LA Geek Dinners

Couples love everything romantic especially if the relationship has just started to bud and bloom. And while your relationship is in the blossoming stage, it would be grand to come up and execute some of the best romantic dinner ideas that you may encounter in order to instill wonderful memories for you and your partner so that when you have your own family, when you look back in retrospect, all you will be recollecting are breathtaking memoirs of your romantic past.

Romantic dinners offer the opportunity for you and your partner to dress up and feel nice. Women just love dressing up and the other womanly activities prior to that. One romantic idea would be to buy a gift certificate to a spa so that she can freshen up and feel relaxed before the passionate dinner for two that you are setting up. There are times when you want to feel classy and rich and a romantic dinner for two really calls for that kind of mood.

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You can cook up some romantic steak dinner ideas and there is nothing better to pair steak with than wine. So you can begin your dreamy dinner with red wine which is the best match for steak, a great romantic recipe.

Yes, you can plan your dinner in a posh restaurant. Or to make your dinner ideas more romantic, you can set up a dinner in a park or at your place. The clincher in these kinds of setup is that you have to create an ambiance of romantic mood and emotions and this can be achieved by taking note of things that she is fond of. For instance, if she likes pasta, then you have to research on some romantic Italian dinner ideas, or if she loves sea food, then you can probably whip up a lobster dinner for her complete with white wine.

Do not forget the flowers. A romantic dinner would not be complete without a bouquet of roses for your significant other. Think of another pretty item besides the flowers. Also, be ready to dance after the dinner. A romantic dance for two can probably be arranged with the restaurant band, or a serenade from the local musicians would really do the trick for you.

Make sure also that you are dressed appropriately for your dinner date. Wear something that you rarely wear but make sure not to wear something that attracts too much attention. After the dinner, think of a fitting accompanying activity like watching a good movie or going to a concert where the one performing is a favorite of hers.

If you are on a tight budget, nothing beats cooking for your loved one. You have to set the stage first by making sure that your table is neatly decorated with flowers and white linen. And then cook up something that you both like to eat, something fancy yet filling. Do not forget the wine to complete the whole romantic dinner experience. And top the whole dining detail with a kiss.

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Luxury

Las Casitas del Colca is probably one of the most romantic hotels on the planet, let alone in Peru. Each room is enclosed in its own private 1,291 sq ft bungalow featuring a terrace with spectacular views of the pastoral, picturesque scenery. You will have your own heated plunge pool, an indoor and outdoor shower, and, as if that’s not enough, a large bathtub built under a glass roof perfect for bubbles, champagne, and candles while you stargaze. After your romantic bath, you can retreat into the large dressing room to slip into something a bit more comfortable before heading to either your spacious bedroom, or your elegant lounge featuring a romantic fireplace for keeping warm on those cold Andean nights.  The hotel itself has an exquisite spa, delicious restaurant with 5 star five-course meals, and flowered gardens all surrounded by stunning beauty.  If you can’t get a little loving here, you may as well give up.  

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Mid-Range

Colca Lodge is a charming, rustic hotel on the banks of the Colca River featuring private rooms with large terraces for enjoying the stunning views.  The hotel has an acclaimed full-service spa, naturally heated outdoor hot springs, a fantastic restaurant, and a lovely bar for evening cocktails in front of the fireplace.  This hotel is a great choice for a splurge on a romantic vacation without breaking the bank.

Affordable

If you don’t have a lot of money to spend, but still want some romance on your trip to Colca Canyon, Pozo del Cielo is a great choice. Built using local, natural materials, this picturesque reasonably-priced lodge is homey and sweet, with stunning views, and a lovely restaurant featuring innovative nova-andean cuisine and evening shows for entertainment. There is also a nice bar for after dinner cocktails. The rooms themselves are simple and romantic with panoramic views, plenty of blankets and hot water bottles to keep you toasty.

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Enjoying a romantic getaway in Puerto Vallarta is all too simple. Here the editor of InsidePV.com shares insights into a few favorite romantic evenings in the 5th most popular destination in the world.

1. Nothing beats sunset at La Palapa Restaurant on Los Muertos Beach. Romantic dining at its best- enjoy an elegant fine dining experience with your feet in the sand while the sun sets over the ocean. Be sure and order the Spanish coffee, a 15 minute flaming presentation performed by Jorge Bernal, a favorite mesero (waiter) of returning tourists. The live music includes the relaxing sounds of Latin jam by Memo, Raul and Bob, who will always remember you, no matter how long before your next return. If you’re lucky, you will be honored by a performance by the owner of La Palapa restaurant, recorded musician, Alberto Perez.

