Over the course of time someone got the genius idea to package up Thanksgiving Dinner into a convenient take-out meal (isn't everything packaged, pre-made, carry-out etc. these days!?!?).
I have seen a few places, nationally and locally, that make it easy on us no-so-good-at-cooking folks who still like to entertain and/or have, perhaps, the best residence for family/friends gathering. Everything you need is ready-made and bagged up for you to pass off as your own, like you made it from scratch. Even something as sacramental as a Thanksgiving or Christmas feast has been turned into a matter of "fast food" in one way or another.
For example, with the Bob Evans meal, you get an entire slow-roasted turkey; stuffing; mashed potatoes with gravy; sweet corn; cranberry sauce; green beans with ham in it; a dozen rolls; a loaf of their signature pumpkin bread and lastly an entire pumpkin pie with whipped cream...all ready made. To order you can call them or go online. This whole turkey day shebang costs only $74.99 and serves 6-8 people. You must put your order in early. There's a downloadable order form on their site that you can call in or bring in to the store (link below). Let's face it, sometimes the holidays can be more stressful than relaxing. According to testimonials, many were impressed with the size and taste of the dinner and most of all, were praising this concept for being so "stress free."
As you know, there's Bob Evans all over this state (the company started and is headquartered here I believe) Mimi's Cafe is up at Polaris and their take-out dinner is a bit more gourmet. I've actually tried both...they are actually really good. It's just like eating at the restaurant, but you can do it at home with all your loved ones, and get the same Thanksgiving feeling without losing the flavors and smells of the season.
And, I won't knock you or say you're lazy if you do go this route...I have a friend who had been waiting on her house to finish being built (they always give such an unreasonable estimate on the time it takes to build a home) and so it wasn't until a week or two before Thanksgiving that she finally got to move in. She had boxes piled up, organizing and everything to do, but the holiday was fast approaching. It was too late to go out of town, and she wouldn't dare have a large group over to her new place, as it was still being moved into, so she had a couple close friends over who weren't doing anything, and ordered one of these Holiday Feast To Go meal deals.
Other restaurants/markets around Columbus that have something similar are:
Boston Market
The Honey Baked Ham Store
Whole Foods
Or you could head out with a group to a restaurant for Thanksgiving--hey, nowhere is it written that a holiday dinner HAS to be eaten at home. Here's a few places that will be serving full-menu dinners or buffets around Cbus:
Latitude 41
J. Gilberts
Hyatt (Capitol Square)
Olde Summit Towne Restaurant
Shaw's
Plaza Inn
Golden Corral
Handke's Cusine
Smith & Wollensky
Ted's Montana Grill
The Round Bar (Best Western)
Salvi's Bistro
McCormick & Schmidt
The Worthington Inn
Surly Girl Saloon
Ashley's
The Clarmont
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