Restaurant Associates' Valentine's Day/garden party mashup at Brooklyn Botanic Garden has a lovely limited-time menuRestaurant Associates' Valentine's Day/garden party mashup at Brooklyn Botanic Garden has a lovely limited-time menu

For one wintery Brooklyn weekend only, Yellow Magnolia Café, located within the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG), is curating a three-course dining experience "designed to inspire romance in the garden," according to a statement from Restaurant Associates, the New York-iest B&I foodservice provider we know.

Serene winter beauty is the vibe, and the BBG is open exclusively on Valentine's Day weekend evenings for diners to make their way to the cafe, which is adjacent to the garden's iconic Palm House and Lily Pool Terrace. The after-hours experience won't require regular garden admission, making this a bit of a bargain as well as a romantic experience.

The three-course menu is priced at $65 per person, and includes a sparkling wine toast upon seating, optional wine pairings for an additional $25, a crafted à la carte beverage menu and access to BBG's Bonsai Museum, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

After gulping down the sparkly toast, guests will start their meal in the most luxurious way possible: Lobster Bisque with tarragon and Pernod. The next course is Olive Oil Poached Faroe Island Salmon with spaghetti squash, parsnip and caviar.

Salmon gets luxurious when caviar is dolloped on top.

And what's Valentine's Day without something sweet? Desserts by Pastry Chef Mariangel Soto will include Passionfruit Pavlova, Chocolate Heart Cake with Rose Hip Syrup and more.

The third course is the sweetest.

One of the new cocktails is the Melon Muse, with vodka, melon liqueur, mozzarella foam and a grind of black pepper.