2. Complete your romantic evening with a massage by the locally favored masseuse team overseen by Filipe Reyes, owner of Body Time Spa. Filipe is a local celebrity, adored by frequent tourists and known for his daily runs through town where friends are often seen holding water out as though a marathon were in process. Shiatzu, deep tissue, aroma therapy, reflexology, mud treatments, and exfoliation are among Filipe’s specialties. The fact that his fees are incredibly affordable just makes your massage that much more appealing. 044.322.117.2591 or email Filipe at felipejreyes@hotmail.com.

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3. Enjoy a social gathering unlike any other on Wednesday night’s ArtWalk. Stroll local art galleries of Puerto Vallarta beginning at 7 p.m. and be greeted with wine, and smiling faces of fellow art appreciators. A walking greet-and-meet, strangers are not shy here. Expect to meet new friends as you see works by the likes of renowned artists Cristi Larson, and Miso, a Japanese artist who resides in Puerto Vallarta only a few months every year. A gallery map of Puerto Vallarta’s Art Walk can be found at www.insidepv.com.

4. At night, the infamous Puerto Vallarta Malecon is filled with vendors, entertainers, romantic views and sounds. Countless vendors offer everything from unique arts and crafts, jewelry, and traditional Mexican foods. Enjoy mouth-watering tamales wrapped in a green palm leaves rather than the traditional corn husk. The neighboring amphitheater offers frequent concerts and theatrical performances, while mimes and local musicians speckle your path, only to be interrupted by the nightly fireworks and Puerto Vallarta’s famous Flying Birdmen who perform a death defying performance flying through the air after diving off a small platform high above the beach and swinging from a tethered pole.

5. Step just inland of Vallarta’s Malecon to the lavish De Santos and Azul nightclub who both offer rooftop lounging and romantic ambiance beneath the stars. Azul offers a fun twist to its trendy décor with a sand floor bar. De Santos offers magnificent views of the sunsets and fireworks. ZaiTai is located across the street from the Malecon, with an almost hidden entrance to a magnificent courtyard filled with nestled dining areas and a Japanese theme. Call ahead and reserve one of their ‘beds’ for your romantic evening- an actual bed enclosed by white fabric- the perfect hideaway to share a bottle of fine wine and an intimate evening in Puerto Vallarta.

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“Honey, I’ve cooked Hooters Buffalo Chicken Wings with their famous hot sauce and dressing, and it’s just for you!”

Want to prepare a romantic meal for two that will show your True Love ALL of your talents? Then – go Hooters!

The first Hooters opened October 4, 1983, in Clearwater, Florida. The casual beach-theme establishments feature Oldies jukebox music, sports on television, and a menu that includes seafood, sandwiches, salads and spicy chicken wings. Today, Hooters operates and franchises more than 450 restaurants in 43 U.S. states and 26 countries worldwide.

The element of female sex appeal is prevalent in the restaurants, and the company believes the Hooters Girl is as socially acceptable as a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader or Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. Don’t worry – it’s your own homecooked romantic dinner – dress for the occasion in whatever way you want. 

>>> And now here is their most popular meal of all – HOOTERS BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS WITH HOT SAUCE AND BLEU CHEESE OR RANCH DRESSING…

–Hooters Buffalo Chicken Wings–

> Chicken Wings

10 chicken wing pieces

Vegetable oil (for frying)

1/4 cup butter

1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon paprika

1/3 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

> Hooter’s Chicken Wing Hot Sauce

1 1/2 cup Butter (softened)

1/2 cup Tabasco Sauce

2 tablespoons Tabasco Sauce

3 tablespoons Brown Sugar

3/4 teaspoon Paprika

3/4 teaspoon Salt

1 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar

3/8 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

2 tablespoons Chili Sauce

> On the side:

Hooters Ranch Dressing or Bleu Cheese Dressing…

Celery sticks

> Preparation:

Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F. You want just enough oil to cover the wings entirely – an inch or so deep at least.

Combine the butter, hot sauce, ground pepper and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat. Heat until the butter is melted and the ingredients well-blended.

