Valentine's Day means different things to different people, but its universal symbol is the heart. Sometimes pierced with cupid's arrow, sometimes shattered like an old mirror, sometimes grilled on a skewer, a heart can be a tasty thing, too. Here now, a map of heart-shaped foods especially for this Valentine's Day 2013.
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Cute and Cheesey Heart-Shaped Foods for V-Day Dining

The Sycamore Kitchen
Karen Hatfield is making heart-shaped cookies at Sycamore Kitchen this Thursday only. Pick from Chocolate Mint, German Chocolate, Jasmine Shortbread, and Chipotle Chocolate, $1.75-$2.75. First come, first served.
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The Cheese Store Of Beverly Hills
For those who prefer cheese to cake, The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills is offering three types of heart-shaped cheeses this week. Pick from a Camembert from Normandy or one of two fresh goat's milk cheeses from California, one with spicy red pepper and the other with floral pink peppercorns. $20 each. Wine and champagne suggestions available.
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Compartes Chocolatier
Compartes is doing more than bonbons and truffles this year for Valentine's Day. Pick up one of these 6"x6" dark chocolate hearts, hand-studded with organic fruits, nuts, and spices. $24.99 each.
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Ray's & Stark Bar
Chef Kris Morningstar is getting romantic with pasta dough, coloring it with beet juice, filling heart-shaped pieces with creamy ricotta and topping the whole thing with blood orange-browned butter, and Sicilian almonds. As part of a three-course tasting for $65.
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Auntie Em's Kitchen
Want something tastier than a conversation heart? Auntie Em's in Eagle Rock is selling vibrantly iced sugar cookies complete with cheeky love notes. $2.50 each.
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M Café de Chaya
Macrobiotic mecca M Café de Chaya is offering a fine selection of heart-shaped sweets now until February 15. Among them is this apricot-laced Sacher torte.
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Apollonia's Pizzeria
Some people prefer pizza to chocolate, and for those people, there is Apollonia's heart-shaped pizza. The 18" pie is $25 plus tax. Delivery and vegan options available.
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Semi Sweet Bakery
Up the red velvet ante with Semi-Sweet's red velvet cake donuts. Because everything is better in donut form.
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zinc@shade
zinc@shade in Manhattan Beach is offering a menu full of heart-shaped dishes in addition to the hotel's overnight and weekend packages. Included in the $75 four-course menu are heart-shaped cornbread muffins, a heart-shaped hearts of palm salad and heart-shaped passion fruit panna cotta, with bing cherry compote, pomegranate whipped cream.
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Kokekokko
For the meat-loving Valentine, how about a row of chicken hearts, grilled, sauced and pierced with a cupid-like skewer? Only at Kokekokko in Little Tokyo.
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Short Cake
In addition to the chocolate heart cake with chocolate mousse and raspberry lavender preserves ($15), Short Cake is offering smaller Valentine's like bags of TCHO heart-shaped brownie bites ($3.75) and Linzer hearts with SQIRL raspberry lavender preserves ($3 per pair).
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Bottega Louie
Bottega Louie's pastry chefs are offering a Heart Flocage this week, from Wednesday through the weekend. Flocage is actually the technique that achieves the matte, speckled appearance on the exterior of their heart-shaped yogurt mousse. The top is glazed with raspberry gelee and garnished with a rose petal. ($11, serves 1-2.)
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