The way straight to a woman's heart is through her stomach

It's a trend, especially in Shanghai, for men to take over the kitchen.

In the spirit of the times, Kerry Hotel Pudong's upscale steakhouse The MEET offers classes for men to cook for their beloved on Feb 12.

Students of the Culinary Academy for Men Only will prepare a three-course lunch to wow their women.

The hotel's chef de cuisine Tobias Unger will teach the men how to prepare Caesar salads, lobster thermidors and beef tenderloins, and chocolate mousses.

While the men toil in the kitchen, their sweethearts will enjoy molecular beverages and live jazz.

Polaroid photos will be snapped of the moments when the men present their creations. Every couple will also receive an apron embroidered with their names and a chef's cap.

"The idea is to do something different for their loved ones. Roses (wilt) within three days, but good food and the special memory will last long," Unger says.

Unger says it's easy for those with little experience behind the stove to quickly catch on.

"No one will spoil his girlfriend's or wife's food," he says.

"I will watch them and make sure the dishes are properly cooked."

The restaurant will feature a four-course dinner paired with premium wines on Valentine's Day.

The starter, seafood on ice - oysters, king crab legs, sea scallops and rock 'n' roll salmon tartar - will be paired with Moet &Chandon Rose.

The main course features cherry wood-grilled medallion steak and grilled king prawn with herb butter, paired with Chateau de Parenchere Bordeaux Superieur AOC.

The dessert - a 24-carat gold chocolate heart cake and forever love chocolate tree petit fours "Love that Glitters" - will be paired with B.P.Rothschild Reserve Mouton Cadet Sauternes.

About that medallion steak - The MEET has its own ageing room and is well known for its Australian Angus beef, which is sourced directly from farm to table.