Where to eat out on Thanksgiving Day in LA or OC

The holidays arrived faster than ever this year. Halloween supplies were in stores as early as August. Christmas music started playing at The Container Store before Halloween even began. And families put up Christmas lights before Thanksgiving arrived.

So if you've been too busy with your new job – thankfully because the market is starting to pick up – to even think about putting a Thanksgiving grocery list together, here's 2 places that'll serve you on Thanksgiving Day. (I've eaten at both The Foundry on Melrose & Sapphire Laguna before Your Next Bite was born, and both have impeccable food, drink + atmosphere, including heated patios.)

(Photo courtesy of The Foundry on Melrose)

The Grubdown on The Foundry on Melrose in LA:

3-course meal $45, from 3pm-9pm. Call 323-651-0915 for reservations. 7465 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046. @FoundryMelrose.

First Course Choices:

- Sunchoke Soup with Duck Confit & Dried Cherries

- Salad of Green Beans & Crispy Shallots

- Butternut Squash Risotto with Gruyere & Sage

Main Course Choices:

- Butter Poached Turkey Breast with Rye Bread & Turkey Confit Stuffing, Candied Yams, Arugula Cranberry Salad, Creamed Spinach & Gravy

Dessert Choices:

- Pumpkin Cheesecake with Nutmeg Meringue & Graham Cracker Ice Cream

- Pecan Tart with Whiskey Chocolate Sauce & Chocolate Sorbet

(Photo courtesy of Sapphire Laguna)

The Grubdown on Sapphire Laguna in OC:

3-course meal $48-65 from 11am-8pm. Call 949-715-9888 for reservations. 1200 South Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. @SapphireLaguna.

First Course Choices:

- Butternut Squash Soup with Panettone Croutons & Sage-Brown Butter

- Roasted Shrimp Waldorf Salad with Crisp Romaine Hearts, Walnuts, Winter Grapes, Fuji Apples & Garlic Aioli

- Homemade Duck Confit Ravioli with Pear-Cabbage Hash, Braised Turnips & Herbed Natural Jus

- Charcuterie Board with a Variety of Pates, Rillette & Cured Meats, Assorted Mustards, Cornichon, Olives & Artisan Toasted Breads

Main Course Choices:

- Prime Rib of Beef "Au Jus" with Creamed Spinach Gratin & Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

- Roasted Barramundi with Lobster Borsenttini, Sauteed Squash Ribbons & Warm Truffle Emulsion

- Pan Seared Beef Tenderloin with Cassoulet of Winter Beans, Swiss Chard & Orange-Pepper Sauce

- Braised Kurobuta Pork Shank with Acorn Squash, Cous Cous & Mustard Greens

- Traditional Herb Roasted Diestel Hen Turkey with Autum Fruit & Nut Stuffing, Creamy Mashed Potato, Glazed Root Vegetables, Cranberry-Quince Chutney & Pan Gravy

- Peruvian "Lomo" Style Lamb Sirloin with Buttered Rice & Lentils, Tomato-Corn Salsa & Caramelized Shallot

Dessert Choices:

- Classic Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Praline & Cranberry Streusel

- Warmed Spiced Valrhona Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel & Toasted Almond Gelato

- Hazelnut Crunch Cake with Honeyed Kumquats, Pistachio Creme Anglaise & Chantilly

 

Happy Thanksgiving – a.k.a. Stuff Your Face Day!

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