THANKSGIVING 2007 MENUS: New York City ( Part 1)

Of all the things you have to be thankful for this year, cooking and cleaning should not be one of them. Even the best hosts and hostesses deserve a night off! So why not take a break from the kitchen this Thanksgiving and let one of New York’s top restaurants take care of your holiday meal? Each of these restaurants has added its own special touches to Thanksgiving, so kick back with any of these delicious menus below…and be thankful for not being stressed.

KLEE BRASSERIE; 5 NINTH; NICE MATIN; Boathousep; Angelo’s & Maxis; Fireside; Metro Marche; L’Express; Trattoria Dopo Teatro …….

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KLEE BRASSERIE

Chef Daniel Angerer

200 9th Avenue (between 22nd and 23rd Streets), NYC

212-633-8033

 

Thanksgiving Day Menu

12noon to 10pm

Prix Fixe $59 (children twelve and under $25)

…first

 

Pumpkin soup

cider caramel & corn crisps

or

Golden beet and arugula salad

aged Vermont cheddar and hazelnut praline

or

One hour bio egg

chicory, wild cress, and Styrian pumpkinseed extract

or

Settler pizza

Green Market turkey bacon, Vidalia onions, Italian parsley

 

…second

Maple laced turkey

chestnut & cranberry stuffing, giblet gravy

or

Apple wood grilled Virginia sea trout

autumn squash & apple cider spices, concord grapes, California lemon

or

Colorado lamb shank, boneless, braised in Cabernet,

toasted barley & root vegetable, rosemary

or

House-made rigatoni baked with

New England asiago cheese

organic brussel sprouts & carrots,

cocoa nibs

 

…last but not least

 

Pumpkin cheesecake

baby seckle pears & raspberry sprinkles

or

Cranberry bread pudding

lingonberries, nutmeg & rum custard sauce

or

Three apple-streusel pie

topfen schlag, caramelized walnuts

 

Box of Klee Cookies

Linzer, Mexican wedding,

oatmeal raisin, brownie

 

Bounty of Thanksgiving Sides

$7 (all five for $30)

 

Green beans

with Vidalia onions and almonds

 

Potted cranberry beans

with touch of maple syrup

 

Roasted Brussel sprouts

cranberry & pear relish

 

Baked sweet potatoes

with rosemary

 

Potato mash with Vermont Blue

 

 

Klee Holiday Drinks

 

Hot Spiced Cranberry Punch

fresh warm cranberry & apple juice, cloves, cinnamon

$6

(spiked $11)

 

Pumpkin Pie Martini

premium vodka, pumpkin, brown sugar, touch of cream

$12

 

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5 NINTH

Chef Daniel “Chino” Parilla

5 Ninth Avenue (at Gansevoort), NYC

212-929-9460

 

Thanksgiving Day Menu

Prix Fixe $59

 

Choice of:

Wild Mushroom Bouillon roasted porcini, vermicelli noodles

Potato and Leek Soup truffle puree and chives

Golden Beet Salad snow peas, shaved fennel, orange vinaigrette

Local Greens radishes, cucumber, banyuls vinaigrette

Pan Fried Crab Cake sylvetta, marinated cherry tomatoes

 

Main Course

Heritage Foods Red Baron Turkey

choice of white or dark meat, wild mushroom stuffing, gravy

or

Prime Rib

German potato salad, roasted Brussels sprouts or creamed spinach, natural jus

or

Pan Roasted Red Snapper chorizo, corn, polenta

or

Butternut Squash Risotto buttered and candied squash, sage, brown butter

or

Berkshire Pork Porterhouse braised cabbage, apple sauce, pork jus

or

Handmade Gnocchi arugula pesto, with or without pork belly

 

Choice of:

Sweet Potato Pie whipped cream

or

Brownie a la Mode

choice of chocolate or vanilla ice cream

or

5 Ninth Flan miso butterscotch, green apple shiso

 

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NICE MATIN

Chef Andy d’Amico

201 West 79th Street (at Amsterdam Avenue), NYC

212-873-6423

 

 

Thanksgiving Day Menu

Breakfast/Brunch 7am to 1pm

Dinner 2pm to 9pm

Prix Fixe $38.50 (all items also available a la carte)

 

Appetizers

Pumpkin & Leek Soup Gratinee with sourdough bread, fontina & parmesan cheese

or

Pistou Nicoise vegetable soup with garlic & basil

or

Stuffed Baby Artichokes with garlic & olive oil broth

or

Butternut Squash & Crab Risotto with ginger cream & parmesan

or

Fried Oyster Salad with arugula, endive, mushrooms, peppers & creme fraiche vinaigrette

or

Escarole & Chicory Salad

toasted almonds, oranges, dried cranberries, pickled onions, celery & balsamic vinaigrette

or

Spinach Salad with aged goat cheese, bacon, beets, roasted shallots & hazelnuts

or

Frisee Salad with roquefort cheese, pears & walnuts

 

