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Thanksgiving 2010 in Philadelphia: Where to go, who to call, what to do
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Thanksgiving 2010 in Philadelphia: Where to go, who to call, what to do
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| Smoked turkey at Percy Street Barbecue |
| Photo | James Narog |
EAT IN ON THANKSGIVING DAY
AMUSE (1421 Arch St., 215-422-8222) Seatings: 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Offering: Prix-fixe and a la carte menus, both of which feature cider-brined turkey. Prices: A la carte runs $8-$18, entrées from $24-$34. Prix-fixe: $34 for adults, $16 for children. BISTRO ST. TROPEZ (2400 Market St., 4th floor, 215-569-9269) Seatings: 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Offering: Bistro St. Tropez will serve its annual "Le Grand Buffet," featuring charcuterie/cheese, lobster bisque, slow-braised Berkshire pork short rib, local free-range roasted turkey with wild rice/mushroom/sherry stuffing, baked Virginia ham, PEI mussels, pistachio- and goat cheese-crusted Atlantic salmon and more. Prices: $45 per person ($35 for 1 p.m. seating), $20 for kids 12 and under. BRIDGET FOY'S (200 South St., 215-922-1813) Seatings: 1-7 p.m. Offering: Bridget Foy’s will be serving a limited menu along with a special of roast turkey with sausage and fennel stuffing, green and yellow wax beans, cranberry compote and sweet potatoes. Prices: The T-Day special will run you $26. CHART HOUSE (555 South Columbus Blvd., 215-625-8383) Seatings: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Offering: The chain steakhouse is cooking up a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Prices: $25.99 for adults, $9.99 for children 12 and under. CHEZ COLETTE AT THE SOFITEL (120 S. 17th St., 215-569-8300) Seatings: 1-8 p.m.; reservations required Offering: Chez Colette is hosting its annual Thanksgiving feast, served buffet-style: expect slow-roasted turkey with sage pan gravy, turkey sausage stuffing, grilled beef rib eye, crab cakes, lobster/fingerling potato salad, roasted beet salad and a selection of traditional Thanksgiving pies. There will also be a raw bar with fresh Blue Point oysters. Guests will receive and complimentary glass of Champagne, and there will be a live jazz duo. Prices: $48 per person, $24 for kids. CHIMA (1901 JFK Blvd, 215-525-3233) Seatings: 2-8 p.m. Offering: The gauchos at Chima will add turkey to their rodizio service, as well as traditional sides to their all-you-can-eat meat fest. Prices: $46.50 per person. CITY TAVERN (138 S. Second St., 215-413-1443) Seatings: 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. , 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; reservations required Offering: Party like it’s 1621 at City Tavern with a special Thanksgiving prix-fixe. Check out shrimp newburg vol-a-vent, crab meltaways and mini Quiche Lorraine and mallard duck sausage to start, thetn move into roasted free-range turkey, paillard of salmon, prime rib, or veggie napoleon as a main. Sides will include sage and marjoram stuffing, smashed red bliss potatoes and creamed green beans. Prices: $82.95 per person, $32.95 for kids. |
| Stuffing at Percy Street Barbecue |
| Photo | James Narog |
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THANKSGIVING TAKEOUT
FORK (306 Market St., 215-625-9425) Order Deadline: Friday, Nov.19; must pre-pay with a credit card Offering: Take home chef Terence Feury’s renditions of Turkey Day classics and pass them off as your own. Fork is offering more than 30 items for your Thanksgiving feast. Check out the entire menu here. Prices: Range from $2.25 for various loaves of bread to $80 for an 18-pound turkey. GLOBAL DISH CATERING (215-592-9944, theglobaldish.com) Order Deadline: Friday, Nov. 19 Offering: The crew behind Supper also runs a pretty awesome catering company and has been providing lazy/hungry/smart Philadelphians with Thanksgiving dinner for the past 13 years. Options include smoked butternut squash soup made with veggies from chef Mitch Prensky's Blue Elephant Farm, roasted farm-raised turkey with sage butter and giblet gravy, caramelized root vegetable cassoulet with walnut crumble, creamy Anson Mills grits with smoked bacon, spiced pecans and sage and much more. Prices: They will deliver the entire meal to your home for $54 per person for the full meal. (A la carte options are also available.) JONES (700 Chestnut St., 215-223-6663) Order Deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 23 Offering: Jones is doing Thanksgiving to go two different ways. On Wednesday the 24th, you can pick up plates of their normal Thanksgiving dinner dishes, or you can pick up catering-style pans to feed a crowd. Prices: Varying for a la carte; for catering pans, $80 for half orders, $180 for full ones. MERCATO/VALANNI/VARGA BAR (call 215-985-2962 to order) Order Deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 23 Offering: These three sister restaurants are teaming up for what they are dubbing "Thanksgiving Perfection." Each meal starts out with an organic cider-brined turkey, orange spiced cranberry sauce and gravy. Then you can choose four sides from a roster of the “best of” each restaurant’s side dishes (roasted mushrooms, garlic mashed potatoes, mac 'n' cheese, etc.). The meal finishes with your course of apple or pumpkin pie. Prices: $250 for the meal (feeds six to eight). MISS RACHEL'S PANTRY (215-285-7622, missrachelspantry.com or missrachelspantry@gmail.com) Order Deadline: Saturday, Nov. 21 (pickup or delivery Nov. 23 or 24) Offering: Vegan caterer and chef Rachel Klein is once again offering her Vegan Thanksgiving 2010. Whether it's for a whole meal or just sides, she has you covered, with everything from vegan-friendly starters (smashed red bliss potatoes with mushroom-truffle gravy!) to desserts. This year brings a new-and-improved seitan turkey recipe, a fully upgraded gluten-free menu (including turkey-style tofu, roasted agave carrots and rice stuffing) and pumpkin pie. It's $30Prices: $30 per person for either menu; free delivery in Philly, $10 delivery charge to the suburbs.
PERCY STREET BARBECUE (900 South St., 215-625-8510) Order Deadline: 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18. Pick up any time on Wednesday, Nov. 24 Offering: Take home one of Erin O’Shea’s smoked turkeys — the birds go are approximately 15 pounds and are served with homemade cranberry sauce and gravy. Or let Percy Street take care of the entire dinner for you and go for the "Smokin' Thanksgiving Feast," which includes one smoked turkey, gravy, homemade cranberry sauce, mashed sweet potatoes with bruleed marshmallows, cornbread and sausage stuffing, collard greens, baked apples and pecan pie. Prices: Turkeys are $65; full Smokin' Thanksgiving Feast is $225. R2L (2 Liberty Place, 37th floor, 215-564-5337) Order Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 18 Offering: Chef Daniel Stern's takeout option includes eats like stuffed roasted organic turkey with dried fruit, swiss chard and gravy; sweet potato and chestnut gratin; roasted squash and brussels sprouts; and mom's sour cream and walnut apple pie for dessert. Prices: $65 per person (they can accommodate orders from anywhere from eight to 24 guests).[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Drew Lazor, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: Our HUGE roundup of Thanksgiving restaurant/takeout/catering options in Philly, check it! http://ow.ly/3a6up [...]
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