From the romantic to the hilarious, we caught up with Miami locals to find out how they're spending February 14.
Randy Alonso, co-owner of Lost Boy Dry Goods
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"This Valentine’s Day I’ll most likely be honing my pebble-throwing skills at windows, working on my guitar chords for serenading, and skimming through Cyrano de Bergerac a couple times so that next year’s Valentine’s Day may be more promising. When I feel I have made enough progress, I’ll treat myself to bowl of Bolognese and a bottle of Sangiovese at Soya e Pomodoro.”
Avery Pack, owner of Republic Bike
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"Break of dawn: get together the scrappy neighborhood bike gang—average age 5 years old—and ride around until everyone demands a nap. Midday: float in the community center hot tub—no children, candles, or rose petals allowed. Sunset: sneak away to dinner with my wife and valet two bikes—it's possible—at the local Ritz-Carlton for drinks on the patio."
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Julia Ford-Carther, Ocean Drive's assistant editor
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"To avoid the over-manufactured, prix-fixe nature of Valentine’s Day, my Sig.O. and I are opting for a cozy night at home. He’s planning, so details are still TBD. All I've extracted is that he's cooking me dinner and there may or may not be roses involved. I've learned to silence my inner Nosy Nancy in favor of being pleasantly surprised. It's much better that way."
Yeliz Titiz, owner of The Bazaar Project
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"I'm having a dinner with a handful of my closest girlfriends at Cecconi's. During dinner we'll all exchange gifts."
Kathy Buccio, writer and blogger at Freshly Squeezed Fashionista
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"My ideal Valentine's Day date is good food and good cocktails. I want to sit at the bar at Lure and have some champagne and sushi, and then head on over to The Regent Cocktail Club for some killer strawberry mojitos with my better half. That spells love."
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Julie Jacko, owner of Barre Motion
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"To celebrate Valentine's Day, I will be joining close friends at a Tequila...Tacos...Temptations party, where we will indulge in ceviche tacos and tequila, of course!"
Stephane Dupoux and Anetta Nowosielska, co-owners of Fresh American Bistro
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“We are celebrating Valentine’s Day by going to Madrid. It's a romantic city with a hint of nostalgia and all the bells and whistles of a luxury getaway. We love it there."
Jeremy Ford, executive chef at Matador Room at The Miami Beach Edition
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"Typically we wake up and I surprise her with a really unhealthy breakfast—chocolate pancakes, fatty bacon, lots of syrup, and cheesy eggs—because usually we eat really healthy, not-so-yummy food at my house, hints the organic garden in my backyard with lots of raw kale and other lettuces.
"Then we make something homemade. Last year we made bracelets and cookies, and then throughout our day we gave them out to random people saying, 'happy Valentine's Day'—grocery store clerk, neighbor, mailman, etc. You would be amazed how many people's days we made.
"Then we usually go to the beach for a grill-out on the sand. And then I'm off to change lives one plate at a time!" ...says the single dad who spends February 14 with his daughter.
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Tamara and Julia Medvedeva, co-owners of SARTORIAL
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"We each plan to have a low-key Valentine’s Day with our loved ones, ending with dinner at Cipriani’s."
Nicole Votano, executive chef of soon-to-open Fooq's Restaurant
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"As chefs, my husband Rolando and I have always celebrated Valentine's Day super late-night. We share the same meal every year: moules frites with creme fraiche and dijon, and steak au poivre. Both are dishes we used to cook at The Grand Cafe in San Francisco—that's where we first fell in love while working the line. Then for dessert we share a few Jaques Torres chocolates—they're some of my favorites, so Rolando has them shipped in from New York."
Janet Jones, founder of Vixen Workout
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"My day will start off by teaching a super-sexy Valentine’s Day Saturday Brunch, Vixen Workout’s Saturday morning class. And since I'll be sweatin’ on my blowout, I plan to go to Blo Blow Dry Bar in Coral Gables to get a fresh blowout and manicure before checking in at Villa Azur. Since Seaspice is a favorite and romantic, [we'll be] going there and then plan to head back to the beach to go to Rec Room for some dancing."
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Rik and Raquel Watters, co-owners of Rik Rak Salon, Boutique & Bar
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"We want to cuddle up on the couch watching old romantic movies, such as You’ve Got Mail, while eating popcorn and drinking champagne. At night, we have dinner reservations at Prime 112."
Rachel Cardello, architect and senior principal at ADD Inc Miami
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"We are staying home and cooking and enjoy each other’s company. We don’t get much quiet time from our busy schedules. It’s a good way to focus on each other. I love to cook and Jon loves to bake. We’re also making a special treat for our dog, Riley.”
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF JUSTIN NAMON/RA-HAUS FOTOGRAFIE (ALONSO, JEREMY FORD); NICK GARCIA (PACK); COURTNEY ORTIZ PHOTOGRAPHY (JACKO); SETH BROWAMIK/WORLD REDY EYE (MEDVEDEVA); MICHAL IGNITION IMAGING (VOTANO); RIK RAK (WATTERS); NEOX IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO MIAMI (CARDELLO)