Sandra Lee may have cornered the market on "semi-homemade," but she's far from the only one trying to pass off pre-prepped food as their own. We've accidentally stumbled into a couple of places in the city offering ways to minimize the stress and expense of hosting a Thanksgiving dinner. Whole Foods Market contacted us with an offer of holiday samples and we ended up receiving an eight-pound pre-roasted turkey from Sonora's Diestel Family Turkey Ranch ($54.99). We hosted an impromptu pre-Thanksgiving feast for four people, but we could have fed twice as many with this deceptively small bird.
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- This Thanksgiving, Learn Mary Risley's Beautifully Profane Way to Cook Turkey
All you waffle lovers out there now have something else to be thankful for. Waffletacular pop-up Chrissy's Waffles is back this Sunday with a special "Wafflesgiving" event at Biondivino Wine Boutique from 12-3 p.m. Chow down on an Anson Mills cornmeal waffle with bacon, butter and Italian cherries, or go the dessert route with a sweet potato waffle with maple syrup and creme fraiche.
See also:
- Three Places to Get Your Waffle On
- Reading the Waffle Iron at b.street
- #Waffletoberfest Brings Fall-Inspired Doughnut Waffles to Your Weekend
Our weekly bite explores the city's food trucks, one at a time, highlighting our favorite mobile dishes and snacks.
The Truck: Tandoori Chicken USA
The Cuisine: Indian-style tandoori sandwiches
Specialty Items: Paneer or tandoori chicken sandwich
Worth the Wait in Line? At peak lunchtime, it was a total 8 minutes from the end of the line to food in hand.
I was already a fan of North India-style grilling, so it took little more than the Tandoori Chicken USA truck's art -- a cartoon chicken riding in a flame-throwing tandoori oven hot rod -- to lure me in. The $10 combo special that included a fat sandwich, fries, and drink pushed us into the line to order. The hunger for a deal is often as great as our appetite.
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The day could soon come when there won't be any more Twinkies or Hostess Cupcakes. After the maker of the delicious, demonized snack cakes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, conditions have allegedly become so much worse for workers at Hostess plants across the U.S. that more than 6,500 members of the bakers union, including around 70 in Oakland, have gone on strike. Company spokesperson Lance Ignon told KTVU that if the strike continues, Hostess could be "facing the liquidation of the entire company in a matter of days, not weeks."
See also:
- Drink of the Week: Burger Bar's Twinkie Milkshake
- Chocolate-Espresso Twinkie, a Hostess Mashup from Bette's Oceanview Diner
2nd Annual Herb Caen Martini Competition
Where: Bottle Cap, 1707 Powell (at Union), 529-2237
When: Tues., Nov. 13, 6-7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 (purchase in advance via Eventbrite)/$10 at the door
The rundown: This contest pays tribute to the late, great Chronicle columnist Herb Caen, who loved a stiff drink as much as he loved, well, some other pursuits. "Martinis are like breasts," begins a famous Caen quote. "One isn't enough, and three is too many."
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- We Tried the Three-Martini Lunch at Park Tavern and Lived to Tell the Tale
