Thanksgiving 2016: Where to eat over the American holiday

Friday 18 November 2016 19:07 GMT
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Ansel bakery’s salted caramel pie is a New York treat now available in London
Ansel bakery’s salted caramel pie is a New York treat now available in London

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Give Thanks and Eat Pie at Dominique Ansel Bakery London

Chef Dominique of the newly opened bakery is bringing Thanksgiving tradition across the pond with an assortment of sweet signature pies.

Fan favourites served at Dominique’s famed Pie Nights in New York will be making their British debut. Until Sunday 27 November, individual slices of Extra-Silky Pumpkin, Salted Caramel Apple and Bourbon Pecan Pies will be available in-store (£6 per slice).

Accompaning the pies is Blossoming Hot Chocolate – chef’s homemade hot chocolate, served with a marshmallow flower bud that blooms to reveal a chocolate Bon Bon inside (£5.50). Guests can now also pre-order whole pies online (£35) for pick up in store between the same time period.

Eat, then dance off your Thanksgiving dinner at The Blues Kitchen

Blues Kitchen Shoreditch
Blues Kitchen Shoreditch

The Blues Kitchen’s legendary Thanksgiving feasts take place across all their venues on 24 November.

An epic menu includes a New Orleans Gumbo: smoked sausage, chicken, okra, peppers & long grain rice, served with corn bread. This is followed by slow-roast turkey & ham served with all the American trimmings – chestnut stuffing, candied yams, cornbread, carrots, greens, red onion gravy and cranberry sauce. Still hungry? Try the Sweet Potato Pie with bourbon and orange cream for dessert.

Priced at £29.95 per person, it includes a welcome Brooklyn Pumpkin Ale. After the feast, it’ll turn wild as it does every year, as people give thanks on the dance floor with live New Orleans brass & piano, rhythm & blues and soul.

Thanksgiving at Village East

Village East
Village East

Village East will mark the American holiday by hosting its annual Thanksgiving Feast with a sharing dinner priced at £35 per head. The Bermondsey-based modern brasserie’s main event will feature roasted Norfolk Bronze turkey with all the trimmings, served family-style for sharing.

Accompanying the turkey will be cornbread & sausage stuffing, maple-butter sweet potatoes, truffled mac & cheese, creamed corn casserole, sprouts & bacon, green beans almondine, calvados gravy, and cranberry & orange relish. And if you’ve got room – finish up with one of two classic American pies – Pumpkin Brûlée Pie and Chocolate Pecan Pie.

Thanksgiving at The Riding House Café

The Riding House Cafe (Paul Winch-Furness)
The Riding House Cafe (Paul Winch-Furness) (Paul Winch-Furness | Photographe)

The annual feast at the Riding House Café will kick off with a welcome cocktail, oozing with Thanksgiving flavour. The Nickle Jack is a festive mix of Applejack brandy, Scrumpy reduction, roasted pumpkin & autumn spice purée, and candied waffle.

Dinner features roasted Norfolk Bronze turkey with all the trimmings, served family-style for sharing and comes in at £40 a head.

Accompanying the turkey will be cornbread & sausage stuffing, maple-butter sweet potatoes, truffled mac & cheese, creamed corn casserole, sprouts & bacon, green beans almondine, calvados gravy, and cranberry & orange relish. And of course pies make up the dessert - Pumpkin Brûlée Pie or Chocolate Pecan Pie.

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