Valentine's Day in Wallingford CT

Valentine's Day in Wallingford CT

In addition to the post I did yesterday, if you’re looking for other places to have a nice romantic dinner with your significant other, something to make them feel really special, or just a little something to say “I love you”, look no further than these local Wallingford establishments:

Villa Capri, 906 No. Colony Road, 203-265-7174 – Special Valentine’s Diner Dance, Saturday, February 14th, $59 per person. event begins at 6:30pm and ends at 11:30pm. Event includes Hors D’oeuvres, dinner, dessert, an open bar, and entertainment. Call 203-265-7174 for details and reservations, or go to their web site for more info, including the planned menu.

Zandri’s Stillwood Inn, 1074 S. Colony Road, 203-269-6695 – Valentine’s Day Sweetheart Ball, Saturday, February 14th, $140 per couple, event opens at 6:00pm with cocktails, coffee and hors d’oevres, and dinner at 7:30. Have a complimentary romantic souvenir photo taken in their photo booth. Call for reservations or email sales@stillwood.com. www.stillwood.com

Laskara Restaurant, 295 Parker Farms Road, 203-679-0844 – Valentine’s Day dinner served all day, limited menu, call for reservations. All diners receive complimentary chocolate covered strawberries. www.laskararestaurant.com

Michael's Trattoria, 344 Center Street, 203-269-5303. Michaels Trattoria is the best place to celebrate with a romantic atmosphere and a delicious meal. Reservations for February 13th and 14th are filling up fast make sure to call soon, 203-269-5303! Check out their web site: www.michaelstrattoria.com. 

Wallingford Victorian Inn, 245 No. Main Street, 203-265-1200. Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Victorian style with either a one ($249 + tax) or two ($399 + tax) night stay a the inn between February 13th and 15th. Both packages include a complimentary bottle of wine with cheese and crackers, and a gourmet breakfast prepared by their in-house chef. Call 203-265-1200 for reservations or more info, or visit their web site at www.thewallingfordvictorian.com.

Wallingford Flower Shoppe, 190 Center Street, 203-265-1514 – Valentine’s Day roses available, “It’s like a kiss that lasts all week”. Call to order today or order online at www.wallingfordflower.com

Serenity Salon & Day Spa, 118 Center Street, 203-265-4419 – Choose from several Valentine’s Day packages for one person or couples, call today to schedule an appointment. www.serenityofwallingford.com

Body & Soul Day Spa, 26 N. Main Street, 203-269-3223 – Offering several massage packages for couples, call for an appointment. www.thebodyandsouldayspa.com

Valentine’s Day Trivia:

• About three percent of pet owners give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.
• One-third of all Valentine's Day cards are accompanied by gifts.
• Hallmark has more than 1,330 different cards specifically for Valentine's Day.
• About one quarter of Valentine's Day cards have humorous messages.
• American women say they'd rather receive chocolate than flowers on Valentine's Day.
• Teachers will receive the most Valentine's Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, and sweethearts.
• About one billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year. The holiday is second only to Christmas in terms of the number of cards sent.
• The celebration of Valentine's Day can be traced to the ancient Roman holiday of the Lupercal, which honored Lupercus the Lycaean, who protected flocks of sheep from wolves.
• Seventy percent of those celebrating Valentine's Day show their affection by giving a card. Others make a telephone call (49 percent), give a gift (48 percent), plan a special dinner (37 percent), give candy (33 percent), have a meal in a restaurant (30 percent), or give flowers (19 percent).
• Pope Gelasius declared February 14 to be Saint Valentine's Day in 498 A.D.
• Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentine's Day candy box in the late 1800s.
• The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.
• The Chocolate Manufacturers Association of America says 36 million boxes of chocolate are sold for Valentine's Day.
• About 110 million roses, most of them red, will be sold for Valentine's Day this year.
• Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "improvement in telegraphy," on Valentine's Day, 1876.
• Valentine's Day was originally associated with the mating season of birds.
• Fifteen percent of women in the United States send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.
• During Abraham Lincoln's campaign for President, a Democrat named Valentine Tapley swore he would never shave again if Abe were elected. Tapley kept his word and his chin whiskers went unshaved from November 1860 until he died in 1910, attaining a length of 12 feet six inches.
• Americans spend $655 million each Valentine's Day on candy, making it the fourth biggest holiday of the year for confectionery purchases, after Halloween, Christmas and Easter (in that order).
• In the U.S., it's estimated that 64 percent of men do not make plans in advance for Valentine's Day.
• During Victorian times, it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine's Day card.
• Eighty percent of all Valentine cards are purchased for relatives.