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Thanksgiving shouldn’t be stressful – although it often is. From grocery shopping to chopping vegetables to basting the turkey, it’s a lot of work. If you’re short on time this holiday season or just want to relax, plenty of Peninsula restaurants offer take-home Thanksgiving meals and a la carte dishes.
From fully vegan feasts to upscale turkey dinners, here are seven Peninsula restaurants making Thanksgiving prep easy and convenient.
Bubbelah, Menlo Park
The fast-causal Jewish-inspired restaurant is offering turkey-based and vegetarian Thanksgiving packages, as well as a variety of a la carte items available for pickup and delivery on Nov. 25.
Bubbelah’s Thanksgiving packages are portioned for four servings and come with your choice of roasted heritage turkey breast and braised turkey lasagna or vegetarian butternut squash lasagna. Both options come with buttery herb stuffing, sweet potato mash, green bean casserole with crispy onions, braised heirloom carrots, roasted gravy, Parker House rolls and your choice of red wine or nonalcoholic beverage ($315-$365).
Dishes included in the Thanksgiving packages can also be ordered a la carte ($16-$65), and a la carte dessert options include chocolate halva cookies, tiramisu and pumpkin pie ($25-$50).
Orders must be placed online by Nov. 23, with pickup and delivery Nov. 25. Delivery is available to addresses within 15 minutes of Bubbelah and costs an additional $15.
Bubbelah, 1300 El Camino Real, Suite A, Menlo Park; 650-999-0491, Instagram: @bubbelahmpk.
Eataly, Santa Clara
The Italian food emporium is offering take-home Thanksgiving feasts for groups of four to eight. The turkey breast meal serves four and features Tuscan-style roasted boneless turkey breast ($149), while the whole turkey meal serves six to eight and includes a 10-12 pound whole roasted turkey and mushroom lasagna ($299).
Both meals include porchetta stuffing with rosemary and thyme focaccia, turkey gravy, brioche rolls, cranberry sauce with white wine and orange, buttery mashed sweet potatoes, cauliflower salad with sunflower seeds and cranberries, broccoli rabe, baked butternut squash with honey-balsamic glaze, and tiramisu.
Eataly is also offering a baked salmon meal for four ($169) and a turkey meatball meal for four ($169), which both include mushroom lasagna, whipped truffle ricotta with honey and roasted hazelnuts, butternut squash and ricotta dip with roasted pumpkin seeds, focaccia grissini and other sides.
A variety of a la carte options are also available, including breads, meats, entrees, sides and desserts. Orders must be placed by Nov. 23, with pickup and delivery Nov. 23-25.
Eataly, 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara; 650-456-9200, Instagram: @eatalysiliconvalley.
Iberia Restaurant, Belmont
The Spanish restaurant is offering a variety of a la carte to-go Thanksgiving items, which can be preordered by calling the restaurant.
Order a whole Diestel’s turkey to serve 10-12 guests ($173) or half a Diestel’s turkey for smaller parties ($93). Thanksgiving side options include chorizo-sage stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean almondine, cream of winter squash, cranberry orange relish, gravy and butternut squash strudel ($9-$49).
Iberia Restaurant, 740 El Camino Real, Belmont; 650-325-8981, Instagram: @iberia.restaurant.
Maison Alyzee, Mountain View and Burlingame
The French bakery is offering elevated takes on three classic Thanksgiving pies: apple, pumpkin and pecan. All three pies are available in five sizes, ranging from individually portioned to serving 12 ($13.50-$118).
Maison Alyzee’s apple pie has almond cream and organic apple compote, topped with caramelized apple slices and whipped mascarpone chantilly. Its pumpkin pie includes crunchy pumpkin praline, spiced pumpkin cream, whipped mascarpone chantilly and roasted pumpkin seeds. The pecan pie is stuffed with pecan cream and caramelized pecans glazed with maple syrup.
Maison Alyzee, 221 Castro St., Mountain View, 650-960-1212; 1208 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame, 650-425-7294; Instagram: @maisonalyzee. Both locations open on Thanksgiving from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Pausa, San Mateo
The upscale Italian restaurant is offering a take-home Thanksgiving feast for four ($295). The reheatable meal set includes half of a 14-pound turkey; mixed chicory salad with poached apple, grapes, apple vinaigrette, candied hazelnut crumble and Pecorino Toscano Riserva; truffle mashed potatoes; a roasted fall vegetable medley with romanesco cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, butternut squash and guanciale vinaigrette; mushroom gravy; cranberry sauce; focaccia; and pear and walnut brown butter cake with vanilla creme anglaise.
Email Aimee Giuliani at aimee@pausasanmateo.com to order. Pickup is Nov. 25 from 12:30-3 p.m.
Pausa Bar & Cookery, 223 E. 4th Ave., San Mateo; 650-375-0818, Instagram: @pausasanmateo.
Tal Palo, Los Altos
The Mexican cafe, restaurant and tienda is offering various a la carte Thanksgiving side dishes that serve four to five people, including a seasonal green salad with Tal Palo’s signature herb and oil dressing; charred heirloom carrots with sikil pak (pumpkin seed salsa), crispy local potatoes with herb dressing and dill, and pan de elote (custard-like corn cakes) ($32-$42).
Also available for Thanksgiving pickup is Tal Palo’s chilaquiles meal kit, which serves two to three and comes with your choice of spicy tomatillo-serrano salsa or medium spicy Roma tomato-habanero salsa, totopos (fried corn tortillas), 24 ounces of guiso (cooking salsa), jocoque (ranch-style buttermilk) and queso fresco ($40).
Pickup is Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tal Palo, 149 Main St., Los Altos; 650-935-4070, Instagram: @tal_palo.
Wildseed, Palo Alto
For a fully vegan Thanksgiving feast, Wildseed is offering a meal kit that feeds four to five people ($250). Included is Impossible meatloaf with ketchup glaze; mashed potatoes with garlic confit and rosemary; chicories salad with pomegranate, persimmon, smoked gouda, candied pepitas and maple-sage vinaigrette; Brussels sprouts with tempeh bacon, pickled sultanas, toasted pecans and grain mustard vinaigrette; green beans with Meyer lemon vinaigrette; and pumpkin pie with coco whip and candied cranberries.
Order through Eventbrite by Nov. 23. Pickup is Nov. 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wildseed, 855 El Camino Real, Building 4, Palo Alto; 408-781-0112, Instagram: @wildseedsf.
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