Valentine's Day at Chez Daniel

Love is certainly in the air at the "BEST" Romantic Restaurant in Bloomington! Our staff has been hard at work creating a special menu in honor of the most romantic day of the year, Valentine's Day. With just over a week left to plan the perfect evening for your sweetheart, make plans and reservations to join us for a night he or she won't soon forget.

Valentine’s Day Special Menu

Appetizers

Goat Cheese Salad

Roasted beets, red peppers, frisee, micro greens, truffle, Dijon mustard vinaigrette

$10

Clams & Risotto

Lobster risotto, clams, pancetta, fennel, dried Vermouth butter sauce

$16

  

Entrées

Dried Aged Pork Chop

Celery root puree, morel mushroom sauce

$32

Surf & Turf

Beef Tenderloin, Lobster Tail, demi-glace, citrus hollandaise, house potatoes

$38

Crab Stuffed Salmon

Honey-lime marinated salmon stuffed with crab meat & rolled in Filo, risotto & lemon sauce

$32

Roasted Chicken

Pan-seared chicken, roasted tomatoes, asparagus, caramelized onions, spiced cream, garnished with shrimp

$31

Dessert

Heart-shaped chocolate cup, filled with passion & raspberry mousses, truffle chocolates

$9

Sounds pretty delicious, right? In addition to the above special menu, our full dinner menu will be available for guests to choose from as well.

Space fills quickly, so make sure you secure your reservation for the perfect Valentine's Day celebration by calling Chez Daniel at 952-888-4447 or book online at Open Table.

Plus, if you're looking to make a whole night of it, our prime location within the Embassy Suites Bloomington offers you the opportunity for a mini getaway! To make your room reservation, CLICK HERE.

Bonne Saint Valentin from all of us here at Chez Daniel!

Valentine's Day in France

Valentine's Day, or St. Valentine's Day, is celebrated not just in America, but throughout the world. It should come as a surprise then that the most romantic day of the year went largely unnoticed in the most romantic city in the world (Paris) until the last few decades. As with other American influences, the trappings of Valentine's Day made a steady journey across the Atlantic.

Traditionally, a Catholic country, Valentine's Day is known as Saint Valentin and is now celebrated somewhat similarly to how we celebrate here in the states. Lovers exchange small gifts of chocolate, flowers, and cards, and a romantic meal may be shared. However, all of the Valentine "things" (sold at stores), decorations, valentines shared among school children, etc. are not typically enjoyed there.

In France, Saint Valentin is simply a day set apart to celebrate the affections of those in relationships of various kinds.

One interesting custom related to Saint Valentin that has since been banned is the "une loterie d'amour" or "drawing for love". Basically, single people of all ages would gather in houses that faced opposite one another and begin calling out the windows until they were paired off. The male caller, if dissatisfied with his partner, could leave the female caller.

This left a pool of single women, who would build a large bonfire to burn all of the pictures of men that had deserted them while piling insults upon the men. As things like this often do, it got out of hand and was banned by the French government.

France also boasts its own little "Village of Love". The village of St. Valentin in Indre goes all out for Saint Valentin, including bedecking the whole village with flowers and hosting marriage ceremonies in its garden. If you plan to visit for Saint Valentin, make your plans early, because the village fills over the holiday.

No matter how you celebrate, make sure to take time to love the one your with. If you're unpaired, perhaps host a little "une loterie d'amour" party?

Bonne Saint Valentin!