Chocolate lovers can savor five decadent courses at Stockton Inn on Valentine’s weekend

Vanilla Poached Lobster with Cippolini Onion and Port-Chocolate Sauce.

Nothing says amour like chocolate on Valentine’s Day, and the Stockton Inn’s “Chocolate Decadence” Tasting Menu has cocoa in all of its variations in every course, from white chocolate to hot and spicy chili cocoa powder.

Chef Alan Heckman hopes his five-course tasting menu will help lovers who love chocolate get primed for a steamy weekend.

“This was really a delight to conceive,” said Heckman. “There’s chocolate in every bite, and that can really set the mood for love.”

Guests may also choose to pair each course with wine. The tasting experience is $75 per person (plus tax and gratuity) or $100 per person with wine pairings.

Chef Alan Heckman.

The decadent menu will be served exclusively on Valentine’s Weekend (Friday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 14). It will also be available, along with the Stockton Inn’s seasonal a-la-carte menu, through Sunday, Feb. 28.

5-Course “Chocolate Decadence” Tasting Menu

Roasted Parsnip Soup

White Chocolate, Vanilla, and Chocolate Dusted Crouton

Wine: Domaine Wachau Gruner Veltliner Federspiel Terrassen 2014, Austria

II.

Torchon of Hudson Valley Foie Gras

Chocolate Brioche, Blackberry, Mache

Wine: Vicolo Pinot Grigio delle Venezie 2014, Italy

III.

Vanilla Poached Lobster

Cippolini Onion and Port-Chocolate Sauce

Wine: Columbia Winery Chardonnay 2013, Washington