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It's almost Valentine's Day, and there's one thing on your mind: chocolate. After all, it's the holiday where the sweet stuff doesn't stick to your thighs...unless, of course, it's in the form of a spa body treatment. Chocolate isn't just for devouring anymore. Indulge in your favorite guilty pleasure this month by getting a chocolate spa treatment at one of these great Dallas-area pampering palaces.

During my amazing trip to the southern coast of Spain, we heard about this Arab bathhouse that had been in the same location for centuries. After much sorry attempts at translating directions, we came to the special spot, with facades dating back to the days when citizens enjoyed the bathhouse as a daily regimen for their health.

Alberto Lombardi is the Don Corleone of the Dallas restaurant scene. An Italian native, the Dallas-based restaurateur once had restaurants in all US time zones before coming back to the Big D to expand his empire of fine eateries.

As the Super Bowl draws nearer, the festivities are getting more and more frequent. Thursday night's Off the Field Party at the Azure was one such event, with guests that included Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, who gave away a signed football to an eager raffle winner.

From television shows to kitchen tables, chefs these days are some of the most recognized individuals on the planet. This of course goes for the celeb chefs of Dallas, who are continuing to make a name for us as the culinary culture of the South. Read on and choose whose chef table you want to visit this weekend.

You may have overdosed on the bubbly at New Year's, but you know a little hair of the dog is all you need. Here's a few good places to sip the good stuff here in Dallas.

So Super Bowl XLV: Dallas Edition is fast approaching, and you're seeing tons of Dallas homes post up for rent during the big week. Some are going for as much as $10,000...per day. If you're looking to drop that kind of money for a sweet spot during the biggest day in American sports, why not get some equity to go with it at the Ritz-Carlton Tower Residences.

Ok, I know I'm a little slow on the uptake here, but I heard rumors about York Street closing so I had to do a drive by to make sure that owner and chef Sharon Hage wasn't pulling a fast one and just having some kind of exclusive wild party over there. Alas, my hopes were destroyed when I took in the lonely little building, a very small, unassuming box hidden behind a gas station in Lakewood that was always way too chic to stand out.

If your New Year's resolution this year was to travel and spend more time with family, why not kill two birds with one stone with a spring Parisian mother-daughter trip from Rose Journey. From March 12 through 19, delve into French culture-- the food, the fashion, the je ne sais quoi, and make memories that will last a lifetime.

Was one of your New Year's resolutions to get a little more "you" time in? Don't shirk your responsibility to yourself. Get glowing, radiant skin with one of these pamper-perfect body scrubs.

After all the champagne was toasted and the confetti thrown, the folks at Tom Colicchio's craft|Dallas were all set to welcome two newcomers to their respectable ranks: Chef de Cuisine Tim Bevins and GM James Cobb.

Ah, New Year's resolutions. Those elusive little promises to ourselves that somehow evaporate come Valentine's Day, when you find yourself halfway through a bottle of pinot, cigarette in hand, a fridge full of Domino's and double chocolate cake. Not you, not this year. Start 2011 off right with a great workout routine, the best way to keep your bad habits at bay and your bod in last year's jeans.