Valentine's Day

Measures Of Affection: Five Musical Love Letters

Tom Huizenga — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:54:00 +0000

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Bean-To-Bar Chocolate Makers Dare To Bare How It's Done

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:23:00 +0000

If you're looking to buy chocolate in San Francisco this Valentine's Day, just follow your nose down Valencia Street. "A lot of people walk in [and say], 'Oh, my gosh, the smell!" says Cameron Ring, co-owner of Dandelion Chocolate.

That lush chocolate scent is wafting from a new factory that's smaller than many two-bedroom apartments. The floor plan may be modest, but the olfactory output is huge. And it's not just the sweet perfume of freshly tempered chocolate.

An Affair To Remember In Pre-Independence India

Sandip Roy — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:08:00 +0000

For Valentine's Day, Morning Edition commentator Sandip Roy shares a family love story from 70 years ago.

I always knew that my mother's aunt Debika was the most beautiful of all the great-aunts. I didn't know that when she was young, she jumped off a moving train for love.

She is now 90. Bent with age, she shuffles with a walker. But she's still radiant, her hair perfectly dyed.

It sounds like a typical Bollywood story. Boy meets girl in pre-independence India. They fall in love. Her family says no way. The boy came from the same clan.

Guy Pumps Out A Valentine — Literally

Robert Krulwich — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:09:00 +0000

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Pets Feel The Love On Valentine's Day

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:40:00 +0000

Transcript

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne. Chocolate is bad for dogs and cats, but that doesn't mean they won't be feeling the love on this Valentine's Day. The National Retail Federation says Americans will spend more than $800 million on gifts for their pets - from heart-shaped treats to heart-healthy vitamins. And in honor of Valentine's Day, the ASPCA hosted an online dating show to match humans and animals in need of a home. They called that event "Puppy Love." It's MORNING EDITION. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.