Has anyone tried Thanksgiving dinner from Playa Provisions?
https://www.playaprovisions.com/thanksgiving
I like that they have an option for two people, and $80 seems like a really good deal. Plus I’m a longtime Brooke Williamson fangirl from Top Chef.
That menu looks delicious. When I used the search engine, it seems last references were from several yrs and that it seems that posters didn’t think much of the food… Any updates?
Yes I couldn’t find any recent feedback. But we may take a chance on Thanksgiving.
Recommendations for lower-end one plate meals? My mom doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving and she wouldn’t want an entire and expensive spread, but she would be okay with one turkey meal. An upscale, fancy meal would be lost on her. Just looking for a regular traditional Thanksgiving dinner. I’d like to order something for her this year because her senior living community likely won’t have a Thanksgiving event. In the past she’s mentioned an organization delivering Thanksgiving meal to the seniors. Not sure if it will happen this year. She’s in Pasadena.
I know Canters has a Thanksgiving plate on the Menu year round. Hopefully someone will have a closer option for you
Boston Market has a turkey breast meal on its regular menu. Not a fan of dry turkey breast but it may do in a pinch.
For years P. has wanted to make a fried bird but I just can’t abide by the danger and waste. So when I saw that Highly Likely was going to be a drop off point for birds from Compton BBQ, a new catering company from two former Bludso Cooks… I pulled the trigger for their fried bird… we shall see!
http://www.comptonbbqco.com/about.html
–Dommy!
Speaking of Compton there is also Loreto’s.
For the OC folks
@tdonline Canters has a ghost kitchen location in the Pasadena Playhouse area. Not sure if they do the thanksgiving plate mentioned by aaqjr. It’s on Yelp’s menu but some other sites don’t list it.
Bristol Farms has a great turkey meal for one - and. you tell them how large you want the portion. (it used to be serve yourself from the hot larder, but now they box it for you)
If you like deep fried turkey (and who wouldn’t, compared to a dry roasted bird) take a look at the Masterbuilt - home fryers. Very safe and easy to use, and the amount of oil that is wasted is minimal compared to the big drum/open flame fryers. You get to inject your birds as want, rather than having a company do it (we use Cajun spices). And you can use it to deep fry fish, etc. It’s not exactly cardiologist-recommended but the risk of third degree burns and needing a trauma unit is negligible.
I was wondering what would happen if you pour hot oil on the turkey skin once the bird is already cooked. I’m planning on smoking my turkey and then doing that to see if the skin becomes crispy without overcooking the meat.
I do not see how you could possibly get the skin hot enough or evenly coated enough to crisp up, that way.
It normally takes 45 minutes of submersion in boiling oil.
I have seen someone crisping the skin of a smoked turkey with something like a space heater or a hair dryer, IIRC, @chewchow
blowtorch?
Is turkey skin that different from pork skin?
I’ve seen it done on pork skin and it “puffs” up almost immediately and becomes cracklings
Maybe turkey skin would do that if it was taken off the turkey and really hot oil was poured as you suggest. Turkey Cracklin’s are a thing. But with the whole bird I don’t see how that’s gonna fly (turkey don’t fly, do they?)
TIL there’s a Canters in Pasadena…
Unfortunately, the Thanksgiving isn’t on its delivery menu. Guess they offer a very limited menu for delivery?