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Making last minute Thanksgiving plans? Need some advice in the kitchen? Want to donate to a worthy cause? Looking for something fun to do over the Thanksgiving weekend! We've gathered some fun and festive resources to help make your Thanksgiving a truly grateful occasion!
Don't let holiday traffic slow you down! For millions of Americans, Thanksgiving means turkey, parades, family, and the road-trip to reach it all. While everyone’s final holiday destination is unique, there are many common stops along the way. Using data from Google Maps, Google Maps and Google News Lab is providing insight into the places people visit around the holidays and the best times to get on (or stay off) the road. To gain a better understanding of the places that people intend to visit throughout the holidays, they can analyze the number of times that people request directions to a location using Google Maps. If you’re looking to get in on the fun but avoid the crowds, try to visit these locations when the search volume is low.
Bargain Fair 7901 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048
Need some chef's tools of the trade? Have last minute Thanksgiving guests and not enough place settings? Bargain Fair caters to the needs of anyone who loves to cook with a great selection of kitchen supplies, featuing everything from individual serving dishes and implements to industrial sized mixing bowls and more. Whether you're culinary professional or a home cook, their inventory of bulk and individual kitchen supplies and cookware can enhance your cooking capacity and make it easier to entertain guests. Bargain Fair also offers a variety of glassware, tableware, cutlery, and kitchen accessories at reasonable prices. While most restaurant supply stores deal almost exclusively in bulk items, they offer individual purchases so you can pick up only what you need.
Ready to talk turkey? Ask Alexa. With the Butterball Skill for Amazon Alexa, Butterball Turkey Talk-Line experts will help you host like a boss with turkey preparation how-tos, tips, and recipe inspiration. Butterball Turkey Talk-Line experts are poultry pros that have been giving sage advice for years, and they're here to help you put a little swagger in your stuffing! If you own an Echo Show, the Butterball skill will also cue up short how-to videos that make it easy to choose, thaw, roast, stuff and carve a turkey. They'll even show you where to place a meat thermometer, and give you a pep talk to boot!
How to Make the Perfect Cheese Board
There's nothing quite like a festive cheese board to set the mood for your holiday dinner! Sunset magazine has some great ideas on how to make the perfect cheese board from Sophie Speer, “gathering board” expert and owner of Ripen Co. in Oakland. Some of her tips for getting it right include narrowing cheese selections down to a few favorites, choosing local charcuteries that double as conversation starters, and adding colorful fruits and flowers for an elegant and appetizing presentation.
Plant-based recipes for Thanksgiving
For most of us, Thanksgiving dinner is not complete without a turkey on the table. But if you trend toward vegetarianism, veganism or flexitarianism, luckily there are amazing plant-based dishes that you can prepare for a mouth-watering Thanksgiving feast, making it easier than ever to skip the turkey. Inhabitat, an online guide to green design ideas and innovations offers some fresh ideas for main dishes that will replace the turkey on your table, plus some side dish and dessert ideas that will keep the food at your celebration completely plant-based.
Lawry's The Prime Rib 100 La Cienega Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Don't feel like cooking? Gather your family and friends and dine out! Thanksgiving Dinner at Lawry's The Prime Rib offers a choice of turkey or prime rib, with traditional sides. Other entrees include Skuna Bay salmon, pumpkin ravioli, and a la carte lobster tails. Top off your meal with apple or pumpkin pie, Lawry's signature English trifle, or flourless chocolate cake. Lawry's was founded in 1938 by brothers-in-law Lawrence Frank and Walter Van de Kamp. Their single menu item concept was inspired by the standing rib roast Sunday dinner of Lawrence's boyhood. Today, the third and fourth generations of the Frank and Van de Kamp families continue the legacy of elegant, homey dining.
The Tam O'Shanter 2980 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90039
Celebrate Thanksgiving at a Los Angeles legend! The Tam O'Shanter, Los Angeles' oldest restaurant, has been operated by the same family in the same location since 1922. Offering the traditional charm and coziness of a Highland inn, the restaurant is housed in a Tudor-style building, complete with Scottish tartans, comfy booths & chairs, and plaid-clad waitstaff. The Thanksgiving menu features slow-roasted organic turkey with traditional stuffing, mashed potatoes, sautéed market vegetables, house made candied cranberry, and turkey gravy. Prefer to entertain at home without all the fuss and muss? The Tam O'Shanter offers Thanksgiving To Go with a choice of turkey or prime rib with all the trimmings.
Dec 1 Two-time Emmy-winning television host Mario Lopez will serve as Grand Marshall at the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, which is held the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Now in its 88th edition, the parade's roots go back to 1928 when Hollywood merchants transformed a one-mile stretch of Hollywood Boulevard into "Santa Claus Lane" to boost shopping. Part of the promotion was a daily parade featuring Santa Claus and a film star. Today, the Hollywood Christmas Parade features floats, balloons, costume characters, bands, equestrians, and celebrities from all genres to kick off the holiday season.
St. Vincent Meals on Wheels prepares and deliver nutritious meals to homebound seniors and other vulnerable residents across Los Angeles, regardless of age, illness, disability, race, religion or ability to pay. This year, join the Thanksgiving Triple Match – a group of generous donors will triple ever dollar you donate, up to a total of $100,000.
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