Cravers Have Opportunity to Reserve a Valentine's Day Table in the 'Love Castle'

White Castle restaurant's popular Valentine's Day promotion is back for 2013.

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it and White Castle is urging slider-craving residents to make reservations early for its popular Valentine's Day dinner at local "Love Castle, including the White Castle Restaurants at 1789 Bowles Ave. in Fenton or the restaurant at 310 Emerson Road in High Ridge. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Restaurant staff promises that not only will love be in the air on Feb. 14 at White Castle, so will the aroma of the onion-grilled sliders that White Castle is known for. Valentine's Day dinner attendees will be treated to table-side service. The restaurant will feature themed decorations throughout. Cravers in the St. Louis region can call 314-535-7430 ext. 11 from 7:30…

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Culinary Corner

Channel Your Inner Aphrodite This Valentine's Day

Create a memorable meal for your loved one this Valentine's Day using these suggestions, recipes and local ingredients.

As Valentine's Day approaches, aphrodisiacs come to mind. The word comes from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Aphrodisiacs are thought to stimulate and pique your love's interest and arouse them. The most common type of aphrodisiac is ingested: food, alcohol, love potions and medicines. The stores in Town and Country and Manchester have all of the ingredients and components to create a memorable Valentine's Day. Feeding a loved one is instinctual. Food is an efficient method of communication and a great way to express emotions. Food allows you make a loved one feel content, cared for, desired and satiated. Movies have been made relaying this phenomenon: Like Water for Chocolate, Babette's Feast and to a certain extent Eat, Pray, Love…

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