Thanksgiving Take-Out

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What do you do if you feel like a festive Thanksgiving dinner at home without all the cooking, baking and clean-up? Are your options limited to pizza or Chinese? Not by a long shot. They start at your local grocery store and continue to the many restaurants offering take-out for Thanksgiving. Get complete meals, or just the sides and desserts. The bonus is the warm and fuzzy feeling you’ll have inside after supporting your local restaurants/merchants during the Holidays. So, if you aren’t up for cooking but are up for a fine Thanksgiving meal, try your favorite restaurant — they might just have a special Thanksgiving take-out menu with your name on it.

Here are my picks for favorite take-out options in the Los Angeles area. Please share your Thanksgiving take-out tips in the comments wherever you live! Happy Thanksgiving! (photos courtesy: Magnolia Bakery)

Magnolia Bakery
8389 West 3rd Street
(323) 951-0636
Offers all the classics, from pie to whoopie pie (left)! Whole pies like Apple with a Crumble Crust and Classic Pumpkin are available, plus new classics like Chocolate Pudding Pie and Black Bottomed Pecan Pie. Each serve 6-8 ($24). Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Frosting, Pumpkin-Pecan Cheesecakes, and a Cheesecake Flight – 6 of Magnolia Bakery’s famous Cheesecakes, in miniature form.

Little Dom’s
2128 Hillhurst Avenue
(323) 661-0055
website
Place orders by Tuesday November 23, 2010.
Feeds 6-8 people:
o 12 lb. Organic, Free-Range Deep Fried Turkey with Giblet Gravy ($75)
o Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Wild Boar Bacon ($38)
o Homemade Fennel Sausage & Mushroom Stuffing ($41)
o Shaved Raw Brussels Sprouts with Shaved Parmesan & Hazelnuts ($37)
o Sweet Potato Gratin ($39)
o Wood Oven Roasted Heirloom Carrots with Saba ($38)

Patina Catering
Market Cafe, Downtown LA
(213) 814-3273
website
Place orders by Tuesday November 23, 2010.
o Turkey Dinner for 5-6 ($125)
o Turkey Dinner for 10-12 ($275)
o Includes The Perfect Roast Turkey, a variety of sides and freshly-baked pies.
o Download menu for options.

Xino Restaurant
395 Santa Monica Pl
(310) 755-6220
website
Place orders by Tuesday November 23, 2010.
$35 per person includes all sides.
Feeds 4-6 people:
o Roasted Peking Turkey with Aromatic Asian Spices, steamed Chinese Pancakes, Scallions and Sweet Beans
o Jasmine Sticky Rice with Egg, Chinese Sausage and Shrimp
o Mashed Taro & Sweet Potato with Coconut Milk & Brown Sugar
o Buttery Mashed Potatoes
o Szechuan Green Beans
o Star Anise Cranberry Preserves

Huckleberry
1014 Wilshire Blvd
(310) 451-2311
website
Place orders by Sunday November 21, 2010.
o Braised Free Range Turkey Legs ($12.50pp)
o Smothered Free Range Turkey & Gravy ($12.50pp)
o Turkey Meatballs ($7.50pp)
o Niman Ranch Beef Brisket ($9.50pp)
o Vegetable Pot Pie, serves 8-10 ($55)
o Classic Mac n’ Cheese, serves 8-10 ($45)
o Download more options.

Susan Feniger’s Street
742 North Highland Avenue
(323) 203-0500
website
Place orders by Sunday November 21, 2010.
o Tandoori Turkey Breast ($12.50pp)
o Tandoori Lobster ($12.50pp)
o Tandoori Lamb Roast ($7.50pp)
o Tandoori Jackfriut ($9.50pp)
o More options, including vegan. Visit the site.

Simplethings
8310 West Third Street
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A cool, yet classic neighborhood sandwich and pie shop is taking a modern approach to American comfort favorites. Their 9” Sampler includes three of their 9” pies (Pumpkin, Pecan and Sweet Potato) for $50; 4 of their 4” simplepies (1 Pumpkin, 1 Pecan, 1 Sweet Potato, + 1 of your choice are available for $15. Can’t wait to make those left–over roast turkey sandwiches? Simplethings makes them for you with their house-made cranberry chutney, jalapeno cornbread stuffing and sage gravy ($8).