels
There are the obvious choices. And you don't need us to tell you which they are. Instead, we have selected the road less traveled, from rustic seclusion at Lake Placid to bucolic bliss at Blackberry Farm. Here are the ten most romantic hotels in the U.S.

Hotel Search
Search for New York hotels by area, rating, category and more and read thousands of frank reviews. Also, find luxurious properties in Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Miami/South Florida and elsewhere.

Discount Travel Booking
Gayot.com now offers readers the ability to book travel at low discounted rates. Whether you need to make a hotel reservation, book a flight or rent a car, we help you find the best rates. Click here to start.

We Caught The Love Bug
With its voluptuous round shape the New Beetle Convertible is sexier than ever before. In fact, we have decided that it is the most romantic car of 2004. Disagree? What other car comes with an integrated flower vase?

Top 10 Romantic Gifts
What makes a gift romantic? That's what we were wondering, too. Sometimes the most obvious choices are also the best. Why not give timeless, proven classics that work? Here's our red-hot wish list!

I Want My Food TV
Food has become a spectator sport, and chefs are celebrities. The Food Network is where you get face-time with culinary icons like Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger. They basically feel like very good friends of ours. Now, the folks at The Food Network have turned out their first cookbook. Check out their recipe for Shrimp Toast with Thai Basil and Ginger

• Table for Two: French Recipes for Romantic Dining
• Intercourses: An Aphrodisiac Cookbook

Head Over Heels for Chocolate
Soho-based MarieBelle makes a luxurious line of handmade filled chocolates.

Chocolate Central
Read about our favorite chocolatiers.

Top 10 Romantic Foods
Add a boost to your libido: Aphrodisiacs.

Chocolate Specials
Looking for sweets for your sweetheart?