Combine the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt in a small bowl.

If the wings are frozen, be sure to defrost and dry them. Put the wings into a large bowl and sprinkle the flour mixture over them, coating each wing evenly. Put the wings in the refrigerator for 60 to 90 minutes. (This will help the breading to stick to the wings when fried.)

Put all the wings into the hot oil and fry them for 10 to 15 minutes or until some parts of the wings begin to turn dark brown.

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Remove the wings from the oil to a paper towel to drain. But don’t let them sit too long, because you want to serve the wings hot.

Quickly put the wings into a large bowl. Add the hot sauce and stir, coating all of the wings evenly. You could also use a large plastic container with a lid for this. Put all the wings inside the container, add the sauce, put on the lid, then shake. Serve with bleu cheese dressing and celery sticks on the side.

–Hooters Ranch Dressing–

1 cup mayonnaise

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon dried thyme 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk until completely mixed. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

–Hooters Bleu Cheese Dressing–

1 cup regular mayonnaise

1 cup sour cream

6 oz blue cheese

1 Tablespoon apple cider or wine vinegar

1/ 2 teaspoon pepper (optional) 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (optional)

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Crumble the blue cheese, and mix it all together.

Or try…

–Hooters Buffalo Shrimp–

> Buffalo Shrimp Sauce:

1/4 cup hot sauce

1/4 cup butter

1/8 teaspoon paprika

1 dash black pepper

1 dash garlic powder

Combine in a small saucepan over medium heat until butter is mixed through. Cover, and keep warm over low heat.

> Shrimp

12 uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup milk

1 cup all-purpose flour

Combine egg and milk in a small bowl. Place flour in a large zip-type bag. Coat six of the shrimp with egg mixture, then toss them in the bag of flour and shake well to coat.

Leave these shrimp in the bag, and repeat the process with the remaining shrimp. Make sure they are all well coated with flour. Refrigerate about 5 minutes while the deep fryer heats up to 375 F.

Deep fry for 8 to 10 minutes, until shrimp tails are dark brown. Remove, drain, and toss gently with Buffalo Sauce.

–Hooters Buffalo Chicken Sandwich–

boneless chicken breast

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp pepper

milk

1/4 cup hot sauce

2 tbsp butter

1/4 cup olive oil

fresh bread roll

leaf lettuce

onion

sliced tomato

bleu cheese dressing

Put boneless chicken breast to a plate. In a small bowl, add all-purpose flour, paprika, and pepper.

Mix them well. Pour milk in another bowl. Dip chicken in milk. Coat chicken in flour mix. Repeat the process.

Put coated chicken on a plate. Cover it, chill for half an hour. Medium heat the saucepan. Add hot sauce, and butter to the pan. Bring them to boil, stir. Set the pan aside.

Medium heat a pan. Add olive oil to the pan. Add coated chicken. Cook for 8 minutes, turning once.

Slice bread roll in half. Oven toast the halves. In a small bowl, coat chicken with sauce.

On a plate, arrange bread half in the bottom, then chicken, leaf lettuce, onion, tomato, bleu cheese dressing, and the other half of bread roll on the top.

Dig In and Enjoy!

A Graduate of the Holland College Culinary Course, Brian Alan Burhoe has cooked in Atlantic Coast restaurants for over 30 years. He is a member of the Canadian Culinary Federation. Brian’s articles reflect his interests in food service, dreamstudy, imaginative literature and our best friends — our dogs.

His Home Page is A CULINARY MYSTERY TOUR – A Literary Chef. His articles have been reprinted on numerous culinary websites and various Blogs, including the popular Romantic Relationship site WUVING.com.

Other Popular items on Hooters Menu:

- Seafood items on Hooters’ year-round menu include New England Clam Chowder, Steamed Shrimp, Steamed Clams, Oysters, Oyster Roast and Big Fish Sandwich.

- Seasonal Seafood items on the menu include a Blackened Mahi Sandwich, served on a ciabatta roll; Daytona Shrimp, Buffalo shrimp smothered in Daytona Sauce and finished off on the grill; and Grouper Bites, genuine grouper dusted in corn flake breading and served in bite-sized pieces with tarter sauce.

- Hooters Football Season menu includes two shared appetizer options of Loaded Chips and a “Hootertizer” Combo as well as two sandwiches, a Prime Rib Sandwich and Strip Cheese Sandwich which are both served with fries. The menu also features a build-your-own Bloody Mary.

