Grilled Artichokes with Garlic Lemon Aioli

It doesn't have to be all about "sweets" on the special day, savory can be romantic too! There's just something really sexy about eating artichokes with that special someone.

Artichoke's Latin name - Cynara - comes from a mythological tale about a beautiful young maiden named Cynara, with whom the Greek god Zeus fell hopelessly in love. Unable to persuade Cynara to leave her mother and her earthly home to become a goddess, Zeus became so enraged that he transformed her into an artichoke, forever capturing her tender heart at the center of a protective crown of thorny leaves.