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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Don't Want To Cook? Order Thanksgiving 2012 Dinner To Go

Make this year's Thanksgiving dinner a little easier. Consider cooking a little less and doing part of, or the entire, Thanksgiving Day feast as a carry-out.

Thanksgiving 2012, are you cooking this holiday or not? Perhaps the better question is: How much of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner do you plan on cook yourself?  With over-extended schedules, cooking anything, let alone Thanksgiving dinner, has become an overwhelming task. Thankfully there's help. If you can’t or don't have time to cook, you can buy local takeout turkeys and more. Chefs, caterers and grocers have taken note and are ready to provide the elements of a Turkey Day dinner for the time-crunched, weary and/or culinary challenged. “People don’t have the time to cook like they used to,” said Joe Weinmann, co-owner of Kenrick’s Meats and Catering who explained how he offers his customers a variety of options. “We provide turkeys …

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Skip the Clean Up: Where to Dine Out on Thanksgiving Day

Patch rounds up more restaurants in and around St. Charles that will be open on Thanksgiving.

For many families, Thanksgiving Day means getting up before sunrise to put in the turkey and start making the trimmings. Still, others prefer to avoid the cleanup and eat out instead. If you’re not in the mood to turn on the oven this year, there are restaurants in and around St. Charles serving up Thanksgiving. All Cracker Barrel locations, including O’Fallon and St. Charles Cracker Barrel is also offering Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go for $49.99.  Beef Eaters Restaurant in St. Charles Andrew's French Quarter in Crystal City Grappa Grill in St. Charles Memory Lane Cafe in Portage des Sioux Tony’s On Main Street in St. Charles Four of the restaurants located inside of the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles will be open on Thanksgiving day.

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