Thanksgiving is about two weeks away, and you're probably a little stressed out. Between crazy family and crazier family, it can be hard to figure out how you're getting food on the table. It's okay, we've compiled a list of the best classes, clinics, and resources to help you get that perfect feast on the table. Or make dinner reservations, whatever. Now that we've taken care of your meals plans, you better start doing sun salutations, hit the shooting range, or do whatever it is you do so that you don't smother your mother in the mashed potatoes. Happy Holidays!
5. SF Gate Thanksgiving Section
Big ups to the Chron for putting together a holiday section to rival... other paper's holiday sections. Doing us proud! Find restaurants, classes, cooking techniques, recipes, and pretty much everything else in their comprehensive guide to the big day. They even have illustrations showing you where to put that thermometer. Don't be fresh!
4. Rainbow Grocery Healthy Store Tour, Thanksgiving Edition
Get stoked for eating a metric ton by shopping with the expert food lovers at Rainbow Grocery. This special Thanksgiving tour promises to teach the basics, give inspiration, provide recipes, and leave you ready to cook up a healthy storm this holiday season. Your family won't even know it's good for them. Holiday trickery!
3. Thanksgiving, Sans Bird. And cooking.
Raw vegan chef Heather Haxo Phillips is offering up a(n un)cooking class for a Healthy Happy Thanksgiving. They'll be tips for entertaining, as well as a cooking tutorial that'll lead you through making a feast filled with Cauliflower Bisque, Pecan Pate with marinated wild mushrooms and truffle oil, Chocolate Ganache Truffle Pie, and a Pumpkin Pie with cashew caramel sauce. Of course, if you can't make it, and still want to eat like a (c)lean, meanloving machine on Thanksgiving, a few Cafe Gratitudes offers free meals all day.
2. Culinary Boot Camp -- Entrees and Desserts
These cooking classes will whip your holiday meal into shape, boot camp style! I think that means yelling and pushups if you over salt the mashed potatoes. May the punishment fit the crime! So don't be late, and get ready to beat, chop, stir, broil, and bake like your life -- and the most special meal of the year, no pressure -- depends on it.
1. Classes at the Culinary Salon.
The highly popular Duboce Triangle-based civilian cooking school offers your choice of Vegetarian Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving side dishes, or Thanksgiving with all the fixin's. Chef Joe will lead you through the perfect meals to serve your family and friends, and will be adorable and hilarious while doing it. Seriously, this guy's the greatest. In fact, bring your whole family to class, and let them be thankful for how awesome you are.
