Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate family, friends and all
those around you who make life better and fill up your days with the pleasure
of their acquaintance. Nothing beats that decadent Thanksgiving dinner spread
filled with both the traditional fare that harkens back to this country’s early
days and also family favorites that have made the holiday meal special over the
years.
While thoughts of Thanksgiving past may conjure up warm memories
of a crowded table at grandparents’ house, the increasing trend now is for
Thanksgiving dinner out or for families to take the holiday on the road for an
extra-long weekend vacation. AAA Travel
is predicting that 46.3 million Americans will travel this Thanksgiving holiday
— the most since 2007.
At The Daniel
and Coast Bar + Bistro,
we are ever aware of the changing desires of our guests and customers. But we
also wanted to jump at the chance to celebrate Thanksgiving with the family and
friends that fill up our days and for whom we are very grateful. So we are
thrilled to offer a Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 27 at Coast Bar + Bistro.
Our culinary experts are in the holiday mood and they
created a very special menu for a family feast as good as grandmother used to
make it, but updated to bring a special feel to Thanksgiving dinner this year!
Coast Bar + Bistro has set up a fixed-price menu for $36 per
person, $18 for children 10 and under, and kids under 3 eat for free. More
details HERE.
Here’s what Coast Bar + Bistro can offer you for
Thanksgiving eats — a mouthwatering experience that will allow you to enjoy the
conversation and company of family and friends, but let your mouth savor same
seriously good food, prepared 100 percent in the spirit of the holiday.
First dig in to some Butternut Apple Bisque
with Nutmeg Crème Fraiche or Salad of Seasonal Greens, Roasted Beets,
Herbed Goat Cheese and Pomegranate Vinaigrette.
Then loosen up those chops for three
tremendous options.
Go for the traditional Thanksgiving
bird with a Cider Brined Roast Turkey with Cranberry Apple Stuffing,
Candied Carrots, Sautéed Green Beans, Home-style Gravy and
Cranberry Compote.
Feeling in a pork mood? Try Maple
Mustard Glazed Ham with Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Garlic Roasted Brussels
Sprouts.
Or finally, get the flavor of fall in a
wonderful pasta package with Pumpkin and Butternut Squash
Ravioli with Sage Cream Sauce.
And don’t forget to make some room at
the end to top off the meal with a dessert of Traditional Pumpkin Pie or Dark
Chocolate Layer Cake.
In honor of Thanksgiving, The Daniel
has compiled a list of some of the most popular Thanksgiving trends over the
last several decades:
- In 2013, led by advice from food gurus such as Martha Stewart and magazines such as Bon Appetit and Saveur, bruleed pumpkin pies were all the rage.
- In 2012, the kale craze pushed many traditional greens off the plate, with creamed kale being the most popular dish served.
- Turkey glazes dominated in 2010, with everything from molasses, pomegranate, maple, cider, soy sauce and even malt beer dousing everyone’s favorite holiday bird.
- Sudden reports of the dangers of undercooked stuffing inside turkeys around Thanksgiving in 2006 had cooks across America taking the stuffing out of the bird and going with pan-roasted dressing.
- Thanksgiving 2005 was the year that the pig tried to take over and as a result bacon-draped turkey was popular, with recipes such as maple-roasted turkey with smoked bacon.
- The year 2002 has the distinction of owning the most outrageous Thanksgiving trend in the last 20 years with the “turducken,” a boneless monstrosity composed of a chicken stuffed into a duck stuffed into a turkey.
- Riding a late 1990s’ wave, balsamic vinegar took over 2001 Thanksgiving, with the dark liquid a popular glaze for everything on the table from carrots to sweet potatoes to squash to the turkey, itself.
- Right before the turn of the century the hip Thanksgiving trends might have gone a little too far. The result — truffle mashed potatoes, which rendered a timeless classic unrecognizable with copious truffle oil.
- In the mid-1990s, deep-fried turkey was all the rage, with the Food Network pushing the high-fat trend out across America.
- In 1995, the most recent Thanksgiving trends hit kicked off with an interesting note — faux turkey — as Tofurky, a vegan rendition of a roast turkey, stuffing included, was devised by an Oregon company.
We hope you will make your 2014
Thanksgiving trend to eat with us!
Reservations at Coast Bar + Bistro are recommended for the
Thanksgiving Dinner with seating every 20 minutes from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Call
207-373-1824 to get your family’s spot!
