{"id":3649,"date":"2016-02-10T15:09:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T20:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2016-02-10T15:09:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T20:09:55","slug":"how-to-plan-an-amazing-valentines-day-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/2016\/02\/10\/how-to-plan-an-amazing-valentines-day-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"How to plan an amazing Valentine\u2019s Day in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-10-at-2.44.24-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wordpress-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-10-at-2.44.24-PM.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-10 at 2.44.24 PM\" width=\"652\" height=\"432\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3624\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nValentine\u2019s Day is right around the corner! If you\u2019re running low on plans for the weekend, we\u2019ve got a couple ideas for you. We\u2019re guessing that you didn\u2019t score tickets to the All-Star game. Don\u2019t worry, there\u2019s plenty of other options. We\u2019ve got some ideas on what you can do in Toronto to make it an amazing one. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do Something Cheesy<\/strong><br \/>\nWe\u2019re literally talking about cheese here. Book a private wine and cheese tasting with <a href=http:\/\/www.leslievillecheese.com\/>Leslieville Cheese<\/a>. Your palate will thank you. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick Up Sweet Treats<\/strong><br \/>\nWhether you\u2019re planning to cook a fancy dinner at home or are going out, it never hurts to pick up some sweet treats. <a href=http:\/\/www.bakeshoppeto.com\/>Bake Shoppe<\/a> has some great options &#8211; get in your order ahead of time to make sure you get what you want. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Dine Out<\/strong><br \/>\nAh, the old standby. If you\u2019re someone where Valentine\u2019s Day calls for a dinner out, you\u2019ll definitely want to plan ahead. Also do some research ahead of time! Many places have put together a special menu just for Valentine\u2019s Day. You can peek The Drake Hotel\u2019s prix fixe Valentine\u2019s menu <a href=http:\/\/www.thedrakehotel.ca\/dining\/menus\/valentines-day-prix-fixe\/>here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Make it a Games Night<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can already guarantee that the movie theatre is going to be packed, so why not make it dinner and games night? There are a few great board game cafes out in the city and the  number of them is always growing. Check out <a href=\u201dhttp:\/\/castleboardgames.com\/\u201d>Castle Board Games<\/a> or the ol\u2019 standby <a href=http:\/\/www.snakesandlattes.com\/>Snakes and Lattes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Axe Throwing<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you want something a little more unconventional, hit up <a href=https:\/\/batlgrounds.com\/>Batl<\/a> for some axe throwing. It\u2019s all the rage right now and it\u2019s guaranteed to be fun for both of you. Perfect for a double date!<\/p>\n<p><i>What are you planning for Valentine\u2019s Day? Tell us about it over on <a href=http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/hellocontext>Twitter<\/a>.<\/i> <\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/james_irvin\/14062529597\/in\/photolist-jkmLbc-nF6PXh-nGRyup-nH9qWD-nH7MTm-nqDSti-nH7MNm-nF6PEJ-nF6PE3-nqDMAb-nqEbsc-nqDSbp-nqE36W-nqDRYR-nGXcJ5-nGRxSH-nH7Mgj-nqDMaS-nqDRDx-nH7M2G-nJVSkM-nJVSf6-nGXccJ-nF6NLE-nqDLMC-nGXc8q-nqEaxX-nH7Ly7-nqEaot-nGXbQS-nqDQTe-nqE1Zh-nH9phg-nJVRyB-nqDLbY-nqE9XZ-nH9oZn-nF6MXf-nF6MRU-nH9oQV-nGRwkK-nqDQhK-nqE1nf-nGXb5y-nGXb3Q-nGXb27-nqDQ8X-nGXaUy-nqDKnd-nqE97R\"><br \/>\nHeader image via Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is right around the corner! If you\u2019re running low on plans for the weekend, we\u2019ve got a couple ideas for you. We\u2019re guessing that you didn\u2019t score tickets to the All-Star game. Don\u2019t worry, there\u2019s plenty of other options. We\u2019ve got some ideas on what you can do in Toronto to make it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[69,199],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}