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Thanksgiving

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    The Crab Boats Are on the Water, and Fresh Dungeness Is Coming Soon

    ​Yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle broke the news that the Dungeness crab strike was over and the boats were heading out to set their traps. As SFoodie had reported before Thanksgiving, the Bay Area's Dungeness crab season began on November 15, but local fishing boats were striking in order t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Video Released of Suspect Who Intentionally Ran Over Firefighter

    Police have released surveillance of the suspect they say intentionally ran down a Cal firefighter with his vehicle on Thanksgiving Day, critically injuring him.The victim, a 29-year-old firefighter and former marine, was at a Shell gas station at about 2:45 a.m. on Geary Boulevard near 11th Avenue ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Black Friday: Occupiers Join Indigenous People to Protest Mall on Burial Grounds

    ​The Occupy movement is all about raising consciousness of the dark colonial underpinnings of Thanksgiving. Yesterday morning, Occupiers were up before dawn to broadcast the Indigenous People Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland -- to remember that the real Thanksgiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Thanksgiving: A Deadly Day on the Road

    ​I don't know about you, but at our Thanksgiving dinners there's always that one person who consumes more Wild Turkey than turkey. And thinking of this made us wonder: Why hasn't the San Francisco Police Department made any plans for DUI checkpoints this Thursday?San Francisco Police Captain Al Ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Ugly Thanksgiving Sweaters: Tonight Is Your Last Chance to Find Them on eBay

    ​The hours until Thanksgiving morning are nearing, and soon you will awaken to the smell of turkey and stuffing wafting through a house chock-full of relatives and the sound of football droning from the television. You'll hop out of bed and reach for that one perfect Turkey Day sweater. Wait -- no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Turkey or Salmon: The Last Waltz at Winterland, Thanksgiving 1976

    In 1976, the band known as The Band decided to call it quits. Its recent albums hadn't been selling so well, the members were tired of touring, leader Robbie Robertson had (allegedly) turned into a major twit, and it would be a couple of decades before their hit "The Weight" would be used in the tra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    The TSA Warns: No Cranberry Sauce in Your Carry-On. Pie's Okay, Though.

    F​lying with young children is treacherous. Flying with pie is even more so. But it's legal, says the Transportation Safety Agency, which provided Eatocracy with do's and don'ts for Thankgiving travelers. (Thanks to Foodzie for the link.) No, you may not take a cheeseball or cranberry sauce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Thanksgiving 101: How Not to Burn Down Your House While Cooking

    Editor's Note: The author writes this from a pre-Thanksgiving pecan pie coma in the office. ​I'm not dissing anyone, the disgustingly cloying pie I just ate was store-bought -- by me -- as will be all my other additions to my Thanksgiving potluck come Thursday. My domestic skills are weak, to put ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Need a Last-Minute Roast Turkey? Go to Chinatown

    ​There may be no English-language advertisements on the windows, or Thankgiving-order takers stationed in the doorway, but many of Chinatown's butcher shops sell roast turkey for Thanksgiving. If you bring New Golden Daisy a raw turkey, for instance, they'll roast it for you for $15, and pre-roast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    This Thanksgiving, Learn Mary Risley's Beautifully Profane Way to Cook Turkey

    In a wonderful instructional that has garnered over 10,000 views in the past two days, San Francisco's Mary Risley cuts out all the crap you've ever heard about making turkey for Thanksgiving. After decades of experience on the topic, the proprietor of Tante Marie's Cooking School and head of the n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Do Not Pity the Turkey. Fear the Turkey.

    ​Humans may eat millions of turkeys at Thanksgiving, but don't think that the turkeys aren't fighting back. If YouTube is to be believed, the turkey resistance is growing. They are chasing down terrified reporters in Sacramento and attacking our infrastructure (well, one particular mail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    No Fresh Dungeness Crabs for Thanksgiving

    ​As SFoodie reported on Friday, negotiations between the San Francisco Crab Boat Owners' Association and the Bay Area largest crab processors have flatlined over the price the processors were willing to pay. The fishermen have stuck to their demand for $2.50 per pound -- which small, local process ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Thanksgiving Galore, PETA's Holiday Antics, and Pit Bulls & Sexy Men Calendars For All!

