Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving: Eat Out, Ye Pilgrims!

Aside from family, friends, and being thankful, Thanksgiving is all about the food. While mom's home cooking may be preferred, if it isn't, there are dozens of places to dine during the holiday.

Spatchcock? Consider Butterflying Your Turkey This Year

As two excellent resources for home cooks point out to us this week, it's as gruesome as it is rewarding to spatchcock a bird: Flip it over, snip out the spine, and cook the bird flat. Also known as butterflying, here's why you might want to consider applying this simple technique to your Thanksgivi ... More >>

What To Do With Your Leftovers: The Turkey Stuffing Hero

​A hero roll has never seen a better filling. Let's face it: the very best part of Thanksgiving is not the dry turkey breast, the candied yams, the green bean casserole, or the pumpkin pie surmounted by a cumulo-nimbus of Cool Whip. It's the stuffing, hands down. Nor does the food taste bes ... More >>

David Burke, Dale Talde, and Damon Wise (and Others) on Their Thanksgiving Memories: Interviews Part 2

Yesterday we spoke with several New York City chefs about their upcoming Thanksgiving plans and learned all about the unique dishes they'll be making, from Todd Macdonald's White Castle-stuffed turkey to Josh Capon's hundreds of chicken lollipops. Today we hear from another batch of toques about how ... More >>

New York City Chefs Talk Turkey About Turkey Day: Josh Capon, Missy Robbins, Michael White, and More...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Hopefully by now the turkey has been purchased and the pie crusts have been made. After all, this is the one time of year when everyone in America dons their chef whites. But how do bona fide chefs celebrate the holiday? We checked in with some of New York Cit ... More >>

The Five Worst Thanksgiving Dishes

smallhandbartender.blogspot.com​More architectural element than food, jellied cranberry sauce from a can has long been an immutable fixture of the Thanksgiving table. There is no worse holiday for the true foodie than Thanksgiving. Cooking it is like being trapped in a crashing rocketship, ... More >>

Jim Meehan's Top Five Cocktails to Celebrate Thanksgiving (with Recipes!)

Let's face it: Thanksgiving is not only the tastiest holiday, but also one of the booziest. Maybe you're downing the cocktails because you don't have work on Friday, or because you can't bear the thought of actually having to go to work on Friday (Black Friday workers, we appreciate you), or because ... More >>

Your Modern-Day Thanksgiving Guide to Getting Through the Holiday With Only Slightly Less Dignity Than You Started With

This is not your grandmother's "How to Survive Thanksgiving" guide. It's not even your spinster aunt's. This is far more about you and the troubles a modern-day busy and productive person with a job and responsibilities and a life, for the love of God -- even if that life is just DVRing TV shows you ... More >>

Jacques Pépin Reveals His Thanksgiving Turkey Secrets: Interview Part 2

Photo courtesy Jacques PépinJacques Pépin steams his Thanksgiving turkey, meaning you should, too​Yesterday we chatted with Jacques Pepin about his new book, Essential Pepin, an impressive collection of more than 700 of his favorite recipes. Today, he explains why chefs must master technique ... More >>

Ask the Critics: What Are Some Affordable, Non-Gimmicky Restaurants Where I Can Celebrate Thanksgiving?

Another Pint Please.../FlickrWhere to find turkey dinners (and non-turkey dinners) this Thanksgiving​ Rob Z. asks: I was wondering if you had any recommendations for Thanksgiving. My friend and I are going to be by ourselves. Do you know of restaurants that will be open that day? We would love ... More >>

This Week in Food Blogs: Paula Deen Might Still Be an 'Evil Sex Fiend Succubus'

This week in food blogs ... What big teeth you have!​ Eater National describes Paula Deen as an "evil sex fiend succubus" again. We appreciate the reminder, and will remain vigilant and report any suspicious, succubus-like activity. Diner's Journal has some bad news for filicidal foodies: ... More >>

Make Dickson's Farmstand Meats' Sage Sausage Stuffing, Like Chef David Schuttenberg

