This Meatless Week: February 10, 2011

It's Valentine's Day on Monday. It might not be too late for you to get reservations to celebrate your relationship with your special veggie somebody. If you really love them, take your sweetheart to Dragonfly, Alana's or DeepWood. If you have a burgeoning crush on them, take them to Northstar, Whole World, Starliner Diner or the North Market. If you want this dinner to be your last meal together, take your (soon-to-be-ex-)significant other to the Top Steakhouse.

Mercy for Animals is setting up a table at the Lane Avenue Whole Foods to fundraise via Nickels for Nonprofits and promote plant-based diets. Stop by and pick up a vegetarian starter kit or donate a nickel to MFA by simply bringing a reusable shopping bag.

Saturday, Hal & Al's is hosting the second Merion Village chili cook off. While the competition is not meat-free, there is a vegan category, as well as enough beer to make you forget all about attending a chili cook off with ground beef involved.