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A Feast to Love

Tips and recipes for a memorable Valentine’s Day.

This Valentine’s Day, serve a meal you’ll both love.

We’ve made it easy to impress your sweetheart with a filling, flavorful meal for two! Our Valentine’s Day Meal features two entrées of your choice, plus two sides and dessert. See below for full meal details and pre-order your meal today.

Each meal includes:

  • Your Choice of (2) Entrées > Premium Choice Chateaubriand Cut Filet Mignon (9 oz), 2 Ultimate Lump Crab Cakes (4 oz each), and Wild North Atlantic Lobster Tail (5 oz) are available in any combination.
  • Mascarpone Whipped Potatoes with Rosemary (1 lb)
  • Asparagus with Red Peppers and Sea Salt Butter Steamer Bag (1 lb)
  • Hand-Dipped Chocolate Strawberries (8 ct)
  • Dozen Roses Bunch (1 ct)
  • The Fresh Market Reusable Shopping Bag

Here are a few simple tips to ensure your Valentine’s Day meal runs smoothly, no matter which entrées you choose.

  1. Remove Chateaubriand Cut Filet Mignon from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before cooking to bring it to room temperature.
  2. Remove Ultimate Lump Crab Cakes from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before cooking to bring them to room temperature.
  3. Keep your lobster tail refrigerated until you're ready to prepare it for cooking.
  4. We’ve included options for reheating your potatoes in the oven or microwave. If you’re tight on oven space, opt for the quicker microwave method.
  5. Don’t forget the wine! If you’re serving lobster tail or crab cakes, we recommend Gerard Bertrand Cote des Roses Rosé. It tastes as beautiful as it looks, with a gorgeous bouquet of summer fruits and floral notes that give way to a fresh finish. If you opt for our Chateaubriand Cut Filet Mignon or Premium Choice Sweetheart Ribeye, we recommend a deep, dark red wine like Quilt Napa Valley Red Blend. It’s rich and complex, with flavors of black cherry, cassis and spice.

Full Reheating & Allergen Guide can be viewed here.

Premium Choice Chateaubriand Cut Filet Mignon

Stove Top/Conventional Oven: Preheat oven to 400°F. Pat steaks dry with paper towels, then rub each with ½ tbsp olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Place steaks in pan and sear for 1-2 minutes. Turn steaks, top each with 1 pat of butter and transfer skillet to oven for 7-10 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 125°F-130°F for medium-rare. Remove to plate and let rest for 5-10 minutes. To serve, pour remaining butter from pan over steaks.

Ultimate Lump Crab Cake

Stove Top: Melt 2 tsp butter or oil in a large pan over medium heat until shimmering. Place crab cakes in pan, pressing gently with a spatula to slightly flatten. Cook 5 minutes on each side until golden brown and internal temperature reaches 160°F.

Conventional Oven: Preheat oven to 400°F. Drizzle 2 tbsp oil or melted butter onto a rimmed sheet pan, coating the sheet pan evenly. Place crab cakes on the sheet pan and bake 10-12 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160°F, turning once.

Air Fryer: Preheat air fryer to 375°F. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160°F.

Wild North Atlantic Lobster Tail

Conventional Oven: Preheat oven to 450°F. Place lobster tail on a cutting board. Using kitchen shears, trim down the center of the shell, cutting towards the tail. Once you reach the tail, make a perpendicular cut from end to end to for a “T”. Using a paring knife, gently loosen meat from the shell. Using your hands, crack open the shell slightly. Lift lobster meat out of the shell and rest it on top of the shell, leaving the meat connected at base of tail. Place lobster tail on baking sheet. Brush with melted butter and season with salt and pepper or your favorite seafood seasoning. Place in oven and roast for 10 minutes, keeping a close watch to avoid overcooking. Lobster is done when the internal temperature reaches 145°F and meat is pink and opaque.

Asparagus With Red Peppers & Sea Salt Butter Steamer Bag

Microwave: Place in microwave for 3-4 minutes. Let set for 1 minute. Check for tenderness to your preference, and heat for 1-2 minutes if additional cooking is needed. CAUTION: Steamer bag will be hot and may release steam when opened.

Mascarpone Whipped Potatoes with Rosemary

Conventional Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove potatoes from packaging and into an oven-safe dish and cover with foil. Bake 35-40 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°F.

Microwave: Remove potatoes from packaging into a microwave-safe container and cover with lid or plastic wrap. Heat 2 minutes on high. Stir potatoes, then heat an additional 1-2 minutes until warmed through and internal temperature reaches 165°F.

Prime Rib

Microwave: Place steak on microwave-safe plate and cover with a piece of green leaf lettuce or damp paper towel and microwave for 1-1.5 minutes or until heated to desired temperature.

Seasoned Green Beans

Conventional Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F. Place green beans in an oven-safe dish and add ¼ c water or stock per pound of green beans. Cover with foil and bake 10-15 minutes. Cook to internal temperature of 165°F.

Microwave: Place green beans in a microwave-safe dish, cover and microwave for 4-6 minutes. Cook to internal temperature of 165°F.