    ​• Chako, a pit bull rescue and education group, has put together an amazing calendar of sexy, sexy naked men and adorable, adorable pit bulls. Gift them to everyone this holiday season, especially your ignorant friends and relatives who say stupid things about pit bulls because they know nothin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Top 5 Cheap Thanksgiving Side Dishes

    Listen, times are tough. If you find yourself in a precarious financial situation this Thanksgiving, but still have to prepare a big meal so friends and family aren't stuck eating your couch cushions (you need those!), here's our foolproof list of inexpensive yet delicious hella cheap Thanksgiving S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    Holiday Food Alert: Zog's Dogs Turkey Dinner Weenies

    Zog's Dogs is bringing back the Thanksgiving Dog in all its glory. It's basically an entire Thanksgiving dinner in a bun: turkey sausage, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and crunchy fried onions. Well, nobody ever said they don't have a sense of humor. Crazy, right? Oh, and you can get it d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Prep Your Gut With 4505 Meats' Turducken Sandwich

    Jonathan Kauffman4505 Meats' chicken-in-a-duck-in-a-turkey (and eventually in you), $12.​ Wednesday, November 24, 2010 If you've been reading SFoodie religiously, you know that 4505 Meats has been taking orders for Thanksgiving turducken. On the 4505 blog, owner Ryan Farr has posted photos of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Top Chef Yigit Pura Offering Pumpkin Tarts for Thanksgiving

    Gilt CityBring Yigit home for the holidays.​Want a slice of Yigit Pura, winner of Top Chef: Just Desserts and pastry chef for S.F.'s Taste Catering? After we reported that Yigit's single, with dreams of opening a dessert shop with his Bravo winnings, we found out we can actually get a taste of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Screw Turkey: Nine Alternatives to the Traditional Thanksgiving Feast

    Brady H./YelpWith R&G Lounge's crab, you won't miss the cranberry sauce.​A quick search of SFoodie's fellow blogs will find you lists of the bistros and American-style restaurants serving turkey and trimmings. But not everyone wants to shell out for the traditional Thanksgiving meal at a resta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Liza Shaw's Thanksgiving Essential: Pumpkin Cheesecake

    SFoodie's series asking some of our favorite San Francisco food people about the dish they just can't celebrate Thanksgiving without. Every year, A16 closes for Thanksgiving Day, and chef Liza Shaw is as thankful about that as anyone. "If you stay open for Thanksgiving," she says, "you're expec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Non-Turkey Turkey Day, Mad Men's Pussycat, Shark Fin Creepiness

    ​SFoodie's roundup of tips, news, and rants from the week in animal-free eats. • For 28 days concluding in November 2010, an HSUS investigator worked inside a Cal-Maine factory egg farm in Texas, and documented a bunch of scary-ass abuses. The vast majority of eggs that Americans eat come f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Russ Moore's Thanksgiving Essential: Sticky Rice and Chinese Sausage Stuffing

    SFoodie's series asking some of our favorite San Francisco food people about the dish they just can't celebrate Thanksgiving without. Russ Moore is the Bay Area's chef's chef. At Camino, the Oakland restaurant, he operates with his wife, Allison Hopelain, the Chez Panisse veteran reduces cooking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    (Pop) Tarts and Whisk(e)y Bars: This Week in Food Bloggery

    Veganbaking.net/FlickrMore artisanal pop tarts.​Highlights from SFoodie this week:1. Artisanal pop tarts are having a moment. You can buy William Werner's savory pumpkin hand pie from the Tell Tale Preserve Co. farmers' market stand, or pick Gillian Shaw's pop tarts up for your Thanksgiving meal a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Marcia Gagliardi's Thanksgiving Essential: Giblet Gravy

    SFoodie's series asking some of our favorite San Francisco food people about the dish they just can't celebrate Thanksgiving without. Tablehopper editor Marcia Gagliardi spends her days and nights roaming the city, chatting up restaurateurs and tasting all there is to be tasted. But when it comes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Irvin Lin's Thanksgiving Essential: Green Bean Casserole

    SFoodie's series asking some of our favorite San Francisco food people about the dish they just can't celebrate Thanksgiving without. Since I grew up Asian in St. Louis, my Thanksgivings always skewed a little from the mainstream. I never realized that sticky glutinous rice wasn't part of everyon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Roger Feely's Thanksgiving Essential: Relleno Negro

