3 of a Kind: Last-Minute Thanksgiving Help
If a magazine-worthy home-cooked spread isn’t in the cards for Thanksgiving this year, there’s still time to turn to the experts for last-minute salvation. These three spots come to the rescue with last-minute solutions that you can reserve today and pick up just in time to keep the perfect-holiday dream alive.
Nashville-themed bar and restaurant Bub City has you covered with a full Southern-style feast, available for ordering through Nov. 25. The meal for up to 10 people includes a whole smoked turkey, gravy, roasted garlic-sage stuffing, mashed potatoes (or sweet potatoes), cranberries and a pie, with options to add additional sides and pies. Pick it up the morning of Thanksgiving, or settle in and eat there: The restaurant will serve turkey dinners all day, offering the game on television and live-band karaoke for those seeking vicarious family embarrassments.
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Procrastinators have until 5 p.m. PST today to order online from local superstar Bi-Rite. The market offers prime rib, heritage turkeys and a la carte sides like wild mushroom stuffing, green bean casserole with wild mushrooms and caramelized onions, as well as an array of pies, best topped with heaping scoops of Bi-Rite’s famous ice cream. Or leave it to them and buy the full menu. Anyone who misses the deadline can go in person to purchase from the entire menu — including turkeys — until closing time Wednesday at 9 p.m.
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Put aside plans to become a master baker and submit to the glory of a Four & Twenty Blackbirds Thanksgiving pie. The Brooklyn bakers open at 8 a.m. Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day, offering first-come, first-serve whole 10-inch pies, including Salted Caramel Apple, Brown Butter Pumpkin, Bittersweet Chocolate Pecan and Salty Honey. If the idea of a lengthy line is off-putting, sneak into the pie cafe at Brooklyn public library on Grand Army Plaza.
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