The Sexiest Dishes You Can Make Someone on Valentine’s Day

• #toc_item_0 • #toc_item_1 • [Is There Anything Sexier Than a Valentine’s Day Risotto?](#toc_item_2) • [Be mine](#toc_item_3) • [Rhonda Harper Wants to See More Black Girls on Surfboards](#toc_item_4) • [Surf’s up](#toc_item_5) • [The Breweries Are Unionizing](#toc_item_6) • [Learn more](#toc_item_7) • [If the Cruise to Alaska Was Free, Would You Go?](#toc_item_8) • [Sail away](#toc_item_9) • [Keep the Lunar New Year Magic Alive with a DIY Money Tree](#toc_item_10) • [💸](#toc_item_11) *Header 728x90 [] The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to fluctuate rapidly and impact communities all over the world. If you’re venturing out, triple-check the opening status, entry requirements, and safety protocols for both your destination and home city upon your return. Be safe out there. [] I have really been vacillating between polarities lately. Maybe it’s just this time in the pandemic, when everything feels a little contradictory in one way or another, but I’m looking at life from both sides now, and let me tell you, it’s exhausting. When I stay in to cook and do a yoga video, my brain wonders why I’m not out living life in the fast lane, smoking a Camel Crush on the back of a motorcycle. When it’s sunny, I want a rainy day to stay in and nest. When it’s rainy, I bemoan the fact that I may never see the sun again. The minute I sit down to read a nonfiction book, it feels like the novel on my desk goes “Ahem!” I can’t get a handle on which of the two roads diverged in a yellow wood is the right one to take. How was Robert Frost so sure? Today’s headlines will be a welcome distraction. Thrillist always reminds me that life can be a veritable buffet of different kinds of information and fun. You can have it all: sexy Valentine’s Day meals, Rhonda Harper of Black Girls Surf, unionized breweries, an Alaskan cruise, and DIY money trees for Lunar New Year. I am off to embrace the contradictions of life and stand outside Yankee Stadium with a sign that says, “The Yankees and the Red Sox are both good teams!” - [Ned Riseley, Senior Copywriter]( [ [( food & drink [] [Is There Anything Sexier Than a Valentine’s Day Risotto?]( Can food be sexy? Last night I had poutine delivered to my home, so I can safely say that food can definitely be un-sexy (no shade to my beloved poutine). Thrillist has done its research and thought long and hard about the meals that you can make (or order) to show your Valentine you’re a sexy, untameable lover. Nothing says “be mine” like a pork tenderloin and a French 75. [] [Be mine]( [( [( TRAVEL [] [Rhonda Harper Wants to See More Black Girls on Surfboards]( Getting totally barreled isn’t just for the blonde boys of Dogtown. Rhonda Harper is the founder of Black Girls Surf, an organization committed to bringing exposure to surfing in the Black community. It started in Sierra Leone and it has grown into a movement in the surfing community. Learn more about Harper, her ethic around surfing, and the exciting world of Black Girls Surf. [] [Surf’s up]( [( *Sponsored Ads List [( Food & drink [] [The Breweries Are Unionizing]( These hoppy ales and oyster stouts want to clarify their rights! Craft breweries across the country are forming labor unions to achieve better labor conditions, especially after the ups and downs of the last few years. Even the craft beer world isn’t immune from exploitation and poor working conditions. Learn more about which breweries have unionized, why they’re doing so, what the response has been like, and more. [] [Learn more]( [( *720x300 Ad Banner [( trAVEL [] [If the Cruise to Alaska Was Free, Would You Go?]( This is kind of a choose-your-adventure story for the brave at heart. Holland America is giving away 75 cruises to Alaska, from April through October. The trips are for two and are valued at $2,000, so grab your lover, or the Garth to your Wayne, and get ready to marvel at the beauty of marvelous Alaska. [] [Sail away]( [( [( shopping [] [Keep the Lunar New Year Magic Alive with a DIY Money Tree]( Here’s how to make your very own DIY money tree to celebrate the Lunar New Year. It’ll bring you wealth and good fortune in the coming year. Use this illustrated guide to make your own and feel the wealth and good fortune wash over you. I’m gonna do it, but with lotto tickets just to tip the scales especially in my favor. [] [💸]( [( *Footer 728x90 Thrillist Editorial - Favorable reviews cannot be bought. Read our [Terms & Conditions](, [Privacy Policy]( Delivered by Thrillist.com, 568 Broadway, Suite 507, New York, NY 10012 [212.966.2263]( Sent to {EMAIL}. Add themove@newsletter.thrillist.com to your safe-sender list so our emails get to your inbox. [View On The Web]( [Content Settings]( [Unsubscribe](