Stuff this.​They say the turkey is the star of Thanksgiving, but anyone who knows anything knows it's the stuffing that gets everyone's motor running. Send your guests into overdrive this year with this Sage Sausage Stuffing recipe from Dickson's Farmstand Meats chef David Schuttenberg. "Grow ... More >>

Thanksgiving Sandwiches Put Your Holiday Between Bread

Lauren BloombergLenny's: Where the Pilgrims went for takeout?​ Sure, Thanksgiving is awesome. There's turkey, stuffing, and all sorts of delicious sides, but what's even better than a commemorative feast? The day-after sandwiches. Thanksgiving sandwiches are one of the best parts of the holid ... More >>

Make Marc Forgione's Maple Whipped Sweet Potatoes

Do these mashed potatoes.​It's that time of year again. Time to start planning what to serve with your turkey this Thanksgiving. If you're looking to shake things up a little, you might want to try this recipe from Marc Forgione for Maple Whipped Sweet Potatoes. "This has been a fixture on o ... More >>

Thanksgiving Croissant Debuts at Momofuku Milk Bar -- Kind of a Turkey

​Say grace, and then dive into the Thanksgiving croissant. I was as excited as everyone else to check out the new Thanksgiving croissant at Momofuku Milk Bar, which has moved across the street from its original West 13th Street location. Well, in spite of all the hype, it's not really new, ... More >>

Best of 2011: Runners-Up for Duck and Turkey

​Eating our way through the city to determine the best of the best is no easy task. The hard thing about naming something the "best" is that we had to leave behind many very, very good dishes. So to honor those wayward souls, here are some great plates worthy of mention. Today: duck and turk ... More >>

Amanda Cohen Enlightens Us on the Topic of Canadian Thanksgiving

​What can one say about Thanksgiving that hasn't been said already? Absolutely nothing. Which is why we find ourselves thinking about our friends to the north, who already celebrated Thanksgiving a month ago. Canadian Thanksgiving, like Canadian Nanaimo bars and Canadian curling, is a subject ... More >>

How New York City Chefs Prep for Thanksgiving

free-extras.comIt's Turkey Time!​ By now, the turkey should be brining, the cranberry sauce underway, and the medicine cupboard stocked with an ample supply of Valium should the family get-together take a turn. And how are New York City restaurant chefs prepping for the big day? We checked i ... More >>

Momofuku Milk Bar Offers One Last Savory Thanksgiving Tidbit

Blondie/Midtown LunchHold Thanksgiving in your hand.​Courtesy of the Milk Bar counter at Má Pêche and captured by Midtown Lunch, a Thanksgiving Dinner-stuffed croissant. It contains white and dark meat, cranberry sauce, meat gravy, and more than enough grease to get you in the moo ... More >>

Bubby's is Giving Away Free Pie Right Now

thebrooklynbaker.comGet a slice of this.​Getting into the Thanksgiving spirit a few days early (and to celebrate its 20th anniversary), Bubby's (120 Hudson Street, 212-219-0666) is giving away free slices of the trendiest dessert du jour: pie! The deal started at 11 a.m., and they're giving aw ... More >>

Introducing the 100-Proof Turkey; 60-Year-Old Macallan Now World's Most Expensive Scotch

​The age-old Thanksgiving Day question is back: red or white. The answer? It doesn't matter -- just make sure you have lots of it and plastic cups for doling it out. [NY Times] Drinks International, a trade magazine, has named two Australian bars the best in the region. So, what's so great ab ... More >>

Marco Canora Dishes About The Next Iron Chef and Cooking at the School of Hard Knocks

Food NetworkMarco Canora: He might have lost on TV, but he's still a winner.​ The Next Iron Chef ended its run this week, and Marc Forgione was crowned the winner. But runner-up Marco Canora still has plenty to celebrate: A Tribeca location of his East Village wine bar Terroir opened this yea ... More >>

What We Fight About, When We Fight at Thanksgiving

​It's pretty much guaranteed that if you're going to spend a prolonged or shorter amount of time with any immediate or distant family members over the upcoming holiday, you're going to have to channel all that togetherness and enforced thankfulness into something a little more dysfunctional at ... More >>

