Valentines Day Ideas 2016

Food Noir's Desire Extravaganza Food Noir, the capitals sauciest dining club, has big plans for Valentines Day with their extravagant DESIRE pop-up. With exquisite interiors in exclusive settings, immersive risqué theatre performances and atmospheric soundscapes purposely created for Food Noir by award winning visual music creators, this event is designed to stimulate every sense. 13 & 14 Feb at a secret location in Kensington and Chelsea, starting at 8pm until late. Entry fee starts at £99 per person: www.foodnoir.co.uk/#!desire/cee2 Dirty Dancing Valentines party @ Archer Street Bar, Soho Join Archer Street on Saturday 13th February from 2pm – 1am for their Dirty Dancing Valentines party. Warm your heart with an Endless Love cocktail while the all-singing Archer Street staff add to the passion of the evening with songs and performances from the film and stage show, to get everyone singing and dancing, so no one puts baby in the corner. www.archerstreet.co.uk Le Caprice / Royal Academy of Arts Meal One for the seriously cultured, admire Monet and Matisse's masterpieces at The Royal Academy of Arts followed by a delicious two course meal at Le Caprice with a glass of Perrier-Jouët while admiring the restaurant's Modern Mayfair Garden installation.  Sounds both flashy and expensive, but this pretty swish experience can be had for a mere £38 per person!  Available until 20 April 2016 http://www.le-caprice.co.uk/royal-academy-packages/ Palentine's Day Party at The Book Club Valentine's Day...a time to show your beloved how much they mean to you with a bouquet of petrol station carnations? Ah, sweet romance. But it doesn't need to be this way. The Book Club are celebrating true friendship instead of true love with a ‘best pal' inspired event, including a friendship bracelet making workshop and a screening of the classic 90s BFF film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion! Tickets: £6.50 - includes friendship bracelet workshop, film screening and sugary snacks. 14 February.  www.wearetbc.com Breakfast In Bed Valentines' Box from Good & Proper Tea Give your other half the ultimate breakfast-in-bed experience with this perfect kit by Good & Proper Tea.  Each box includes some of their famous tea, their much-loved homemade sourdough crumpets & their house-made raspberry jam – all delivered to your door in time for the big day! £18.00 from http://www.goodandpropertea.com/loose-leaf-tea/breakfast-in-bed-valentines-box (Use code BREAKFASTINBED at checkout for FREE Shipping) Star of Bombay Gin Show how much you care this Valentine's with the gift of gin! Not just any gin, but this rather exquisite looking and tasting gin crafted by the good folk at Bombay Sapphire Distillery.  Produced in very small quantities to a unique botanical blend, the liquid has an extraordinary intensity due to a slower distillation process.  With such rich character, this gin ideal for mixing up into cocktails or in a G&T.  Available from retailers such as Waitrose priced at £34.50. Rare Chilli Hamper by World of Zing Forget your ostentatious oysters and fancy chocolates and turn to chillies for nature's true aphrodisiac this Valentines Day!Scientifically proven to release endorphins (happy chemicals in the brain), double the heart rate and make lips swell to a kissable plump pout, World of Zing's Rare Chilli Hamper is guaranteed to get temperatures soaring for a night of amour. Ideal for the Chilli curious and obsessed alike,  the collection ranges from the fruity South American Aji Amarillo and the fearsome Indian Naga Bhut (Ghost) to the wonderfully aromatic Facing Heaven from China and World of Zing's famed Sriracha Chilli Sauce infused Sea Salt. £19.95 (including 8 different chillies) from www.WorldOfZing.com/product-category/foodie-gifts 20% off!  Use promo code 'LoveZing16' to take advantage of 20% off all Foodie Gifts at World of Zing until 12 Feb 2016!