We like flowcharts almost as much as gimmicky 50-state maps. Our brethren at Chicagoist alerted us to Foodzie's helpful guide to buying your man an edible or inebriating Valentine's Day gift (or not).
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With Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching, it's time to start solidifying those dinner reservations before the pickings get (even more) slim. Many restaurants put together fixed price Valentine’s menus which some diners love, while others prefer the freedom of a regular menu selection. Whether you fall in the first or second category, here are our top picks for both fixed price and regular menu dinners, in the over $50 category (we'll bring you some under-$50 ideas tomorrow). more ›

Valentine's Day looms near for those who choose to celebrate the tradition. For most that means going out, so we will soon be posting a few places around the city to celebrate. Traditionally people drink champagne, buy chocolate and send flowers, though it's easy to get lost in a maze of mass-produced dreck and teddy bears holding hearts. Listed below are a few places we trust to help you prepare to woo your special someone. more ›

Cockroach Love by Archie McPhee Seattle more ›

Abbey is off to Jules Maes for tater tots and Rock 'n' Roll...what's more romantic than that? more ›

DANCE DANCE DANCE: Pint-size Swedish ex-ballerina Lykke Li returns to Seattle for her largest venue yet, the Showbox at the Market. Last time we saw her, we said she has "an extra helping of cute and an idiosyncratic voice: breathy baby-girl ("Liddle bit in love wi' you," she sings, and your heart melts) mixed with Swedish soul. Her first full album is Youth Novels. Live, she's in perpetual motion, sashaying around the stage, swiveling her hips, one hand pushing the audience back, the other punishing a cymbal with a drumstick." We're not saying it's because her parents were hippies, but she's got a hell of an onstage work ethic. more ›

Seattlest's mailbox is overflowing with restaurants revving up their Valentine's Day promotions. But one in particular caught our eyes, celebrating the spirit of the day. more ›

"Marinated in an adobe chili mix, and then flame roasted. Crispy skin, and a juicy bird." Adobe chicken? Yes please. White Center Now has a recommendation for your next Mexican food adventure. KEXP wants you to watch The Tallest Man On Earth sing "Honey Won't You Let Me In"--the band name alone is intriguing! One of the parts we love about government ceremonies (such as, say, the presidential inauguration) is dissecting everyone's outfits. Did you hate Aretha Franklin's hat? Sable Verity asks you to show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Finally, Slog is compiling a Sexy Seattle Flickr pool; we loved seeing the 'stachioed face of a frequent Seattlest commenter appear in the pool, as well as a photo of the Valentined-out Seattlest Donte. more ›

I Will Eat You, I Will by flickr contributor soundonthesound more ›

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Is February Jane Austen month? PBS has turned every Sunday evening into a Jane celebration (see the KCTS Jane Austen blog for the definition of overkill), but if you want to experience Jane Austen the way she meant to be experienced (if you get our drift) and are too lazy to read a book, then Book-It's Persuasion is all you, baby. more ›

On this Valentine's Day, we also take the time to honor the kind of love that exists between two straight dudes -- the primarily heterosexual feelings that a man has for his BFF. Exhibit A: Stan and Kyle. Exhibit B: Jay and Silent Bob. Exhibit C: Matt and Ben, the celebrity spoof of the relationship between Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, focusing on the period right before they became famous (i.e., the making of Good Will Hunting). Except in this case, the duo didn't so much write the Oscar-winning screenplay that catapulted them to celebrity status as it literally fell out of sky, fully composed, into Ben's apartment while the two aspiring stars were working on a whole other project: their film adaptation of Catcher in the Rye. more ›

As the lady says, "Have another little piece of my heart now, baby / You know you got it, child, if it makes you feel good." more ›

Lounge lizards the Dudley Manlove Quartet take over the Triple Door tonight for two "Valentine's Day Swingout" performances. The video above, crappy sound notwithstanding, gives you a good idea of how much fun audiences have at a DMQ show. For this highly romantic Triple Door appearance, we're told:

Paul Jensen, the band's lead singer, will serenade the crowd with everyone's favorite slow jams (and maybe some fast ones too!) There will be a dance floor, which may just be the perfect place to romance (or find) that special someone.

