My bloody messy Valentine for The Guardian Food website

"When it comes to Valentine's Day meals it's what's on the inside that counts, and frequently that's a very good thing indeed. Have you ever come a cropper dining with a date?

With Valentine's Day just around the bend, every Champagne merchant and oyster fisherman is doing their level best to convince us that the most romantic way to spend that particular Sunday is by force-feeding your significant other yeasted wine and raw molluscs."

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Top 10 romantic British restaurant experiences

"Who says romance is dead? From the lochside to the seaside, hotel chic to rural retreat, there are some fantastically romantic restaurants to treat your special someone this Valentine's Day. Craig Butcher teases them out for 4Food."

To read the full article "Top 10 romantic British restaurant experiences" all about Britain's most romantic restaurants across the UK, from The Langham Hotel Landau restaurant to Galvin at Windows and Spanish tapas restaurant Brindisa, by freelance journalist Craig Butcher for the Channel 4 Food website, the UK's biggest food website, click here.

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Prague's Best Hotels for The Sunday Times Travel Magazine

"Musical genius, banking brilliance or quiet restraint - Czech into Prague's best beds"

To read the full article "Rest Assured: Prague" all about the best hotels in Prague, Czech Republic, to suit all budgets, including the Aria Hotel, the Carlo IV and the Kempinksi Hybernska, by freelance travel journalist Craig Butcher for leading monthly travel magazine, the Sunday Times Travel Magazine in the March 2010 issue, click here or pick up the issue on news-stands, available until March 3rd, 2010.

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