Suburban nightspots get creative with specialty cocktails for Valentine's Day
Elgin's Martini Room serves up a quartet of Valentine's Day-inspired martinis available in-person and to-go.
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CoCo & Blu in Arlington Heights introduces the Three Hearts cocktail appropriately garnished with sugared hearts.
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What would Valentine's Day be without a chocolate martini? This is CoCo & Blu's version complete with a chocolate-covered strawberry.
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Valentine's Day without chocolate is like Thanksgiving without turkey.
That bit about chocolate is especially true when it comes to Valentine's Day-inspired cocktails on the menu this weekend at suburban bars and restaurants. It comes as no surprise to Ursula Borodzinska, owner of Elgin's Martini Room, who says all varieties of chocolate -- white, dark and spiced -- will likely dominate holiday cocktail recipes.