"Valentines Day gifts" news and stories

For an unusual Valentine's Day gift, do you want to meat me in St. Louis, or express your love with pork in New York? Well, forget it. But if you live in Portland, Oregon, you really can say it with sausage this year, reports Willamette Week. Olympic Provisions, one of the city's prime purveyors of all things porcine, will deliver a five-salami bouquet (long stemmed, we're sure), complete with a singing Salamigram delivered by the lead singer of favorite local alt-country band The Tumblrs. ($75; February 11–14.) As for all you folks in San Antony, nothing says love like pepperoni.

This Valentine's Day, forget the ho-hum box of chocolates. Instead, show sweet affection to the one you love with an unconventional gift. Don't get bogged down with angst about finding that perfect gift for your favorite foodie -- Slashfood's here to help.