Yesterday, we posted a 'top picks' list for Valentine's Day featuring 15 ideas from the hundreds of press releases in our inbox for all of the romantics in Austin. Even so, there's so much happening in conjunction with the most romantic of holidays that it would be remiss not to mention two great additional local and upscale Valentine's Day suggestions:

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Early each morning, before most Austinites have awakened from slumber, owner Chi-Minh Pham-Dinh can be found tenderly wrapping blankets of butter and pastry dough around pillows of chocolate paste, working to create a time-honored treat called pain au chocolat. more ›

White House tells you to "get a job!" Diddy is pissed at McCain. The economy is shot but the Neiman Marcus Holiday catalog wants you to buy a life-sized Lego replica of you and your partner for $60K. Hef is shocked one of his bunnies has left the ranch. Didn't the 54-year age difference give him a clue? How long would an unchained bike last in Austin before it got stolen? Hash or Chocolate? Canadian Border Control can't tell. Mighty Murder Morphin Power Ranger Trial. more ›

Wednesday nights can be tough. It’s the middle of the week, you’re not quite over the hump, and there’s nothing to do—nothing on television (“So You Think You Can Dance?” Come on!),and you’ve got to get up early tomorrow anyway, so how to pass the evening? How about a magical journey back to one of the most unique movies ever made (and later, less uniquely, re-made). We’re talking, of course, about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Your good friends at the Alamo and 101X present a special screening in the lawn of Central Market tonight. more ›