    SFoodie's series asking some of our favorite San Francisco food people about the dish they just can't celebrate Thanksgiving without.Knowing that Roger Feely, aka Soul Cocina, has traveled and worked all over, SFoodie suspected that, when we interviewed him about his essential Thanksgiving dish, i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    James Freeman's Thanksgiving Essential: Wonky Turkey Roasting, Lots of Coffee

    SFoodie's series asking some of our favorite San Francisco food people about the dish they just can't celebrate Thanksgiving without. Perhaps the wonkiest of S.F. coffee geeks, Blue Bottle's James Freeman does Thanksgiving with the aid of gadgets, key elements sourced from Ferry Plaza, and no lac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Thanksgiving (Infographic)

    Audrey FukumanClick to enlarge.​ This Thanksgiving, as you sit around the table with your family and attempt to dodge pointed questions about your love life and career, divert attention from yourself by spewing forth one of these fascinating Turkey Day facts. Once the topic of conversation has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    My Essential Thanksgiving Dish: Kauffman and Brussels Sprouts

    ​Today I'm launching SFoodie's series that asks people in the food world about the dish they just can't celebrate Thanksgiving without.It had to have been more than a decade ago, back when my household threw epic, 25-guest Thanksgivings that turned out to be more effort than they were worth. One ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Black Jet Baking Co.'s Pop-Up Pie Shop

    ​ Today, 7x7's Jessica Battilana posted a useful directory of foodie-approved Thanksgiving pies, including Mission Beach's huckleberry, Mission Pie's walnut, and Tartine's cranberry frangipane (and for those who fear the crust, a couple sources for bake-your-own dough). This weekend, SFoodie snapp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    4505 Meats Taking Thanksgiving Orders for Turducken

    4505 MeatsA chicken inside a duck inside a turkey ― yours for $275.​Inevitably, Thanksgiving is a holiday about the act of stuffing: pigs in blanket, bread in turkey cavities, tempeh and wild rice in scooped-out halves of acorn squash. Just like last year, 4505 Meats is offering the ultimate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Skip the Easter Ham ― Order a Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey from Yats

    Nukeit1/FlickrSpare the Easter bunny.​Yats owner Yon Davis sells a lot of Cajun-style deep-fried turkeys for Thanksgiving, even hosting an "open fryer" setup for people to fry their own birds in, the culinary equivalent of operating a shooting range ― a safe, controlled environment to help custo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Meet the Cherpumple, Turducken's Pie-Stuffed, Frosting-Coated Sibling

    L. A.-based "histo-tainer" Charles Phoenix has made a name for himself (on NPR, among other places) for his affectionate performance-art forays into the richest recesses of vintage SoCal Americana. The Los Angeles Times Magazine has called him the King of Retro, the New York Times has said he "joyfu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Doggy Bag: How Drunks Could Make It All Better in 2010

    Modern Drunkard​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. New Year's resolutions might be the most useless custom since, well, going around a Thanksgiving table mumbling what you're thankful for. With 2009 little more than a desk drawer full of scribbled-up giant calendar pages we didn't have the h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Ryan Farr: The Turducken Master Trains His Sights on Prime Rib

    Jesse Friedman/Beer & NoshFarr: A growing foodlebrity with national buzz.​One thing's certain: These days, it doesn't suck being Ryan Farr. When the 4505 Meats proprietor conducts a pair of Whole Hog butchery classes this Sunday at La Cocina (2948 Folsom at 25th St.), students will experience ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: Government Kinda Goes Through the Motions This Week

      Just to be clear: Last week the Supervisors took several days off to celebrate Thanksgiving. But, being the kind of people who have an extraordinary amount to be thankful for, they are also taking three days off this week, too. Normally I give the supes a hard time for things like this, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Mexican Man Completes Pilgrimage To S.F. For Best Buy Laptop On 'Viernes Negro'

    The pilgrims prepare for the long, cold night ahead...​Laptops. They were there for the $197 HP laptops. At 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving night, while you were likely curled up in a turkey coma, the Black Friday pilgrims had already made their annual peregrination to the Mecca of capitalism -- otherwi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Doggy Bag: At Least the Dogs Had a Nice Thanksgiving

    Chow.comDog food, Wag Hotel style.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Prix fleece: Finally: Time to take a breath and look back over Thanksgiving 2009. Any regrets? Like not volunteering enough -- or at all -- swallowing your Republican uncle's Obama-baiting, or having that fourth Cape Cod b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Eight Creative Additions to Your Thanksgiving Feast

