Best source for a romantic Friday-night picnic on the couch

Should budget preclude you from whisking your honey away to Gay Paree for the weekend, why not share a moveable feast, if not a view of the Seine? At the South End's Formaggio Kitchen, the friendly staff will help you pick out an artisanal cheese that's smelly, sublime, or both. Grab a crusty baguette from Sel de la Terre, a bottle of vin rouge, perhaps some homemade onion soup, and Friday night at home sounds a lot more palatable, n'est-ce pas? For a whimsical (though not French) finish, opt for adorable Burdick chocolate mice with almond ears and ribbon tails.

Formaggio Kitchen, 268 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, (617) 350-6996; www.formaggiokitchen.com.