We all have a friend who is completely worthless in the kitchen.  Actually, if you don’t have a friend like that, read on, because I have enough friends who meet that description to share at least one of mine with you.

The gift recommendation that I’m about to make for him is rather expensive, so be prepared.  I promise you, though, that you will that it is a very good investment on your part.  Perhaps that nameless man is your roommate, your cousin or even your own son who you can seem to get to move out of your house, even after you paid for four years of college.

Try giving him a truly romantic dinner without having to leave the house or apartment.  Hopefully he’ll be able to find the right date with whom to share it.  When you get right down to it, nothing impresses an unsuspecting date more than an intimate dinner that the host has prepared himself (with your encouragement and Careful guidance, of course.  I really do have a particular friend of mine in mind as I write this, and he needs all the help I can give him, and I’m sure your similar friend does, too.  You may need to be very specific when you give him your gift and the instructions to go with it.  Remind him to light candles, choose the music for him and suggest he pick up his dirty socks.

He can begin the evening with the first part of your present, a selection of gourmet cheeses as the first course.  Suggest that he consider serving the cheese with ripe apple slices or pear slices, but only if you trust him to handle a knife.  This course can actually be a nice appetizer, before they are actually seated at the dining table.

The second course should be a delicious lobster dinner a different seafood dinner or perhaps a combination of steak and lobster.  As noted, this guy needs plenty of help, so the fresher the lobster the better.

Tell him to cap off the evening with a magnificent, turtle cheesecake.  Or, if he does not like chocolate, then select the more traditional New York cheesecake, decorated with a sprig of fresh mint.

If he drinks alcoholic beverages, do not trust him to choose the wine for the dinner.  Lobster is very hearty fare, so don’t be afraid to suggest he pair it with a bold wine such as a Merlot or even a Burgundy.

Once you’ve done your part in the scheme, relax until you receive the engagement announcement.  If it doesn’t arrive within six months, just find another friend.  That will be much easier.

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