Crave Cupcakes is deep in the heart of Texas! Celebrate rodeo season with sweet treats topped with rodeo savvy toppers. Tip your hat off to Texas with cowboy hat, boots and/or the good ole state of Texas toppers, now through March 1st. Get em' while they last Houston!

Treat your Valentine to the best seafood dinner in town at McCormick and Schmick’s. Not only will your love be thoroughly impressed by their mouthwatering menu, but McCormick and Schmick’s is helping you out with all of the details that will drive your companion to say “be mine” come February 14^th

Forgot the flowers? McCormick and Schmick’s is giving you the option to purchase a lovely bouquet of flowers when you book your reservation. But wait..there’s more. Show your sweetie how much you care with a personalized messages engraved right on the menu, a special keepsake they’ll never forget! Get more information here: http://goo.gl/RCnyf

Add a little Spanish zest to your romantic evening with dinner at 1252 Tapas Bar. Enjoy an ambrosial menu filled with fresh herbs & flowers from the garden that serve as the roots for delicious culinary compositions.

Enjoy 4 courses from the Garden of Love menu including delicious faovrites like:

• Tortilla espanol  with sage and Spanish chorizo
• Spanish meatball sous
• Bacon wrapped quail with mint fig sauce and wild rice
• Braised lamb shank with white wine, thyme and rosemary sauce
• Chocolate covered marshmallows

Ticket prices are $45/person, or $75/person with wine pairing options. Make reservations for the special day (available 4 – 9 p.m.) and be ready to watch your love blossom: 713.621.1252

Crave Cupcakes is celebrating Valentine's Day with Grab and Go Valentine's Day Boxes. Each box is $20 and contains 1 Red Velvet, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate and Strawberry on Chocolate Cupcake along with an “I CRAVE U” valentines card. These special boxes are available on February 14th ONLY, so be sure to stop by on the day of love for your grab and go box!

Need something sweet before the big day? Crave will also have Valentines decorated cupcakes as well as their limited Strawberry on Chocolate Valentine's Cupcakes available for purchase February 9th-14th.

Super Bowl XVII is almost here! We can't wait to see the battle between the Ravens and 49ers.  Bring some delicious treats for your Super Bowl Festivities with Crave's Super Bowl Cupcakes. These rivalry treats are featured in red for all you 49ers fans and purple for the Ravens supporters. Choose your team or bring both and pre-order your Super Bowl cupcakes begining Monday, January 28th. Or pick some up in store Saturday and Sunday, February 2nd and 3rd  - but only while supplies last!

Love is in the air this Valetine's Day at The Tasting Room! Whether you're looking for a romantic dinner or a few treats to pick up on the way home, The Tasting Room has all you need to make Valentine's Day special.  The wine haven and restaurant is starting the celebrations at 4 p.m. on February 14th.

Start the evening with the Etude Winemake Tasting featuring winemaker John Priest

• February 14th, 4 - 6 p.m.
• Ticket price: $15/person or $20/couple (you may purchase tickets at the door)
• Ticket price is valid towards to-go purchase of a 3-pack or more and all bottles purchased
• Featuring: Etude Rose, Etude Pinot Noir and Etude Chardonnay

Then move on to a romantic dinner with Chef LeBlanc's 3 Course Dinner:

• February 14th, 6 - 9 p.m.
• Ticket Pricing: $50/person or $90/couple
• Wine pairing options: an additional $20/person
• Enjoy a 3 course meal with delicious entrees including lobster bisque, a Creole Spiced Angus Fillet and Cherry Chocolate Cheesecake

*Reservations available by phone, (713) 993-9800, or OpenTable.

Don't need the fancy dinner? Stop in and indulge in Annie Rupani's chocolates from Cacao & Cardamom, along with wine specials or pick it up to take home:

• 4 chocolates + 2 glasses of Prodige $19.99*
• 12 chocolates + bottle of LaMarca $49.99*
• 12 chocolates + bottle of Dom Perignon or Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque $199*

Arturo's 2nd Annual Ravioli Festival is hitting Uptown Park this February.  Enjoy a 3 different delicious ravioli features every week throughout the month of February. Don't miss out on this fabulous foodie celebration!

February 1st - 7th:

• Artichoke Ravioli with classic beurre blanc
• Ground Lamb Ravioli with mint beurre blanc
• Italian Sausage Ravioli with black truffle sauce

February 8th - 14th

• Goat Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato Ravioli with black truffle sauce
• Veal Ravioli with truffle butter sauce with walnuts
• Venison Sausage Ravioli with marsala sauce

February 15th - 21st

• Asparagus Ravioli with sage beurre blanc
• Osso Buco Ravioli with marinara sauce
• Pancetta and Spinach Ravioli with champagne sauce

February 22nd - 28th

• Spinach Ravioli with champagne beurre blanc
• Smoke Salmon Ravioli with orange sauce
• Wild Boar Ravioli with apple beurre blanc

Looking for Valentine's Day dinner plans? Head to Arturo's for a romantic dinner. They'll have their regular menu available plus great specials like grilled Australian Rock Lobster and Panna Cotta - delicious.

The Special Valentine's Day Menu includes:

• Grilled Australian Rock Lobster with champagne risotto and asparagus
• Grilled Veal Chop with an oyster mushroom demi-glaze, served with broccoli and creamy polenta
• Goat Cheese and Sundried Tomato handmade ravioli served with a roasted red pepper sauce
• Panna Cotta classic Italian creamy custard of mango and espresso

Join Champps MVP League and score double points! That means you get 2 points for every $1 spent AND a free burger when you sign up. Hockey season starts this Saturday (January 19th), the perfect time to sart doubling up on your Champps points.

On Monday, January 7th, 2013 the nation's two most storied college football programs meet in South Beach, Florida. Watch Alabama and Notre Dame face off in the 2013 BSC National Championship at Champps Americana. Root for your favorite to win over 100 different draft beers, delicious favorites like wings and burgers and over 50 flat screen tv's at Champps in Uptown Park. The game starts at 7, so be sure to grab your friends and head to Champps on time!