Celebrate Valentine’s Day at The 502 Bar & Bistro, 10401 Meeting St., with a romantic four-course dinner Wednesday, Feb. 14. Executive chef Ming Pu’s prix fixe menu will highlight local ingredients and classic aphrodisiacs, complete with a selection of house-made desserts. Diners can select one dish per course. Lenten options for Ash Wednesday will also be available to choose from that evening, but the regular dinner menu will not be offered. Cost is $50 per person, plus tax and gratuity. For more information or to make reservations, call (502) 742-4772, or visit www.the502barbistro.com.

The Valentine’s Day menu includes:

APPETIZERS
Shrimp cocktail
Oysters on the half shell with mignonette and cocktail sauce
Oysters Rockefeller with parsley, panko breadcrumbs and Parmesan
Madras curry hummus with vegetables and naan bread
Spring rolls with Creekstone Farms ribeye, bell peppers, onions, Swiss cheese and allium jus

SOUPS/SALADS
Asparagus soup with oyster mushroom, truffle oil and Pecorino Romano
Beet salad with golden beets, Grateful Greens Farm spring mix, honey goat cheese, bourbon pecans and red wine and honey vinaigrette
Dinosaur kale salad with Grateful Greens Farm kale, Brie, toasted pepitas and pomegranate-ginger vinaigrette

ENTRÉES
Verlasso salmon with ginger-scented quinoa, seasonal vegetables and cherry beurre rouge
Shrimp and gumbo grits with Weisenberger Mill white cheddar grits, gumbo sauce and fines herbes
Pan-seared halibut with minestrone ragù, seasonal vegetables and San Marzano tomatoes
Creekstone Farms short ribs with espresso, hand-carved carrots, crispy fingerling potatoes and dark chocolate demi-glace
Chicken pesto cavatelli with asparagus, Pecorino Romano, sundried tomato, garlic confit and shallots

DESSERTS
Study of chocolates — a trio of hand-painted white, milk and dark chocolate candies
Crème brûlée with pear marshmallow, orange mousse and walnut crumbles
Petit gâteau with white chocolate mousse, black currant gelee and five-spice sponge cake