Patch Picks: Top Menu Items for Valentine's Day

Chances are, if you're single, Valentine's Day is either something you want to avoid completely or a good opportunity to people-watch. If you're in a relationship, however, Valentine's Day isn't pure joy either.

In addition to overanalyzing your attire and sending your special guy/lady the right gift(s), there's the gnashing of teeth over the most fitting restaurant in which to fawn over each other for a few hours. Or you could just let us do that for you?

Cupid gave us the skinny on the smart menu selections for you and (insert significant other), Palm Desert-style:

• Elegant escargot at
• The decadent cheese souffle appetizer at
• Surf & Turf with Bacon Wrapped Filet at
• Valentine Special Dinner for Two - Filet Mignon and Shrimp at
• High-end steak and full-bodied wines at
• Alfresco breakfast at
• Bleu-cheese martinis at