Entrees

Roast Turkey with dried fruit & sausage dressing, brussels sprouts

sweet potatoes, cauliflower gratin, cranberry chutney, mashed potatoes & sherry – giblet gravy

or

Duck Magret with mashed turnips & carrots, date puree & roasted pears

or

New England Day Boat Codfish roasted with an olive crust, butter braised savoy cabbage,

bacon lardons & crushed fingerling potatoes

or

Golden Snapper with roasted artichokes, fennel, potatoes & olives

or

Rack of Lamb French with green lentils, roasted brussels sprouts & creamed onions

or

Hangar Steak au poivre with buttered spinach & crisp fried onion rings

 

Desserts

Pumpkin Pie with toasted marshmallow & creme fraiche

or

Chocolate Pecan Tart with bourbon sauce & salted caramel ice cream

or

Tart au Pommes crisp apple tart with cinnamon ice cream

or

Pear Frangipane Tart with vanilla – anise ice cream & toasted almonds

or

Chocolate РHazelnut Pot au Cr̬me with gianduja crumble & chantilly cream

or

Fresh Fuits with Greek Yogurt

or

Ice Creams & Sorbets

 

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ANGELO AND MAXIE’S STEAKHOUSE

Chef Peter Kay

233 Park Avenue South (at 19th Street), NYC

212-220-9200

 

Thanksgiving Day Menu

2pm to 9pm

Prix Fixe $33.50 (regular dinner menu also available)

 

Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

or

Maxie’s House Salad

 

Roasted Turkey with Pan Gravy

Maxie’s Traditional Stuffing

Cranberry Compote

Fall Vegetables

Choice of Garlic or Sweet Mashed Potatoes

 

Choice of:

Pecan Pie

Pumpkin Pie

Apple Pie

Fresh Fruit

 

Fresh Brewed Coffee or Tea

 

(turkey entrée available a la carte for $23.50)

 

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FIRESIDE

Chef Sam DeMarco

19 East 52nd Street (between 5th and Madison Avenues), NYC

212-754-5011

 

 

Thanksgiving Day Menu

3 seatings: 3pm, 5pm and 7pm

Prix Fixe $58

 

Roasted Corn & Pumpkin Soup

 

Choice of:

Beet & Goat Terrine

Spinach, Walnut Pesto

Autumn Salad

Endive, Blue Cheese, Balsamic

Roasted Garlic Caesar

Butternut Squash Gnocchi Croutons

 

Pilgrims Dinner (Served Family Style)

Turkey with Giblet Gravy

Whipped Sweet Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

Chestnut Brioche Stuffing

House made Cranberry Sauce

Green Bean Almandine

Alternative Beef and Fish Available

 

Dessert Pie Bar

Pumpkin, Apple, Pecan, Coconut Custard, Key Lime Pies

Cookies

Whip Cream

Crème Anglaise

 

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METRO MARCHE

Chef Simon Glenn

625 8th Avenue (at 41st Street), NYC

212-239-1010

 

Thanksgiving Menu available all week

Prix Fixe $19.95 (regular dinner menu also available)

 

Choice of:

Beet salad with duck rillletes, cranberry chutney, grilled pumpernickel

or

Butternut squash soup

 

Choice of:

Pork loin roasted with garlic and rosemary, Brussels sprouts, cornbread dressing, pan jus

or

Turkey and sage sausage shepherds pie, truffle essence

or

Pumpkin ravioli, spinach chiffonade, crab and spiced pumpkin seed brown butter

 

Choice of:

Persimmon pudding, cognac chantilly

or

Bourbon pecan tart, dark chocolate ice cream

 

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THE CENTRAL PARK BOATHOUSE

Chef Anthony Walton

East 72nd Street and Park Drive North, NYC

212-517-2233

 

 

Lake House Thanksgiving Day Menu

Prix Fixe $65 (children under 12 half price)

 

Choice of:

Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
Marinated cucumbers and caper Remoulade sauce
Boathouse Salad
Beefsteak tomatoes, imported feta cheese, kalamata olives, shaved shallots and olive vinaigrette
Atlantic Salmon and Long Island Oyster Tartar
Sevruga caviar, crème fraiche, first press olive oil and lemon zest, potato gaurfrette
Hudson Valley Foie Gras Terrine
Fig compote and brioche toast points
Baby Red and Green Oak Salad
Rye croutons, craisins, smoked almonds, grapefruit segments and citrus dressing
Whole Wheat Farfalle and Roasted Butternut Squash Batons
Smoked bacon lardoons, shaved Brussels sprouts with cauliflower cream sauce
Soup of the Day

Choice of:
Traditional Turkey Dinner
Light and dark meat, sweet potato puree, fall vegetable sauté, cranberry and mandarin compote
Prime Rib of Beef
Scallion mashed Yukon gold potatoes, roasted asparagus and marinated tomatoes with a jus
Filet of Beef with Porcini Cream Sauce
Potato onion cake, baby carrots and leek sauté
Berkshire Pork Loin Medallions
Sauerkraut and Macintosh apples with caraway, Martinellis apple cider reduction
Rare Grilled Yellow Fin Tuna
Caponata and escarole with basil oil
Atlantic Salmon and Crispy Artichoke
Butter lettuce and pearl onions with carrot dill sauce
Wild Striped Bass with Chive Sour Cream Sauce
Fingerling potatoes, endive leaf, crimini mushrooms, red micro amaranth
Moroccan Spiced Cod Fish

