The Complete Thanksgiving

Just for a moment, forget history and ignore tradition.  We know these things are important, but for now, we want to focus on the other side of Thanksgiving: the food.  The fourth Thursday in November is fast approaching.  Soon it will be time to roast a turkey and load the table with enough side dishes, relishes and fresh-baked breads to feed a dozen voracious appetites, while still providing plenty of leftovers for midnight refrigerator raids.  With that in mind, we present The Complete Thanksgiving.  Let us help you to create the perfect celebration.  We’ll provide glistening turkeys, inventive stuffings, tangy cranberries and delectable desserts while you enjoy the comfort of your home, friends and family. 

Contact your account executive and start getting ready for the holiday.  We guarantee a delicious helping of history, tradition and innovation.

 

 

 

And Beyond

For nearly two thousand years, the holiday season has been celebrated as a festive period of goodwill.  This is expressed in many different ways: the exchange of greeting cards or gifts, the family meal, and of course, the holiday party.  Whether it’s for 20 or 200, social or corporate, we will transform a mere dinner into an extraordinary celebration.  In order to help you to create a perfect, stress free event, effective immediately we have re-opened our special client hotline to take care of your booking needs.  We are including menu suggestions, perfect for any celebration, but certainly feel free to mix and match the dishes to suit your own style. We want to make your social or business party a little more special by alleviating the pressures of the season.

We thank you, our clients – as always – for your goodwill, your confidence and most importantly your loyalty throughout the year.  We look forward to hearing from you, as well as wishing all of you and your families a happy and healthy holiday season. 

 

 

 

Different Tastes

Holiday Hotline: (617) 884-3862

 

 

 

Giving Thanks~

 

 

Harvest Feast

 ~ Baked Spiced Butternut Squash with Apples and Maple Syrup

~ Smoked Trout, Watercress and Apple Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing

 ~ Roast Turkey with Herb Butter and Caramelized Onion-Balsamic Gravy

~ Mashed Potatoes with Prosciutto and Parmesan Cheese

~ Broccoli and Cauliflower with Lemon, Mustard and Chive Butter

~ Mixed Berry Pie with a Pecan-Orange Lattice Crust

 

 

Old Fashioned Flavors

  ~ Spinach, Pear and Green Bean Salad with a Reisling Dressing

~ Roast Turkey with Bacon, Tarragon and Applejack Gravy

 ~ Leek and Mushroom Stuffing

 ~ Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with Chives
~ Orange/Spice Pumpkin Pie

 

 

Sophisticated Twists
  ~ Carrot Puree with Ginger and Orange

  ~ Mixed Greens with Oranges, Dried Cranberries and Pecans with a Champagne Vinaigrette                        

 ~ Fennel, Prosciutto and Pine Nut Stuffing

 ~ Cranberry Sauce with Pears and Cardamom

~ Apple Crisps with Dried Cherries and Ginger

 

                                                                                                        

                                                                                

The Complete Thanksgiving is available as a staffed dinner or drop off ~ brought on disposable trays ready to be heated and transferred to your own serving platters.  Please contact your account executive for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

     Holiday Entertaining~

 

 

Stationary Hors D’Oeuvres~

~ Warm spinach and Maytag blue cheese terrine with red pepper coulis

~ Baked brie en croute with cranberry apple chutney

~ Pistachio and Chicken Pate wrapped in a savory crust with grainy and Dijon mustards

~ Bourbon brown sugar glazed smoked ham with buttermilk biscuits

~ Seasonal Crudités with duet of dipping sauce

 

 

 

Passed Hors D’Oeuvres~

~ Spicy Indian shrimp with curry mango glaze

~ Roasted duck breast atop sweet potato fritter with cinnamon-ginger crème fraiche

~ Peppered tenderloin of beef on sesame toast rounds with scallion/hoisin aioli

~ Mini pizzettas with mushroom duxelle and Fontina cheese

~ Assorted Sushi with wasabi and pickled ginger

~ Celeriac puree with paprika in demitasse cups

~ Brie, pear and almond purses

~ Yakatori chicken skewer

~ Smoked Salmon perched on petite corn and dill Madeleine’s with lemon crème fraiche

~ Pan seared sea scallop in edible Asian spoon

~ Crab and Corn Cakes with Cajun Mayonnaise

~ Asparagus and red pepper with herb cheese wrapped in a mini dill crepe

~ Toast cups with fig, caramelized onion and Stilton

~ ‘Cosmopolitan Claw’ Seared scallops with flame salsa on a bed of Radicchio and  

  Watercress garnished with a Crab Claw pinching a green olive  

Served in an oversized martini glass.

  

    

 

 

Salad and Appetizers~

~ Mesclun greens with grilled pear, spicy pecans, dried cranberries and Champagne vinaigrette  

~ Chicken and veal pate with Shitake mushrooms and toasted filberts served with  baguettes, Cornichons, currant sauce and grainy mustard   

~ Lobster Bisque

~ Smoked duck with crispy shallots, baby spinach and chutney

~ Grilled Portobello mushrooms atop Boston lettuce with sun dried tomatoes, shaved parmesan, basil oil and balsamic reduction

 

 

   

 

Entrees~

~ Roasted tenderloin of beef with Brandied fig and caramelized onion reduction, roasted  garlic mashed potatoes and balsamic slaked grilled vegetables  

~ Grilled chicken breast with an apricot raisin Marsala reduction, risotto cake and asparagus bundles

~ Saddle of lamb with mint rosemary demi-glace, roasted red pepper polenta and haricot  verts with tomato and basil  

~ Roasted marinated veal chop with bourbon cream sauce, rosemary and garlic fingerling  potatoes with sautéed broccoli rabe  

~ Fillet of tuna marinated in ginger, soy and sesame, jasmine rice cake with sautéed  julienne vegetables  
~ Sole stuffed with shrimp, orange and tarragon – finished with tomato beurre blanc,  herbed wild rice and caramelized baby vegetables

  

 

 

Dessert~

~ Nutcracker Tart – ‘pecan pie with a twist’, mixed nuts with an orange-spice filling

~Apple-Cranberry Cheese Torte

~ Eggnog Mousse Torte – a light eggnog mousse in between golden sponge cake

~ Chocolate Truffle Torte

~ Apricot Almond Tart or Pear Almond Tart

~ Trio of petite pastries (chefs selection)

 

 

 

 

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