I RECKON the reason we crave luxurious things in order to help us to celebrate Valentine's day is that romance is the ultimate luxury.
As such, love demands the appropriate man made luxuries - bubbly, flowers and, maybe this year, some caviar to complete the picture of bliss.
Caviar is expensive, and worth; it. Its price means we treat it with" the respect it deserves. Eaten off the spoon, between sips of champagne or shots of ice cold vodka, it is the classic romantic dinner a deux.
We asked John Cooke, of Cooke's Cafe in Dublin, for a smart idea to showcase the caviar he sells in his shop, and the delightfully, ironically, named Beggar's Purse is a beautiful elaboration for the luxurious fish roe.
Mr Cooke sells the three main varieties of caviar - Beluga, Sevruga, and Oscietre - in his shop, with prices ranging from £35 to £52 a jar. Another good source of caviar is Donnybrook's Terroirs, who stock the Petrossian label. Prices here range from £26-£32.