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Valentine's Day shellfish feast — when you want to make a fuss without making a fuss

The last place you'll catch my wife and me on Valentine's Day is dining at a restaurant. Since I'm a food writer, I eat out nearly every day, and few calendar dates strike me with more fear than Feb. 14. See, Valentine's Day is one of a handful of occasions when everyone else decides that they have to go out too. Good reservation times vanish. Service becomes harried. Count in the cost of scheduling a baby sitter, and we might as well walk around with

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