No matter your circumstance this Valentine’s Day, find cakes, pizzas, tacos and other food specials that are total heartthrobs.
You know what they say: Don’t say it with flowers, say it with food — and if they don’t actually say it, we’re saying it now. A smaller heart box packed with your choice of two dessert tacos also is available, with flan or churro cheesecake.
There are preorders for these boxes, but limited walk-up boxes also will be on hand. Find Evil Cooks’ heart-shaped taco pop-up Feb. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. and Feb. 14 from noon to 5 p.m. at 2461 N. Eastern Ave., Los Angeles; and Feb. 11 from noon to 3 p.m. at Smorgasburg .Don’t say it with flowers. Say it with a bouquet of heart-shaped conchas. The De La Torre family’s taqueria Guisados is offering the special on Feb. 14, which features freshly baked conchas peeking through flowers. They’re all wrapped up and available in three sizes: four, six or eight conchas . Natalie De La Torre is hand-arranging each bouquet and requests orders be placed by Feb. 11; pickup is available at the Pasadena location only.The Rustic Canyon Family’s all-day bakery and cafe has a whole host of preorder specials for Valentine’s Day — not to mention its usual cake full of sweets for walk-in orders. Pastry chef-partner Laurel Almerinda is leading the team through a menu of themed goods such as chocolate-covered Harry’s Berries strawberries, which can also come served with a side of crème fraîche whipped cream; customizable conversation heart cookies; a chocolate fondue kit for two, complete with flourless chocolate cupcakes, Harry’s Berries strawberries and cinnamon kouign-amann; larger-format tarts and cakes; mimosa kits; and a picnic basket for two. Specials should be ordered 48 hours in advance, and are available for pickup and delivery Feb. 10-14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.A good pizza can be life-affirming. A heart-shaped pizza you can give to a loved one or therapeutically tear in half on Valentine’s Day? That’s a sign of the times. La Morra is a mobile pizza operation that produces freshly and locally made frozen pizzas found throughout some of L.A.’s best retail shops. In advance of Valentine’s Day — and on the day of — you can head to multiple locations for heart-shaped versions of the wood-fired Margherita and pepperoni pizzas, available in freshly made or frozen varieties. Order them online now or find them frozenfor local delivery and at shops such as Joan’s on Third and Wine and Eggs; fresh at Canyon Coffee in Echo Park on Feb. 8 from 5 to 9 p.m.; and at Eagle Rock’s Capri Club on Feb. 14 from 4 to 10 p.m. for a special Valentine’s Day kitchen takeover where they’ll be serving a full menu — which, of course, includes heart-shaped pizzas and sweets like tiramisu.This family-owned Italian restaurant and pasta shop serves gorgeous fresh pasta year-round, often made from family recipes — some of which are more than a century old. Pasta Sisters’ signature ravioli is getting two heart-shaped spins this month: At the Culver City restaurant, opt for a black truffle variety that’s filled with ricotta cheese and served in butter sauce, topped with shaved black truffle on Valentine’s Day only, while both Culver City and the more casual Arlington Heights outpost will offer both spinach and ricotta ravioli for dine-in, takeout and delivery with choice of either butter-and-sage or cherry tomatoes-and-basil sauce. Hoping to impress someone with a home-cooked meal? The spinach and ricotta ravioli also are available uncooked and in a portion for two, complete with instructions.SusieCakes, with locations in downtown, Brentwood, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, Costa Mesa, Mid-City, Pasadena, Studio City and beyond, is whipping up plenty of colorful options for the holiday, including new 4-inch mini versions of the bakery’s classic “sweetheart cakes” decorated with customizable Valentine’s messages and pink and red hearts. For those who prefer cupcakes, the dozen mini cupcakes decorated to look like roses could do the trick, which traditionalists might opt for classic heart-shaped sugar cookies. Find them online or in stores now.Artful sweets are always the name of the game at Valerie Confections, so of course one of the sweetest holidays is where Valerie Gordon and her husband and business partner, Stan Weightman Jr., really shine. Their roster this year includes a veritable bounty of chocolates and gift sets available in their Glendale flagship and online. Look for three-variety chocolate sets that include milk ganache chocolates with caramel, bittersweet chocolate with almond toffee, and dark chocolate ganache topped with 23-karat edible gold; bittersweet chocolate bars with crushed rose petals and dehydrated raspberries; and even a relaxation tea set with chocolate, handmade cups, two teas and votive candles.Was cereal dropped like it’s cold? Snoop Dogg and Master P sue Walmart and Post over sales
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