Thirteen cultured New Yorkers, from musicians and designers to Donatella Arpaia, craft their perfect V-Day dates
You can subscribe to the idea that Valentine's Day is a soulless holiday concocted by greeting-card companies and restaurant GMs looking to push product during the consumer low season—there is no doubt that I Choo-Choo-Choose You cards put somebody's kid through college.
But you can also embrace the inevitable, with style, by planning an original date for you and yours. Plus, Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday this year. Champagne always tastes better on Saturday afternoon.
Here, we've asked 13 New Yorkers—from Buddakan chef Lon Symensma and designer Wendy Mullin to The New Pornographers' frontman, Carl Newman—to outline their ideal daylong dates.
Which New York culture icon champions Ippudo (pictured)? Click through our gallery to find out.
