Why You Should Never Go Out to Eat on Valentine's Day

At least for dining out
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Never, ever go out to eat on Valentine's Day. Why? It's amateur night. Picture hundreds of people going through airport security who haven't flown in 15 years and you get the idea. Oh, and the staff are cranky. (Who wants to be around all that romance?) Makes that $36 prix fixe seem like less of a deal, right?

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