With Thanksgiving set for Thursday, Nov. 23, it’s time to panic, er, prepare. For many, that means making reservations. The Delamar Hotel Collection is taking reservations for l’escale at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor, Artisan at the Delamar Southport and Artisan at the Delamar West Hartford.
Red Hat on the River in Irvington is among the many other area restaurants hosting Thanksgiving. Call 914-591-5888 to book.
Others like to be snuggy at home as they chow down, watching “The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” “The National Dog Show,” basketball and football. FreshDirect can help with a variety of offerings, from a microwaveable dinner for one ($9.99) to a cooked dinner for eight to 12 with all the trimmings ($239.99). Or you can do it yourself with the Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative Organic Thanksgiving Dinner Farm Share Box ($119), which represents a partnership between the farm and Fresh Direct. For more, click here.
Then there are those who don’t mind hosting or cooking; they just don’t want to bake. Jean-Georges Restaurants said you can either make reservations at its 12 area restaurants, including The Inn at Pound Ridge or Happy Monkey in Greenwich, here; or you can order yuzu meringue pie, pecan whiskey and date pie and pumpkin pie here for pickup Tuesday, Nov. 21 through Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23 at abcV.
Punctuate your place settings with designer Kim Seybert’s Gobble napkin rings (set of four, $80) or Fall Frolic napkin rings (set of four, $92). Place your orders here by Monday, Nov. 20 for timely delivery.
Most important is that however you prepare, remember that others can’t afford the above. The Community Food Pantry at St. Mary’s in Mohegan Lake, Yorktown, is among the pantries that need turkey and ham donations for the holidays.
Rising food prices and greater demand for pantry services are limiting the pantry’s ability to prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas distributions.
“Because of the increase of families coming to our food banks, the food banks are critically low on funds. Based on recent calculations for the holidays, buying turkeys, hams and other foods for the holidays would consume up to 70% of St. Mary’s funds,” said Yorktown Councilman Edward A. Lachterman. “Most supermarkets will let you earn points for a free turkey or ham. We ask the public to consider donating these items to the food pantry. There are a lot of people in need in our community.”
Four food pantries operate in Yorktown – the First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry at 2880 Crompond Road; the Community Food Pantry at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church at 1836 E. Main St.; the Westchester Korean Seventh-day Adventist Church at 1243 White Hill Road; and Yorktown Community Help at 1974 Commerce St.