From the buzz circulating the budding career of Josh Blue, we thought his Saturday evening performance at the Kirkland Performance Center would be full of self-deprecating and occasionally awkward humor. It was not. more ›

We'll tell you right now, there is just not going to be a better Valentine's Day-ish gift than this Roméo et Juliette. more ›

Franklin vs. Garfield is one of the Seattle sports events that you just shouldn't miss. Here's what we wrote about it for The Stranger in September:

True local hoops fans don't miss this game between two perennial inner-city basketball powerhouses, even at the cost of connubial tranquility. The 2005 game at Garfield fell on Valentine's Day, but happily married Husky basketball coach Lorenzo Romar was there anyway. A win in this game means neighborhood bragging rights for the rest of your life.

After living 56 steps (Yes, we counted several times) from this branch of the Elysian Brewery, Elysian Tangletown will always be one of our favorites. more ›

After years of active avoidance, Seattlest went to our first-ever Storm game Saturday night. And it was the best sporting event we've been to this year. more ›

Seattlest had a really good friend years ago that was a huge Sparklehorse fan. We grew close over talks of her dealings with the band (one member in particular) along with other more personal dramas. Despite all of the talk, we never talked about the band's music directly, it was all at a very meta- level. Going into the show Wednesday night we were flooded not with excitement over the return of Sparklehorse after a five-year hiatus, but with thoughts of our friend, having had a bit of a falling out last year. We were worried our emotions would cloud the show, but instead it enhanced the experience, as did our alone-status on Valentine's Day. more ›

Yesterday we wrote that the Huskies would beat #10 Wazzu, and we were wrong. Don't be that surprised, it happens a lot. more ›

Stanford coach Trent Johnson, not happy after Kenny Brown committed the ultimate bailout foul, hacking the Dawgs' Adrian Oliver as Oliver shot a desperation three with the shot clock at 1. Oliver hit all three free throws, giving Washington an eleven-point lead. The Huskies won 64-52 [Times], [P-I], [San Francisco Chronicle] more ›

Valentine's Day is only a few days away, and we here across the Gothamist network wanted to express would like to tell you, in the spirit of the holiday, just how much we love you, our readers. Don't let it get to your heads, though. There are plenty of things we love, you included. Just be glad you're not amongst the things we hate. more ›

Redmond High School boys' basketball team, we're sorry. Please let us supply some explanation for why grown men, with jobs and credit ratings and retirement accounts, a couple of whom have been to second base with a girl, would heckle a group of teenagers. We really meant only to have one beer before the game, but our choice of Jolly Roger Christmas Ale tapped out the keg at Pies and Pints, so the bartender gave... more ›

There's a cool piece in the Seattle Weekly today about what a cold-hearted efficient and effective politician Maria Cantwell is that you should definitely check out. Look for the article in your paper where Mossback usually is or online here. more ›

Oh, the kids sure do love their internets. Especially the social networking sites, which are completely youth-driven. With MySpace being the 4th most-visited site in America and the 7th most-visited site in the world, somebody's gotta capitalize on this movement. Somebody besides all the shitty bands who send you random friend requests. Somebody like Train of Thought. more ›

While your coupled friends gaze lovingly at each other across some pork chops in a carmelized onion glaze, you're going to be alone tonight, questioning why the gender of your choice finds you so unappealing. Is it your breath? Your clothes? Your insistence on a first date "test drive"? In any case, we at Seattlest have some ideas for getting you through the evening without killing yourself. more ›

All around Seattle, everybody's getting ready for Valentine's Day. Some people are making reservations at fancy-schmancy restaurants, while others are planning for a night of ice cream 'n' crying. A certain weekly paper went and filled up their pages with declarations of love to "schmoopie pie" and nine million other pet names. It goes without saying that everyone's stocking up on liquor. So now's the perfect time for Train of Thought's new love-themed sketch show Breaking Up. Similar to 69 Love Songs, the comedy troupe's vignettes address the highs and lows of love, the myriad aspects of relationships, all with a cynical been-there eye. more ›

Dearly Beloved, we are gathered together here in the Crocodile with Tennis Pro, the Jeunes, Pleasurecraft, and Math and Physics Club--and in the face of this company--to join together this man and this woman in imaginary matrimony, which is commended to be honorable among all men; and therefore--is not by any--to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly--but reverently, discreetly, advisedly and solemnly. Into this imaginary estate these two persons present now come to be joined. If any person can show just cause why they may not be joined together--let them speak now or forever hold their peace. more ›