Romance is in the air this February, and Australia’s most exclusive couple’s retreat, Lizard Island, is the perfect (and most spectacular) place to spoil the one you love. For this entire month, guests staying for three nights or more can enjoy the retreat’s ‘Romance in February’ offer. This all-inclusive package covers daily gourmet meals, a fine selection of wine, beer, basic spirits and Champagne, as well as customised picnic hampers for private beach outings. Guests will also be treated to a complimentary in-room bottle of French Champagne and $500 Resort Credit, which they can contribute towards a variety of activities, such as soothing sessions at Essentia Day Spa, premium wines, Great Barrier Reef dive experiences or a private beachfront degustation during a magical sunset. lizardisland.com.au

Richmond’s Bridge Hotel is having a gin fling, with a Tanqueray Gin & Juice pop-up bar taking over its laneway until March 11. Sip on six different cocktails, including one with gin and grapefruit juice with a salt rim.

If FebFast is dragging, light a candle to cocktails once loved with the new Mimosa scent by Diptyque, available at Mecca. Capturing the flowery fragrance of the French Provencal coastline, the candle lifts the mood. mecca.com.au

Take your tote now that #banthebag, a campaign to eliminate plastic bags from New South Wales’ supermarket checkouts, has become a reality at Harris Farm Markets. Free boxes are now available, or just BYO bag.

Melbourne Martini, who brought us the espresso martini in a jar, have a new trick: more cocktails. The artfully balanced and picnic-convenient single serves include a perfect Negroni. Chill and sip. melbournemartini.com.au

Nice never tasted so naughty. Kez’s Kitchen has launched Free & Naked Raw Cookies, wholesome snacks that are gluten-free, vegan and contain no refined sugar. They come in raw peanut and raw choc nut. $5.99.

Feast the eyes and the tastebuds at Gourmet Cinema from March 1-11 at Caulfield Racecourse. The event teams open-air movies with matching menus from top restaurants. Tickets now on sale. gourmetcinema.com.au

Montague, Australia’s leading family-owned fresh produce company, is celebrating Valentine’s Day with the harvest of their first apple offering of the season, the seductively sweet Smitten. A blend of Gala, Braeburn, Falstaff and Fiesta, Smitten apples are full flavoured and perfectly crunchy, and are available for a limited season at selected Coles supermarkets in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

Multitask next date night and spend quality time with that special someone while enjoying a little pampering. Blow Bar Co are offering a couples salon experience where ladies get a wash and blow-dry over a glass of bubbles, the guys receive a head massage and a beer, and everyone gets to enjoy a cheese platter in the fun Blow Bar Co environment. $120 per couple. 267 Bronte Road, Waverly, blowbarco.com.au

Attention all lovebirds – reach new romantic heights with a night at the luxury Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour and their in-room Champagne and caviar service on Valentine’s Day. For the evening of the 14th February only, share a bottle of Bollinger special cuvee NV while enjoying the ultimate indulgence of Royal Beluga Iranian caviar served with blinis, diced egg, capers, shallots and crème fraiche. sofitelsydneydarlingharbour.com.au

If you are after a Valentine’s gift for the wellbeing warrior, head straight to Bondi Road’s Nimbus & Co. The health space is home to a collection of sleek infrared saunas, which focus on the detoxification and rejuvenation process through an innovative (and said to be more comfortable) take on the traditional sauna experience. Yin yoga and health practitioners focusing on reiki and acupuncture are just a couple of the other health-favouring services available. Gift vouchers to Nimbus & Co are available in-store now.

Keep it clean this Valentine’s Day with a special celebration at The Clean Treats Factory. From 6pm, the venue will play host to a shared seating and private seating option (At $90 per and $110 per ticket respectively). Dishes range from bespoke beetroot linguine bowls and a sweet potato gnocchi for mains, and a raw chocolate platter (including a chocolate fondue, coconut ice cream, chocolate cake and strawberries for dessert. Just BYO wine. More information on the event can be found online.

Bondi’s Bucket List doesn’t tread the traditional path when it comes to Valentine’s Day, instead choosing to celebrate singledom with a singles soiree on February 14. For $25 per person, guests will be given a glass of G.H. Mumm Rosé and a Macaron for the ladies, a bottle of Summer Bright for the gents, and access to a dreamy dessert station. There will also be the chance to partake in some speed dating, giant party games, and a kissing both. It’s not just fun and games at the event however, with $1 from each ticket going towards the Heart Foundation. Tickets are available online.

Luxury cruise line Seabourn has taken a new tact with its latest offering in the launch of Wellness Cruises with Dr Andrew Weil. Bound for Alaska and Greece, the voyages will congregate experts in the field of integrative medicine alongside Dr Weil,a celebrated physician and best-selling author. Panel discussions, wellness seminars, and interactive sessions led by Dr Weil and co will be on offer to all guests. “When you travel, exciting things happen to your mind, your body and your spirit. Your mind opens, your imagination and curiosity are aroused,” says Dr. Weil. “I’m incredibly pleased to join some of my esteemed colleagues in the field of integrative medicine to offer this level of depth and enrichment onboard through an array of specially curated wellness options.” The first dedicated Wellness Cruise with Dr. Andrew Weil will explore Alaska on the Seabourn Sojourn, set to depart June 16-28, 2018.

Prahran gastropub L’Hôtel Gitan will be celebrating renowned Chef Jacques Reymond with a special seven-course degustation over the course of March 6 and March 7. The menu and wine match has been personally designed by Jacques together with his eldest son Edouard, and will take guests on a journey reminiscent of Côte de Nuits, through the Côte de Beaunes, into Côte Chalonnaise with a stop in the Mâconnais. Tickets are available at $185 per person, call L’Hôtel Gitan on (03) 9999 0990.