North Light bookstore bar and cafe in Oakland "has two specials for Valentine'’s Day: one for lovers, and one for the 'blue, brokenhearted, bitter or blissfully alone,' " the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Author Daniel Handler, who is a friend of North Light co-owner Dan Stone, came up with the idea to combine books, drinks and desserts.
The "for lovers" menu option includes strawberry pie for two, two glasses of sparkling French rosé and a clothbound edition of Shakespeare's The Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint, as selected by California Poet Laureate Dana Gioia.
The "blue, brokenhearted, bitter or blissfully alone" option consists of a chocolate mousse (bitter chocolate, naturally), a Sazerac (a favorite cocktail of Handler's, made with bitters) and a copy of Handler's novel Why We Broke Up.