Food & Drink
Feast On This Holiday dining options abound this winter BY ANNIKA TOMLIN Holiday season is here! One of the most exciting times of the year is celebrating the end of the year and the beginning of the next one. There are places to go and things to do and a whole lot of stuff to eat across the Valley this upcoming Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Here are two lists of several places that might tickle your fancy.
Christmas Christmas is a time to celebrate with the ones who you love most. Several restaurants across the Valley are making it easier on customers to indulge in the good stuff without having to deal with the actual prep and cooking. Here is a list of Christmas specials to look into:
Blue Hound Kitchen Christmas Meal Celebrate the holiday with a delectable dine-in, prix-fixe, three-course menu by Executive Chef Brian Peterson. Select Christmas menu choices include mustard crusted grass-fed beef tri tip, cauliflower and chestnut soup, roasted organic salmon, toffee bread pudding and peppermint bark cheesecake. Reservations are recommended.
Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails, 2 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., 602-253-6661, bluehoundkitchen.com
Miracle Mile Deli Holiday Meal Get ready to serve up to six people with the following family meals. Each meal includes 2 quarts of homemade mashed potatoes, 1 quart of homemade gravy, 1 quart of steamed veggies, 1 quart of baked macaroni and cheese, six Kaiser rolls and one whole pie (apple, pecan, cherry, pumpkin, lemon meringue, Boston cream and coconut meringue). The difference between the meals is one includes 3 pounds of oven-roasted white meat turkey breast along with 1 pint of cranberry sauce while the other meal includes 3 pounds of savory brisket of beef. Preorders must be placed by Wednesday, December 22, for Friday, December 24, pickup. Miracle Mile Deli, 4433 N. 16th Street, Phoenix, 602-776-0992, miraclemiledeli.com, starts at $170
Pork on a Fork Christmas Feast Take the stress out of holiday hosting and instead let Pork on a Fork do the
cooking. The to-go Christmas Feast that feeds 10 to 12 people includes a whole smoked turkey, traditional stuffing, cheesy mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, gravy, dinner rolls and cornbread. Reheating instructions are included for sides that come cold. Turkey can be served hot or cold. Preorders must be submitted by Sunday, December 19, for pickup on Friday, December 24. Pork on a Fork, 1515 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, pickup before 3 p.m., 602-884-8226, porkonafork.com
Tarbell’s Christmas
Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails will dish out dine-in Christmas and New Year’s Eve multicoursed dinners. (Photo courtesy of Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails) | DECEMBER 2021 26
Tarbell’s has prepared divine to-go Christmas meals that include one entree, a plethora of sides and a choice of two desserts. Entree options are prime rib, Arizona honey glazed ham, and a roasted organic salmon with crusted pecan and maple glaze. Featured sides include haricot verts with shallots and sweet butter; crispy Brussels sprout casserole with caramelized onions and bacon; mushroom risotto with Crow’s Dairy chevre and fine herbs; buttery mashed potatoes, and housemade aged cheddar biscuits. The desserts included in the takeout package are chocolate peppermint mousse, Emma’s Buche de Noel (Yule log), and double chocolate chip cookies. Last
Miracle Mile Deli is putting together two to-go style holiday meals that serve up to six people. (Photo courtesy of Miracle Mile Deli)
day to preorder the to-go menu is Friday, December 17, for Christmas Eve pickup. Tarbell’s, 3213 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, 602-955-8100, tarbells.com, $125 per person
New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve is less than a week after Christmas but not any less fun. Trying to figure out how to get out of the house and celebrate the end of 2021? Look no further than following list to find events happening on New Year’s Eve that might interest you.
Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails Ring in the new year with delicious menu options including Dungeness crab bisque served with smoked trout roe crostini and cultured butter; baby arugula with grapefruit, beet, whipped goat cheese and mesquite honey; organic chicken roulade served with foie gras and mushroom bread pudding and charred broccolini; roasted prime beef loin with crispy beef belly, tallow whipped potato, asparagus and cabernet; and trio of flourless cake, strawberry gelato and champagne cheesecake. Reservations are required. Feast...continues on page 27 www.LovinLife.com
