Whether you are planning a first date or orchestrating a dinner for a milestone anniversary, finding the perfect restaurant for your romantic occasion is paramount. In New York, there are so many restaurants and cafes to choose from that picking the right spot for your big date can be somewhat overwhelming. Luckily, Ode à la…

The alternative to having flowers delivered to Brooklyn is to learn how to make a beautiful arrangement yourself and deliver it in person! Brooklyn offers many great flower arrangement classes. Here are our faves: Stems Brooklyn Stems, located in Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park, is known for their highly original and personalized arrangements. To learn their technique,…

Butchart Gardens, Canada Butchart Gardens, in British Columbia, is an abandoned quarry turned Eden. The wife of an early 1900s cement mogul saw an opportunity to turn a wasteland into something beautiful. Today, the spot boasts a sunken garden, Japanese garden, Italian garden, Mediterranean garden and, of course, a rose garden. Roses of nearly every…