Let These Restaurants Cook Your Holiday Feast For You

NEW YORK CITY - While the Thanksgiving and Christmas season is meant to be a cheerful time full of expressing love for those closest to you, some who host the big dinner dread the hours of preparation that come along with it. Luckily, if you plan to visit New York City for the holidays, many restaurants are offering to cook for you. Here are three of the best Turkey Day meal packages, from a traditional feast to smoky twists on turkey at barbecue joints.

Citarella

Citarella is offering two Thanksgiving feast packages for parties of four and eight. Each package includes roasted free-range turkey, pumpkin bisque, autumn lasagna, sautéed Brussels sprouts, sautéed spring beans, cranberry conserve, chicken bone broth, turkey gravy, glazed sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, wild rice stuffing, cornbread, and pumpkin pie. The dinner for eight also includes sausage stuffing and an apple pie. The packages cost $299 for four people and $499 for eight. Citarella also offers a wide selection of appetizers, desserts, and side dishes a la carte. Learn more about how to place an order here.

Wayan

Chef Cédric Vongerichten, the son of Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, is offering an Indonesian-inspired Thanksgiving package out of his Nolita restaurant Wayan. Wayan’s Thanksgiving feast features an organic roasted turkey breast and a variety of sides, including Brussels sprouts, perkedel stuffing, mashed potatoes, roasted squash topped with ginger-coconut crust, spiced cranberry acar sauce, and long pepper gravy. Customers can choose between a feast that serves two to four guests for $228 or six to eight guests for $448. Optional add-ons include a homemade ube pie for $68 each and cocktail mixers. Orders must be placed by Nov. 18. Expect orders to be delivered between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Nov. 22; pick-up is from noon - 8 p.m. on Nov. 22 and 23. Place an order here.

Virgil’s Real Barbecue

Virgil’s Real Barbecue is putting a smoky, southern-inspired twist on Thanksgiving dinner. The $395 holiday feast comes with a 16 – 18 lb. smoked turkey, mashed potatoes with giblet gravy, cornbread, sausage stuffing, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows & maple syrup, homemade cranberry sauce, candied Brussels sprouts with applewood smoked bacon, green beans, and buttermilk biscuits. You can complete your holiday feast by adding a pumpkin or apple pie for an extra $30. The package feeds six to eight people. Pre-order for take-out and delivery here.