Feast mode: activate! Thanksgiving is almost here, and that means it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving dinner ideas. Because Thanksgiving is all about the food, it’s easy to get so wrapped up in cooking the perfect meal (or thinking about what to bring to Thanksgiving dinner) that you forget to actually enjoy the meal itself
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Turkey Dinner Ideas
Lido Kosher Deli’s Kosher Thanksgiving Dinner
Lido Kosher Deli has been a Long Island family tradition for over 90 years, and this Kosher Thanksgiving Dinner is loaded with fresh-sliced turkey breast, gravy, stuffing, cranberry compote, and sweet potato pudding.
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The Cajun Turkey Company’s Complete Fried Turkey Dinner
For a true taste of Cajun country, choose The Cajun Turkey Company’s Turkey Dinner, which includes a whole Cajun-spiced fried turkey along with mashed potatoes & gravy, green bean casserole, seafood bites, crawfish etouffee, and sweet potato souffle.
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Commander’s Palace’s Thanksgiving Dinner
An upscale Creole-inspired Thanksgiving Dinner from New Orleans’ landmark Commander’s Palace, this feast’s centerpiece is a whole turkey that’s been deboned, injected with herb butter, and smoked. Also included are whipped sweet potatoes, smoked tasso & andouille stuffing, optional cognac turkey gravy, and a whole pecan pie for dessert.
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Blue Smoke’s Thanksgiving Dinner
From legendary restaurateur Danny Meyer’s NYC BBQ icon Blue Smoke, this Thanksgiving Dinner includes a smoked turkey breast, gravy, mashed sweet potatoes, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, and cranberry sauce.
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Ilili’s Lebanese-Inspired Thanksgiving Feast
Ilili is one of New York’s most renowned and upscale Lebanese restaurants, and their extravagant spin on Thanksgiving dinner includes a turkey breast that’s been brined and slow-roasted for four hours, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce, fig jam, mint yogurt, and a pumpkin pie for dessert.
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Mile End’s Thanksgiving Dinner
From NYC’s famed ode to Montreal-style Jewish delis, this Thanksgiving Dinner kit includes sliced smoked turkey breast, gravy, cranberry sauce, challah herb stuffing, and butternut squash soup to start.
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Non-Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas
Feges BBQ’s “Whole Shebang” Thanksgiving Dinner
Why not pair your Thanksgiving turkey with some tried-and-true ‘cue from a BBQ joint that was named one of the state’s 50 best by Texas Monthly? Feges’ “Whole Shebang” Thanksgiving Dinner includes a whole smoked turkey & gravy, smoked brisket, smoked sausage, mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, spiced carrots, braised greens, and cornbread batter.
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Cochon Butcher’s Holiday Ham Dinner
Once you try this Holiday Ham Dinner from New Orleans’ renowned Cochon Butcher, you may never go back to turkey! It’s glazed with Louisiana Steen’s cane syrup & whole grain mustard before being slow-roasted, and is partnered up with mac & cheese, braised greens, and fresh dinner rolls.
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Zahav’s Lamb Shoulder Meal Kit
The signature Lamb Shoulder at chef Michael Solomonov’s Philadelphia Israeli landmark Zahav, this brined, smoked, slow-roasted pomegranate-glazed lamb shoulder is perfectly complemented by jasmine rice, fresh-baked pita & hummus, a variety of salatim (Israeli vegetable salads), and olive oil basboosa (semolina cake) for dessert.
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Philippe Chow’s Beijing-Style Peking Duck Dinner
Take a Chinese route this Thanksgiving, courtesy of Philippe Chow, one of New York’s most elegant high-end Chinese restaurants. Their Signature Beijing-Style Dinner starts off with your choice of dumplings and chicken satay skewers with a creamy peanut sauce, leading up to the main event: crisp-skinned Peking duck served inside fresh scallion pancakes topped with plum sauce, scallions, and cucumber.
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Blue Ribbon’s Complete Fried Chicken Dinner
Would you rather eat turkey or crispy fried chicken? If you ask us, it’s a no-brainer. This Fried Chicken Dinner from NYC’s renowned Blue Ribbon includes enough fried chicken, gravy, mashed potatoes, and collard greens to feed a crowd.
This article originally appeared on Goldbelly.com and was syndicated by MediaFeed.org
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