The Rundown Article Archive: Chews, Booze & Snooze, Places for couples to eat, drink, and get busy

The most important day on the female calendar is rapidly approaching. And if you’re not prepared to wow her on Valentine’s Day, expect at least six weeks of wintry attitude.

Fearing’s at the Ritz-Carlton
Celebrity chef (and recent Top Chef guest judge) Dean Fearing spreads the love with a three-course sweetheart dinner, including seared Nantucket Bay scallops, Fearing’s Beef Wellington, a gourmet red velvet cupcake, and a Champagne toast. After dinner, retire upstairs and continue your luxurious seduction.
Feb 10-14. $95 per person. At the Ritz-Carlton Dallas, 2121 McKinney Ave., Uptown. Reservations recommended (214-922-4848). Rooms from $399.

Nana Restaurant at the Hilton Anatole
Impress her with one of the best views of the city from the 27th floor. The chef-created special menu here gives you and your honey a vast selection for each of four courses. Highlights include Chilean langostine ceviche, seared half Maine lobster, and 45-day aged prime bone-in ribeye.
Feb 14. $79 per person, $124 with wine pairings (some menu selections cost extra).

The Landmark at the Warwick Melrose
Sweep her off her feet and into a room filled with chocolate-covered strawberries and Champagne before indulging in a four-course dinner of lobster bisque, citrus lump crab cakes, grilled Angus filet, and a dessert trio — a mere sampling of available choices.
Feb 10, 11, 13 and 14 only. $65 per person dinner-only, $349 room/dinner package per couple. At the Warwick Melrose Hotel, 3015 Oak Lawn Ave., Oak Lawn. Reservations recommended. (214-521-5151).

Dragonfly at Hotel ZaZa
The My Sweet Bloody Valentine four-course dinner features oysters for the five senses (salty, sweet, bitter, sour and umami), as well as seared ahi tuna with shrimp and chive dumplings. Then turn on the charm in one of the hotel’s signature chic rooms, or splurge for the Erotica Suite.
Feb 11-14. $100 per person, add $30 for wine pairings. At Hotel ZaZa Dallas, 2332 Leonard St., Uptown. Reservations recommended. (214-468-8399). Rooms from $259. Use rate code HEART for complimentary parking, Champagne and strawberries, candlelit turndown service, rose petals, and breakfast for 2. Add a ménage a deux treatment and couple’s bath for $200 more.