    Thanksgiving is upon us, but instead of sticking with traditional turkey and stuffing, why not spice things up with some more creative fare? Some of these dishes might freak out your grandparents (or you, for that matter), but they're guaranteed to spark a conversation.​ 8. Guac-a-BirdJello is usu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    City Sewers' Message: Don't Even Think About Pouring Gravy Down Drain

    ​The SF Weekly isn't big on preaching and we don't do it often. But for Thanksgiving, we thought we'd give a voice to one of the most taken-for-granted and under-represented sectors of our city: the sewers.   Turns out the city's sewers are clogged with your kitchen grease just like your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Doggy Bag: Perfection is Overrated

    Lonely Bob/FlickrIt'll be good -- however it turns out.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Baked for Thanksgiving: Civil Eats' Paula Crossfield goes poking around the New York Times, and comes up with Mark Bittman, who on Sunday invited readers to take a massive bong hit tomorrow and just r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Thanksgiving Freak-Out Solution: The Plant Café Organic's $45 Prix Fixe

    niallkennedy/FlickrAll you have to do is pack your Visa card.​In September, you made some grandiose announcement you'd be cooking Thanksgiving this year. Now, two days out, you're freaking, imagining a Turkey Day eve spent fishing a rock-solid Butterball out of the Safeway freezer bin. Relax. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Thanksgiving Freak-Out Solution: Soothing Food, Stiff Drinks at Home (the Restaurant)

    pup ajax/FlickrYou can tell everyone you spent the holiday at Home.​Way back in September, you made some grandiose announcement you'd be cooking Thanksgiving this year. Now, two days out, you're freaking, imagining a Turkey Day eve spent fishing a rock-solid Butterball out of the Safeway freez ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Goodbye Gum, Hello Butter Mints!

    Tired of freshening your breath with the pedestrian odor of spearmint or wintergreen? Well, American eating habits are here to help you out of the doldrums. Spotted at our local Walgreens pharmacy, these technicolor tablets look just like wedding mints, but promise to taste like butter. The front of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Iron Cupcake Takes on Thanksgiving

    bookcellarinc.comJust don't put turkey in the cupcakes, okay?​Iron Cupcake San Francisco is in a savory state of mind right now. Last month's bout took on the theme of Oktoberfest, and this month the attention turns to the even broader challenge of representing Thanksgiving in cupcake form.There's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Street-Food Vendor El Huarache Loco Offering Turkey with Mole for Thanksgiving

    Really? The same old turkey stuffing you always bust out, with frankly mixed results? Consider going multiculti this year, with turkey and mole from street-food vendor El Huarache Loco. Huarache owner Veronica Salazar told SFoodie she'll start taking orders for holiday birds this weekend at the Alem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Thanksgiving is Coming Fast. Know What You'll Be Serving?

    4505Meats.comTurducken from 4505 Meats: Why settle for one bird when you can have three?​Mission dwellers have a grazing option today. Starting at 5 p.m., Bi-Rite Market (3639 18th St. at Guerrero) is setting up a Thanksgiving tasting station set up in front of the store -- samples of Bill Nim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Don't Kill Us for Saying, But Now's the Time to Order Your Thanksgiving Turkey

    Cobalt123/FlickrGruesome thought, isn't it?​It's that delicious moment when San Francisco summer starts for real. Who can think about Thanksgiving, with its scramble for pies, its making-nice-with-your-brother-the-Christian, its turkey, for chrissake. But this is the very moment to start thin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2008

    Merry Fucking Christmas

    Cobalt123/FlickrGruesome thought, isn't it?​It's that delicious moment when San Francisco summer starts for real. Who can think about Thanksgiving, with its scramble for pies, its making-nice-with-your-brother-the-Christian, its turkey, for chrissake. But this is the very moment to start thin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2008

    Eat, Pray, Love, Donate

    Cobalt123/FlickrGruesome thought, isn't it?​It's that delicious moment when San Francisco summer starts for real. Who can think about Thanksgiving, with its scramble for pies, its making-nice-with-your-brother-the-Christian, its turkey, for chrissake. But this is the very moment to start thin ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 10, 2003

    Cheerful Cichetti

    The sparkling Venetian tapas at Pesce give us a welcome break from rich holiday fare

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