Put Some Zest In Your Lovin’
Want to impress your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? Take them to try the aphrodisiac menu at zest. Valentine spots are filling up fast at the downtown restaurant and bar.
zest, at 275 S. 200 West, serves vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free food made with locally sourced, fresh ingredients. There is a full-service bar featuring hand-crafted cocktails with one of the largest selections of locally produced wines and beers; and live music, deejays, and dancing.
An aphrodisiac is a substance that, when consumed, increases sexual desire. Aphrodisiacs are distinct from substances which address fertility issues like impotence or secondary sexual (dys)function.
The name comes from the Greek ἀφροδισιακόν, aphrodisiakon, i.e. “sexual, aphrodisiac”, from aphrodisios, i.e. “pertaining to Aphrodite”, the Greek goddess of love.
Classically, to be considered an aphrodesiac, a substance should:
- Be administered orally
- Reliably increase libido or sexual desire (no placebo effect, no diminishment of libido)
- Take effect in a relatively immediate time frame (minutes or hours, not days or weeks)
The aphrodisiac menu at zest is split into the categories Foreplay, Main Event and Happy Ending. Foreplay includes grilled artichokes with chili avocado aioli dipping sauce for $9 or arugula salad with fennel crusted goat cheese, dried cherries, pomegranate seeds, pine nuts and honey-fennel vinaigrette for $11. zest recommends that you pair this course with a Secret Lover drink- strawberry puree and champagne.
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The Main Event includes pumpkin seed and fig crusted eggplant with risotto and fresh grilled vegetables for $15, or forbidden black rice curry with sauteed veggies for $14. It is recommended to pair this course with an I Need Love drink containing Hendrick’s Gin, fresh raspberries and raspberry zest tea by the Queens’ Tea, mamachari lemon ginger Kombucha with a Perosecco float.
The Happy Ending ($7) is a chocolate beet cake with avocado mousse, and there will also be a special dessert TBA. The restaurant recommends you pair dessert with an All Night Long drink; containing chocolate chai, chili, Espolón Tequila and Patrón Citrónge.
Fore more information call (801) 433-0589 or visit zestslc.com.
