Isabella Chef Michael Cappon has created a 10 course Valentine’s Day tasting menu of sensual foods “that are guaranteed to create the mood for romance.” The menu features 10 aphrodisiac foods, which are “believed to stimulate the libido by stirring up one’s hormones”.

Isabella’s Edible Aphrodisiac Menu is available Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th. The cost is $40.00 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Isabella’s a la carte menu will not be offered. For reservations call (484) 532-7470 or barisabella.com.

The 10 Course Edible Aphrodisiac Menu is as follows:

Avocado
avocado hummus, with smoked chili oil and toasted flat bread

Possess high volumes of vitamin B6
which is said to increase male hormone production.

Oysters
oyster shooter with meyer lemon

This is one of the most widely known aphrodisiac foods.
They are high in zinc, which helps in the increase of sexual drive.

Asparagus
asparagus and goat cheese gratin with baguette

This vegetable is said to boost the production of histamine,
a crucial pleasure hormone necessary in both males and females.

Basil
basil and potato bisque topped with benton’s bacon lardon

Basil’s sweet aroma is said to not only have a positive effect
on mind and body, but an aphrodisiac effect, too.

Figs
roasted black mission figs, cracked pepper, valdeon

Figs date back as far as biblical times and have been held
in esteem as the fruit of love and fertility for centuries.

Intermezzo

Banana
a mousse of banana, meyer lemon, & pomegranate

Bananas contain chelating minerals and the bromelain enzyme,
said to enhance the male libido. A banana left on a doorstep
indicates that a marriage is about to take place.

Almonds
seared scallop with a parsnip almond butter, lemon oil

Poets have often described the aroma from almonds as arousing
for females. Almonds are also a popular symbol for fertility.

Honey
honey cured duck with a sour cherry compote

This sweet-tasting, natural product is high in boron
– a mineral associated with the use of estrogen in the female body

Garlic
seared filet medallion, roasted garlic and horseradish crema

While garlic may smell bad, it’s loaded with an ingredient said
to increase blood flow around the body.

Chocolate
chocolate trio ~
bête noir, burnt orange chocolate mousse,
double chocolate ice cream with crushed hazelnuts

Pure chocolate increases the same hormone
(dopamine) associated with euphoria.

Isabella is offering a special cocktail menu for Valentine’s Day:

Strawberry Bellini | $11
Prosecco, strawberry puree, chocolate covered strawberry

Chocolate Raspberry Martini | $13
Stoli vanilla vodka, chocolate godiva, white chocolate godiva,
dark crème de cacao, chambord

Black Cherry Cosmopolitan | $11
Muddled black cherries, grey goose, cointreau, fresh lime,
finished with rosé champagne

Rose Petal Martini | $12
Belvedere, rose petal infused simple syrup, fresh lime

Red Velvet Martini | $13
Cake vodka, chocolate syrup, dark crème de cacao,
raspberry liqueur, chocolate godiva, splash of cream,
rimmed with vanilla crema