Possibly you will have a brand new sweetie who you’d actually prefer to impress with a scrumptious and decadent dinner.

Possibly you and the thing of your affection have been collectively so lengthy that you just’ve sort of forgotten what affected you all these years in the past, and also you want a romantic candlelit night to relight that flame.

Both of these examples – or a love life that lies someplace in between, for that matter – may benefit from an ideal evening out. And with Valentine’s Day developing, voila! There’s your purpose to splurge.

The Burlington Free Press repeatedly highlights a couple of Vermont eating places going all out for Valentine’s Day, and a few of these we famous in 2022 — Bistro de Margot, Michael’s on the Hill and Chef’s Nook included — are at it once more this yr. Beneath we’re letting you already know about 5 locations we’d not have instructed you about earlier than, a few of that are near Burlington and a few of which might require a little bit of a visit (perhaps even an uber-lovely in a single day tour) to make your love goals come true.

Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling

The Essex brewer/distiller can be huge on meals, and is doing one thing of a Vermont-celebrity-chef occasion for Valentine’s Day. Black Flannel’s govt chef, James Beard Award semi-finalist Christian Kruse, is collaborating with Adam Monette, winner of the 2021 Vacation Baking Championship on the Meals Community, for a three-course dinner with instructed beer pairings, with seatings between 5-8 p.m. Feb. 14. $75 per individual.