David Burke to Open New Resto in the James; Brad Farmerie Gives Turkey Tips

​The Senate has voted to consider a bill that would give greater power to the FDA to deal with food safety issues. [NY Times] Alec Baldwin is shilling for Wegmans in a couple new ads. Apparently, his mother really is a fan of the supermarket chain. [Democrat & Chronicle] David Burke has con ... More >>

Tourtières & Nuns' Farts at M. Wells Ce Soir

What is that heavenly scent?​Here in America, November is all about Thanksgiving. We spend the whole month talking about that big turkey dinner we're going to have at the end of it. But in Quebec, Thanksgiving is already over and done with. November instead marks the beginning of tourtière se ... More >>

For Thanksgiving, Torrisi Is Talking Turkey

​Having already done their part to revamp the San Gennaro Festival, the folks at Torrisi Italian Specialties are turning their attention to Thanksgiving. Per Serious Eats, they'll be selling their much-acclaimed slow-roasted turkey breasts for $16/pound beginning on Nov. 1. If you're more of t ... More >>

Rightbloggers Fight War on Thanksgiving (And, Of Course, Muslim Obama)

​While you lily-livers are feasting on turkey and whatnot, rightbloggers are defending Thanksgiving, the nation, and their Second Amendment right to kill hippies. RedState remembers the first Thanksgiving, in 1941, when "Americans around the nation settled into a peaceful Thanksgiving weekend ... More >>

5 Things To Ruin Your Thanksgiving

For us, Thanksgiving was pre-ruined by the grisly medical press releases we received over the past week, portraying the holiday as a menace. (And they keep coming! The Saint Louis University Medical Center offers "Surviving the Holidays: 10 Tips for Staying Healthy." Number 1: "Keep your distance -- ... More >>

PETA's Thanksgiving Message: Get Stuffed

The PETA pranksters have taken a holiday, so to speak, from objectifying women to turn their attentions to Thanksgiving. In this ad, which NBC will -- surprise! -- not be running during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an angelic little girl says grace over the Thanksgiving meal, thanking the l ... More >>

HOLD THE TURKEY

Celebrate a meat-free Thanksgiving

What's Happening This Week: Turkey Day in the City

Our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! A Craft-y Thanksgiving Hours: 2:00pm-8:00pm Sure, it's not mom's green bean casserole. But you could do worse than Tom Colicchio's Thanksgiving dinner ($115). An amuse-bouche of spi ... More >>

The New Amsterdam Market Returns This Sunday, with Pie

Cameron Nordholm/flickr​The New Amsterdam Market is back this Sunday, just in time for the pre-Thanksgiving frenzy.

Nightmares Before Thanksgiving: Medicos Warn of Holiday-Related Injuries, Celiac Disease, Etc.

​Christ in Heaven, King Kong and the Rockettes have announced holiday Christmas season. So it's time to start thinking about that cozy, mildly-patriotic warm-up event, Thanksgiving, and the turkey with which those of us who are not celebrity vegans celebrate. Looking forward to it? Let us fi ... More >>

GOBBLE GOBBLE

Have Thanksgiving early and on the cheap

Cruelty-Free Pre-Thanksgiving with Lou Reed, Others at Tavern on the Green

​Planning to tuck into a nice, fat turkey this Thanksgiving? What are you, sick? Turkeys are your animal companions. Repent of your carnivorism in the traditional way -- with celebrities! On November 22, the Sunday before Thanksgiving, Russell Simmons will host "Celebration FOR The Turkeys" ... More >>

November 16 through 22, 2007

Rockie Weekly Horoscope November 24-30

Wild Turkeys

The Thanksgiving plans of clubland's most grateful—not to mention finest, sexiest, and gayest

Cold Turkey

Thanksgiving's glory is in the leftovers

Talking Thanksgiving

Stop arguing and pass the anecdotes: It's National Conversation Week. Really.

More Than a Meal

Thanksgiving as a ritual of American identity

Rockie Weekly Horoscope November 18–24

Meltingest-Pot Tenement Saves Thanksgiving for White Girl

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Listings

A Landlord’s Road to Bountiful

The Propertied Class Gives Thanks

Stuffed

Thanksgiving: Blast or Bust?

Extra stuffing, please

Monkey See

Big Mac