{"id":25460,"date":"2021-01-26T17:01:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T22:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gordon-food-service-canada.pantheonsite.io\/ideas\/share-the-love-valentines-meal-kits-for-two\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:56:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:56:36","slug":"share-the-love-valentines-meal-kits-for-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/share-the-love-valentines-meal-kits-for-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Share the Love: Valentine\u2019s Meal Kits for Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Restaurants can enhance the eating experience to create a special evening.<\/h2>\n<p>Pandemic or not, sweethearts embrace Valentine\u2019s Day. Even in a limited-contact, touch-free environment, restaurants can play cupid this year and show couples some love with dinner kits for two.<\/p>\n<p>Creating a cozy Valentine\u2019s experience at home can take the shape of ready-to-eat meals, meal kits complete with preparation instructions or appetizers and desserts for nibbling on beside a warm fireplace. The Gordon Food Service culinary team has ideas to make this heartfelt holiday special and profitable.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Keep it simple and portable<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sharing meals or three-course options\u2014appetizer, entr\u00e9e and dessert\u2014offer elegance and simplicity. With romance in the air, your specials can last through the month of February with these inspiring ideas:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appetizers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/3-ways-make-your-holiday-menu-merry\">Charcuterie boards<\/a> (premium meats, cheese, preserves, pickles, chutneys, olives, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Shucked oysters (with mignonette, lemon, hot sauce, horseradish, caviar, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Gyoza, potstickers or Asian dumplings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Entr\u00e9es<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steak and lobster tails (with rosemary roasted baby potatoes or truffle mashed potatoes)<\/li>\n<li>Meat pies (individual or family sized chicken or lobster pot pie)<\/li>\n<li>Pizza (a make-your-own version with a heart-shaped crust\u2014perfect for kids)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Desserts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chocolate fondue (with fresh-cut fruit, berries)<\/li>\n<li>Cookie kits (heart-shaped sugar cookies with holiday sprinkles)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>A meal to remember<\/h3>\n<p>Encourage compatibility in the kitchen with simple-to-create kits. <a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/next-wave-salads-too-good-leaf-alone\">Salads<\/a> are a natural fit. Provide a toss-at-home Caesar salad, with romaine lettuce in one container and dressing ingredients in another. Or, elevate the salad with a blend of greens, asparagus, grapefruit, pistachios and a lemon honey vinaigrette.<\/p>\n<p>A smart way to manage your margins and satisfy expectations is through a prix fixe menu\u2014one price for choices among the three courses. Add some profit and allure with optional add-ons or upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>Enhancements like a small box of artisanal chocolates, strawberries dipped in chocolate or flowers from a local florist (order early) can elevate the experience. Suggest wine pairings or champagne consumers can buy for themselves to seal the Valentine\u2019s meal with a kiss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restaurants can enhance the eating experience to create a special evening. Pandemic or not, sweethearts embrace Valentine\u2019s Day. 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