- The Prime Rib Sandwich is a juicy slice of prime rib served on a hoagie bun with a side of horseradish sauce and curly fries.

- Newest items on the menu include crab cakes which are served as either an appetizer or as a platter with homemade slaw and fries, a split rib platter and mini burgers.

But Hooters most popular item for the guys remains their world famous Buffalo Chicken Wings & Hot Sauce!

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The right Huntington Beach bicycle accident attorney makes all the difference, and so too can the right bar or restaurant.

It matters more than you think who you call for your bicycle accident or other legal matter. When it matters most, call the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson.

We hope this list of top romantic places and places for romance and our other lists of places to go also lets you make the most of your time in Huntington Beach and the surrounding area. For more information about the best events, top festivals, great food and wine tastings and more in California and around the world, visit SebastianGibsonLaw.com and click the links below the picture of food on the front page.

We know that when you spend your hard earned money when you go out on the town or even when you simply want to have fun without spending much money, you don’t want to spend your limited time or money and have a bad time. To help ensure your enjoyment when you go out in Huntington Beach, we’ve compiled this list.

Remember though, even the best bar or restaurant can have a bad day. The server you have may be having a bad day, the bartender you have may even make the wrong drink. The trick to having fun when you go out on the town is to make the best of any situation. Life is too short to be annoyed by common things that go wrong.

It’s the same thing when you have an accident. A bicycle accident can ruin your whole year. As a bicycle accident attorney for Huntington Beach, however, we know how to remedy a bad situation and make it better. We know how to obtain a bicycle accident settlement that includes compensation for your medical bills, wage loss, and pain and suffering.

If you’ve been the victim of a bicycle accident in Huntington Beach and suffered an injury requiring medical treatment, visit our website at http://www.sebastiangibsonlaw.com for more information and call us at any of the numbers easily found on our website.

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This is the first annual list of the top ten romantic places and places for romance in or near Huntington Beach chosen by Huntington Beach Bicycle Accident Lawyer Sebastian Gibson for 2010, Even if this list doesn’t include your favorite romantic place, we hope it will at least provide you with a few more choices of where to go for romance in the Huntington Beach area.

At the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson, we’ve obtained outstanding results in cases other attorneys haven’t even been interested in. Not every case is a big one but it takes experience to recognize what makes a good one.

Find out what makes our law firm so exceptional and why our website is graded so highly by websitegrader.com.

It says a lot that other law firms refer their big cases to us. Other attorneys refer all types of matters to us and for good reason. Our record of obtaining extraordinary results for decades speaks volumes.

More than once, when other lawyers haven’t been interested in a case, we’ve persevered and had extraordinary success. We can’t guarantee results but we can guarantee that we will represent your best interests and that we will do so to the very best of our abilities.

Remember, it matters more than you think who you call for your accident or other legal matter. When it matters most, call the law firm of Sebastian Gibson.

The right lawyer can make all the difference in a bicycle accident claim. Visit our website at http://www.sebastiangibsonlaw.com and call us if you’ve been injured in a bicycle accident in Huntington Beach.

Don’t let a bicycle accident ruin your year and prevent you from enjoying life and taking the chance to have some good times with friends and family at romantic places and places for romance such as these.

So here are our top ten romantic places and places for romance in Huntington Beach for 2010. We’ve purposely chosen romantic places and places for romance that are popular and known for fun, instead of romantic places and places for romance that have the most expensive cost. If you’ve been involved in a bicycle accident, we think that going somewhere and having a good time at a reasonable price is more important than overpaying for the experience.

Here are our top choices.

1. Cellar, Fullerton

2. Montage Resort, Laguna Beach

3. La Vie En Rose, Brea

4. Doryman’s, Newport Beach

5. La Fondue, San Juan Capistrano

6. Las Brisas, Laguna Beach

7. Quiet Woman, Corona del Mar

8. Cat & Custard Cup, La Habra

9. Ambrosia, Santa Ana

10. Ti Amo, Laguna Beach

Enjoy your time in Huntington Beach but remember to watch how much you drink or to use a designated driver. And if by some unfortunate circumstance, you’re involved in an accident on your way home, remember, it matters more than you think who you call for your accident. When it matters most, call the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson.

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