"On one side of the aisle, it's consumerist hell, and, on the other, it's a make-or-break day to declare your love (or else, I guess). Most of us fall probably somewhere in the middle, whether that looks like a bouquet for your partner first thing in the morning, a candlelit dinner out, a night at home with fried chicken buckets à deux, or a solo night on the town with an ice-cold martini and burger."
"Los Angeles seems to love Berenjak, the hot new London Iranian import planted on the ground floor of Soho Warehouse in the Arts District. Yes, it's a vibe-dining destination, but the food is actually good enough to match the mood of the room: Sultry banquettes melt into shadowy corners; dripping tapered candles provide a fluttering, warm glow. Is that Tom Cruise who just came in? (It is.)"
"Skip Berenjak's desserts (they're not that great), and have a nightcap at nearby Apothéke, a people-watching cocktail haunt where bartenders wear starched white coats like pharmacists. The drinks menu, organized by maladies the drink might heal, has an Aphrodisiacs section. Try the Mayari with vodka, violet liqueur, ube, calamansi, lavender, condensed milk, and lime."
February in Los Angeles brings Valentine's Day and a Groundhog Day prediction against an early spring. Valentine's options range from casual to elaborate, including a date over curly fries, an overnight trip to Ojai, a parade of kebabs, and a friends-and-family ice cream jaunt. Berenjak, a London-to-LA Iranian restaurant in the Arts District, combines sultry banquettes and candlelit ambiance with dishes like black truffle olivieh, meygoo kebab, fat barbecue prawns, and torshi phel phel. Skip the desserts, then head to Apothéke for people-watching cocktails; the Mayari mixes vodka, violet liqueur, ube, calamansi, lavender, condensed milk, and lime.
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