Choice of:
Frozen Meyer Lemon Mousse
Seasonal Citrus Compote, Tarragon Gelee
Maple Pannacotta
Cranberry-Quince Compote and Brown Sugar Shortbread
Pumpkin Pie
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds, Whipped Cream and Caramel Sauce
Apple Crisp
Apple Cider Reduction and Cinnamon Ice Cream
Caramel-Walnut Cheesecake
Whipped Cream, Chocolate Sauce
Warm Chocolate Truffle Cake
Mixed Berry Compote and Whipped Cream

 

 

Garden Room Thanksgiving Day Menu

Prix Fixe $55 (children under 12 half price)

 

Choice of:

Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes
Marinated cucumbers and caper Remoulade sauce
Baby Red and Green Oak Salad
Rye croutons, craisins, smoked almonds, grapefruit segments and citrus dressing
Soup of the Day

Choice of:
Traditional Turkey Dinner
Light and dark meat, sweet potato puree, fall vegetable sauté, cranberry and mandarin compote
Prime Rib of Beef
Scallion mashed Yukon gold potatoes, roasted asparagus and marinated tomatoes with a jus
Wild Striped Bass with Chive Sour Cream Sauce
Fingerling potatoes, endive leaf, crimini mushrooms, red micro amaranth

Choice of:
Pumpkin Pie
Spiced Pumpkin Seeds, Whipped Cream and Caramel Sauce
Apple Crisp
Apple Cider Reduction and Cinnamon Ice Cream
Warm Chocolate Truffle Cake
Mixed Berry Compote and Whipped Cream

 

Kids’ Menu Desserts
Pumpkin Pie, Apple Crisp or Chocolate Pudding

 

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L’EXPRESS

249 Park Avenue South (at 20th Street), NYC

212-254-5858

 

Thanksgiving Day Menu

2pm to 11pm

 

Celery Root Bisque with curried crab meat

$6.50

Duck Confit Salad with pine nuts & basil vinaigrette

$8.50

Terrine de Foie Gras with cranberry chutney

$10.95

 

Turkey-Chestnut Sausages with sweet potato mash & mushroom sauce

13.95

Grilled Turkey Paillard with fall vegetables succotash, turkey jus

15.50

Traditional Turkey Dinner with roasted sweet potato, corn, dry fruit stuffing, and cranberry sauce

$15.75

 

Pumpkin Pie “Brulée”

6.50

Pecan pie & Cranberry ice cream

6.50

 

Farmers Market Hot Apple Cider

3.50

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Trattoria Dopo Teatro Serving Thanksgiving Dinner

 

Trattoria Dopo Teatro, the Theater District’s favorite Italian restaurant, will be serving a prix fixe Thanksgiving Day dinner with paired wines for $65 per person. The same menu is available without the wine pairings for $35 per person. The three-course meal includes:

Vellutata di Zucca

Pumpkin soup with croutons drizzled with extra virgin olive oil

Paired with Prosecco Brut, Soligo

Or

Insalata di Tacchino

Tender turkey breast tossed with cranberries and fontina cheese, drizzled with a honey- mustard dressing and served over arugula

Paired with Gewürztraminer, Albertus, H.Lun, Alto Adige 2005

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Tacchino Ripieno

Boneless turkey breast stuffed with sausage, mushrooms and leeks, served with gravy and cranberry sauce and baked sweet potatoes

Paired with Cannonau Riserva, Sella & Mosca, Sardegna 2003

Or

Risotto di Zucca

Italian Arborio rice simmered with pumpkin puree and garnished with mascarpone cheese

Paired with Gavi Di Gavi, Broglia, Piedmont 2006

Or

Brasato al Barolo

A juicy beef loin braised with Barolo wine and rosemary, served with broccoli and roasted potatoes

Paired with Valtellina Inferno, Nino Negri, Lombardy 1999

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Crostata di Zucca

Pumpkin pie

Paired with Moscato, Batasiolo, Seralunga D’Alba 2005

 

Trattoria Dopo Teatro will be open Thanksgiving Day from 2-10 p.m. Reservations are suggested. For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.dopoteatro.com, or call 212-869-2849.

 

Trattoria Dopo Teatro, located at 125 W. 44th Street, has been a Theater District favorite since opening in 1995. The restaurant’s Italian cuisine is superbly matched with an award-winning wine list of more than 500 selections (2007 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence; 2006 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence). Trattoria Dopo Teatro has a variety of party rooms, including an interior garden with a stone waterfall that opens into the restaurant’s wine cellar. The restaurant’s charming, villa-like atmosphere is perfect for corporate events, private parties and elegant weddings. Off-premise catering is also available.

 

Along with its sister restaurants, Zanzibar (645 Ninth Avenue) and Cascina Ristorante (647 Ninth Avenue), Trattoria Dopo Teatro is owned by Emilio Barletta. Barletta is also a principal owner in the soon-to-open Merkato 55 restaurant located at 55-61 Gansvoort Street, in partnership with Chef Marcus Samuelsson.