Some Deliciously Unpuritanical Thanksgiving Menus
How restaurants nationwide step up to the plate to create memorable Thanksgiving dinners
By Staff -- Restaurants & Institutions, November 19, 2007
 Thanksgiving at Mimi's Cafe 53% Percent of consumers who use restaurant-prepared takeout items for all or part of their holiday meals. National Restaurant Association |
More than 10% of Americans dine out on Thanksgiving Day, according to the National Restaurant Association, and restaurants are stepping up to the plate with mouth-watering holiday menus. Some evoke home-spun memories with traditional fare, others favor more-contemporary seasonal recipes and the rest fall somewhere in between. To satisfy the diverse dining preferences of any family or group, many operators hedge their bets by offering tastes from across the spectrum, as illustrated in the menu cross-sections below.
The Heathman Restaurant and Bar, Portland, Ore.
· curried butternut squash soup
· roasted turkey with sage stuffing, pumpkin pie
· papillotte of salmon-and-shrimp mousse
· seven-hour leg of lamb
Dine, Chicago
· Roasted acorn squash soup with brown butter and sage
· Sage-rubbed turkey breast with andouille sausage-cornbread stuffing, roasted green beans and bourbon infused jus
· Pumpkin cheesecake with pecan crust, apple syrup and cinnamon ice cream
Memphis Championship Barbecue, Las Vegas
· Country Smoked Ham
· Smoked Turkey
· Green Bean Casserole
· Corn Bread Dressing
· Apple Pie
Tracht’s, Long Beach, Calif.
· Braised Romaine with Bacon and Grilled Artichoke
· Turkey with a Confit of Leg and Thigh
· Tracht’s Signature Pot Roast
· Chicken Sausage Cornbread Stuffing
· Cranberry Sauce
Mimi’s Cafe, multiple locations
· Roasted Turkey Breast or Dark Meat
· Cornbread Stuffing with Celery, Onion & Sage
· Whipped Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar & Spice
· Carrot Raisin Nut Bread
· Bread Pudding
Eleven Madison Park, New York City
· Heirloom Beets Marinated with olio verde, balsamic vinegar and fresh goat cheese
· Organic Turkey with Butternut Squash and Glazed Chestnuts
· Dry Aged Black Angus Beef seared with Bone Marrow, Celery and Sauce Bordelaise
· Apple Tart with Pecan Ice Cream
Grafton Street Pub & Grill, Cambridge, Mass.
· Roast turkey breast, braised leg, butternut squash stuffing, cranberry jam, natural jus
· Stuffed Salmon Chop with Potato-leek stuffing, frisée, grain mustard sauce
· Green Beans With Almonds
· Maple-Sweet Potato Gratin
Spicy Braised Greens
Zed 451, Schaumburg and Downers Grove, Ill.
· Herb Butter Finished Turkey with Port Wine Giblet Gravy
· Candied Yam, Marshmallow and Graham Cracker “Au Gratin”
· Granny Smith Apple Coleslaw
· Roasted Cornish Hen with Lime Honey Sage Butter
Charlie Palmer Steak, Washington, D.C.
· Sweet Curried Cheese Pumpkin Soup with Maine Lobster Dumplings, Maple Glazed Pumpkin Seeds and Pumpkin Seed Oil
· Roasted Turkey and Braised Leg Meat with Confit Giblet Gravy and Traditional Bread Stuffing
· Spiced Venison Loin with Sweet Potato Gnocchi and Roasted Porcini Mushrooms
Rialto, Boston
· Carrot-fennel soup with truffles and pistachios
· Three-cheese agnolotti with wild mushroom Bolognese
· Seared sea scallops with chestnut-squash crepes and pomegranate crème fraiche
· Roast turkey with herb-bread stuffing, maple blazed squash with pecans, Brussels sprouts and bacon, roasted baby onions and cranberry relis
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