Is Valentine's Day a big deal for your kitchen??

[Ma Facon]

Take a 24 oz, ribeye and butterfly it so it looks like a heart ( Steak for 2 ) The smaller the eye of rib the better it turns out.

[panini]

Some of my restaurant customers will usually do a seperate all inclusive menu.
I think the day, the holiday falls on makes a difference. Mon.Tues,Wed. May not be the busiest, so when it fall on these days, it usually means an increase in revenue. If it falls on a night where business is usually full, Fri.Sat. it really does not translate into increased revenue, so some of the chefs will hike it up a little to cover the cost of extra items.
This year I will do well for the chefs are ordering special upscale desserts. When it falls on a Sat. the will just bump up what they already have. Charge a little more and maybe give a rose.
Just some thoughts.

[pastrytracy]

We are almost full for Vday already!..we are a French restaurant, so naturally, we are going to be so busy...I know for desserts we will be doing chocolate creme brulee, the strawberry and champagne terrine from the French Laundry cookbook...except we are doing it in individual glasses for speed and presentation's sake, a take on strawberry shortcake, but with macerated mixed berries(any ideas for a flavored whipped cream for this?)..and this concoction the owner made up of strawberry syrup, meringue and white choco mousse...trying my darndest to make that as good as I can...wafer cookie or tuile with that maybe?..anyway, should be fun b/c I am making as much as I can ahead of time as I make the salad course too...mixed greens with a champagne-truffle vinegarette topped with a warm goat cheese medallion

[Mikeb]

Valentine's day is huge. We are nearly booked full already. Last year we did 150+ covers (not bad for a fine dining restaurant with only 50 seats). We're running a prix fixe menu - 3 apps, 3 mains and 2 dessert choices. No regular menu, only the prix fixe (it is more expensive, but we're also using many more expensive ingredients than normal - actually it's a pretty good deal).

[higjse]

well we are actually closed on valentines day... it is a tuesday and we are closed monday and tuesday until late march... however saturday night, the weekend before, we are booked solid... and offering three different menus... it should be fun... in the past when I worked in actual restaurants... it was always very busy numbers wise.... but it was always just a large series of 2 tops.... which is undoubtebly rather easy...