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FYI PHILLY: Last Minute Valentine's Ideas - February 11, 2017

Monday, February 13, 2017

This week on FYI Philly, it's a celebration of girl power with power tools! We meet some hot sauce-making sisters who have a new hot spot to eat. Valentine's procrastinators, we have you covered-from flowers delivered fresh and fast to breakfast in bed recipes and a host of romantic restaurants.

It's an FYI for you Saturday at 7pm on 6abc, with an encore presentation Sunday at midnight.

Here are the details on this week's features:

Last Minute Valentine's Ideas: Normandy Farms

Looking for some DIY ideas to impress your valentine? Erin O'Hearn gets some tips from the hospitality experts at Normandy Farm.

Do it yourself food ideas for your Valentine!

Normandy Farm

1401 Morris Rd, Blue Bell, PA 19422

(215) 616-8500

http://www.normandyfarm.com/

https://www.facebook.com/normandyfarmhotelcc

Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipes

Dark Rum New-Old Fashioned

2oz Dark Rum (Dictador Barrel Aged)

3 dashes Bitters

1/2oz Dark Agave Nectar

1 cherry & 1/2 slice of orange

Splash of Club Soda

Method: Put cherry, orange slice and bitters in rocks glass and muddle. Add rum and agave, fill with ice and stir, top with the splash of club soda.

Puppy Love

3/4 ounce creme de bananes

3/4 ounce cherry vodka

1/2 ounce heavy whipping cream

1/2 oz grenadine

Method: Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice and pour in all ingredients. Shake well and strain into a cordial glass.

First Crush

Lime juice, for rim of glass Sprinkles for coating rim (the kind used for ice cream) 3 ounces orange vodka 1 ounce fresh orange juice 1 ounce fresh lemon juice

Method: Rim a highball glass with lime juice and then sprinkles and set it aside. Shake all the ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and pour into glass that was set aside

Last Minute Valentine's Ideas: Urban Stems

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and, if you haven't developed a game plan yet, Karen Rogers has an FYI for you on a new place in Philly that specializes in fast floral delivery.

Have your flowers delivered by messenger!

Urban Stems

care@urbanstems.com

(855)-61-HAPPY

https://urbanstems.com/cities/philadelphia

https://www.facebook.com/SendUrbanStems/

Last Minute Valentine's Ideas: Romantic Restaurant Roundup

Last minute Valentine's plans? Or maybe just looking for a new spot for a date night? We round up some restaurants new to the Philly scene and a couple that have familiar names.

Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse - Alicia

200 Main Street

King of Prussia, PA 19406

610.337.4810

http://davios.com/kop

https://www.facebook.com/DaviosKingofPrussia/

Lou Bird's - Erin

500 S 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19013

(267) 804-7977

http://www.loubirds.net/#home

https://www.facebook.com/LouBirds/

https://www.instagram.com/loubirdsphilly/

Cinder - Karen

1500 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA

(215) 800-1079

http://www.cinderphilly.com/

https://www.facebook.com/cinderphilly

Pumpkin - Melissa

BYOB Restaurant

1713 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19146

(215) 545-4448

http://pumpkinphilly.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pumpkinbyob

Root Restaurant - Erin

1206 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125

(215) 515-3452

http://rootrestaurant.com/

https://www.facebook.com/rootrestaurantwine/

Last Minute Valentine's Ideas: Cupid in the Sky

Looking for a romantic escape but don't have time to leave the city? Erin O'Hearn has an FYI for you on a Center City spot with a mountain ski lodge feel and a special 6 course romantic meal that comes with a twinkling view of the Philly skyline.

Visit a ski lodge 51 floors up!

Sky Philadelphia/Sky Lodge

1717 Arch Street, 51st Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

215.557.7887

http://skygarten.com/

http://www.skyphiladelphia.com/

https://www.facebook.com/skygartenphilly/

Cupid in the Sky

6 Course Valentine's Meal, Tuesday, February 14th, 6-8pm

https://skybrunch.ticketleap.com/cupid-in-the-sky/details

Atlantic City Restaurant Week

March 5th-10th, 2017

https://www.acrestaurantweek.com/

https://www.acrestaurantweek.com/gift-cards/

https://www.facebook.com/ACRestaurantWeek

https://twitter.com/VisitAC

https://www.pinterest.com/dineinac/

Atlantic City Restaurant Week Sweepstakes!

Enter to win 2 tix to the Atlantic City Restaurant Week kickoff event February 22nd, 530-8p at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa + a gift certificate to any participating restaurant!

Sisters team up to make some of the best hot sauces around.

Made in Philly: Lulu Bang Burgers & Wangs

The Common Table (a pop-up space run by The Enterprise Center)

Lulu Bang Burgers & Wangs is at The Common Table at least through February, likely extending through April. The sisters are shopping for a permanent restaurant home!

310 S. 48th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19143

https://www.facebook.com/JoycesSoulfulCuisine/

https://www.joycessoulfulcuisine.com/

Rent or own. Two high rises offer great views and a great location!

New Luxury Living

1919 Market Apartments

1919 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-249-6472

www.1919marketapts.com

One Riverside Luxury Condominiums

(A Dranoff Property)

225 South 25th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-600-2496

www.oneriversidecondos.com

Philly Home & Garden Show: Empowering Women with Power Tools

Looking to make your home your castle? Well, sometimes that requires some pretty heavy duty machinery so the whole FYI gang got together for a group workshop designed to empower women with power tools.

Do it yourself projects for cheap!

Theresa Clement: My Fix it Up Life

Make It-Take It workshop

Saturday, February 18 @ 11am

Philly Home and Garden Show

Theresa Clement: My Fix it Up Life

Make It-Take It workshop

Saturday, February 25th @ 1pm

Habitat for Humanity ReStore

2318 Washington Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19146

http://www.habitatphiladelphia.org/updates/make-ittake-it-workshop-theresa-clement

https://www.facebook.com/habitatphiladelphia/

Philly Home + Garden Show

FEBRUARY 17 - 19, 2017

Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks

100 Station Avenue

Oaks, PA 19456

215.274.1948

https://www.facebook.com/homeandgardenevents

https://www.instagram.com/phillyhomeshows/

Free Philly Home + Garden Show Tickets Sweepstakes!

Flower Show Preview: The Central Exhibit

Forget what the groundhog says. The Philadelphia Flower Show is OUR signal that spring is just around the corner. Melissa Magee has an FYI for you on this year's Dutch-inspired Central Exhibit.

PHS Philadelphia Flower Show