In chocolates, they gave Candinas, La Maison du Chocolat, Jacques Torres and Norman Love Confections all "excellent" ratings, with West-coast favorite See's Candies coming in close behind with a "very good" rating, along with Godiva and Leonidas. Target's Choxie brand followed with a "good" rating.

For the florists, reliability seemed to present a problem with some vendors. ProFlowers offered selection, value and reliability, but FTD.com, which stocks the Todd Oldham bouquets, sent out the nicest arrangement. CR still recommends going with a local florist, if you can, for best results.

Chocolate lovers will be very grateful for a box of ver? chocolates (pronounced "very") on Valentine's Day. The chocolate is described as being pure and sophisticated, low in sugar and sweetened with natural sweeteners to preserve the intensity of the cocoa. The cocoa beans the company uses are sustainably grown, so it is easy to feel good about indulging. Their Valentine's Day gift comes packed in a chocolate-colored box and includes 16 raspberry truffles and three 75% cacao chocolate hearts, each with a different topping: raspberry powder, toasted organic coconut, and organic figs with fennel seeds. Price: $45.

As amazing as the Chocolate Truffle Box Cake was, sometimes less is more and a simpler box of chocolates might be the best choice for a romantic gift. But bear in mind that I said simpler, not simple. The Chocolate Heart Box offered at Dean and Deluca is an elegantly decorated collection of decadent chocolate truffles packed inside an equally lovely box - a box that is itself made of molded chocolate. The box weighs one pound and contains a mixture of dark, milk and white chocolates truffles. Price: $28.

Vosges has put together a luxurious collection of truffles for your Valentine, all tucked neatly into a decorative, limited edition Lucite box. Two types of truffles are included in the Luxe Gatsby Collection: Daisy and Gatsby. Daisy is a rose and white chocolate champagne truffle, topped with a pink rose petal. Gatsby is a dark chocolate champagne truffle, topped with a red petal. Underneath the chocolate array is a "love potion kit," which includes sweetened rose water syrup, pearl dust and real pearls "to add to champagne and charm your love!" It is a lovely collection that is sure to produce a more positive end result than the fictional Daisy and Gatsby's relationship. Price: $250.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Godiva has decided to give away a million ways to say "I love you" - by which we mean that they're giving away a $1,000,000 worth of Hearts On Fire diamond jewelry, as well as a year-long supply of Godiva chocolates. The prize is intended to be the "ultimate extravagance" as far as chocolate and diamonds go, but it will only go to one lucky winner. Two runners up will receive $50,000 worth of diamond jewelry, as well as the year's supply of chocolate. All three winners will be announced on or around Valentine's Day.

The sweepstakes was unveiled by Sienna Miller, who is one of the spokespeople for Hearts On Fire and wore some of their jewelry in addition to her Cartier at the Golden Globes. Participation codes to enter the drawing can be picked up at Godiva Boutiques and authorized Hearts On Fire retailers .

We mentioned Noka Chocolates once before here on Luxist and, unfortunately, it looks as though we fell victim to their crafty marketing, as have so many other publications. They sell the most expensive chocolate in the world, with prices up to $2,080 per pound, but as we have now learned, thanks to an outstanding in-depth investigation of the chocolatier by Dallas Food, price isn't everything.

Many chocolatiers use chocolates fro other sources and Noka is no exception, although they, unlike every other high-end chocolatier, seem to be willing to go to any lengths to hide the fact and protect their markup. If you want to try their the single-origin chocolates that are their claim to fame, go directly to the source and buy Bonnat Chocolate direct. Then, head over to Dallas Food's expose to find out how they discovered the world's most expensive chocolate really shouldn't be.