For those who lack the time or inclination to prepare a Thanksgiving feast but want to enjoy the meal at home, a number of catering options are available.
Loaves and Fishes in Sagaponack is taking orders from its Thanksgiving week menu, but only through Sunday, so time is short. Among the main dishes on its extensive menu are a natural turkey, whole or spatchcocked; baked boneless honey ham, crab cakes, shrimp and swordfish curry, coconut-crusted fluke, osso buco, eggplant spinach lasagna, rotisserie ducks and chickens, and pepper-crusted filet of beef.
Appetizers include gravlax on endive, potato pancakes with caviar cream, deviled eggs, coconut shrimp, and mini lobster rolls. A sampling of sides and salads turns up two kinds of stuffing, halibut salad, creamed spinach, candied sweet potatoes, corn pudding, caramelized onions, sesame snow peas, and, of course, turkey gravy and cranberry orange relish.
The website is the place to go for the complete menu, including soups and desserts. Orders can be placed by email to [email protected], by calling 631-537-0555, or in person at the shop.
Orders from Art of Eating in Bridgehampton must be placed by next Thursday. A selection of starters includes Nova Scotia lobster salad, corn and lobster chowder, kabocha squash with goat cheese spread, and a platter of artisan cheeses, dried fresh fruit, and homemade chutney.
Entrees include a whole slow-roasted turkey, slow-roasted Berkshire glazed ham, and a “true” turkey confit. Among the accompaniments are country herb dressing, organic buttermilk mashed potatoes, garlic, lemon, and Parmesan roasted brussels sprouts, vanilla and orange-scented sweet potato puree, sautéed broccolini and portobello mushrooms, baked honeynut squash, and giblet gravy.
Desserts include a pear and almond tart, creamy cheesecake crème brûlée, and chocolate ganache soufflé cake. Orders can be placed by calling 631-267-2411 or online at hamptonsholiday.myshopify.com.
The Golden Pear has also devised a catering menu for Thanksgiving. Orders can be placed until 5 p.m. on Nov. 24. Appetizers include beef short ribs and bacon on a skewer, jumbo shrimp cocktail, mini crab cakes with remoulade, smoked salmon on black bread toasts, spiced pumpkin bisque, and a cheese and berry platter.
Available main courses are a whole roasted free-range turkey, a carved roasted turkey breast, and roasted Norwegian salmon fillet with cranberry-orange glaze. Sides include two kinds of stuffing, mashed Yukon gold potatoes, haricots verts almondine, roasted autumn vegetables, mac and cheese, and cranberry sauce.
Desserts include apple crumb pie, dark chocolate brownies, spiced pumpkin loaf cake, and holiday butter cookies. The complete menu is on its website.
Delivery is available on Nov. 26 between 2 and 6 p.m. for a $50 delivery charge. Pickup in East Hampton will be Nov. 26 by 4 p.m. and in Southampton on Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for pickup only. Orders can be placed by email to [email protected] or by calling 631-697-2149.
Bridgehampton’s L&W Market is not to be left out of the catering brigade. Orders must be placed on the market’s website by 6 p.m. on Nov. 24. Starters include a Thanksgiving cheese board with candied nuts and dried fruit; shrimp cocktail; a mezze combo of citrus-cured olives, beet hummus, lentil yogurt spread, eggplant walnut dip, whipped feta, and flatbread; lobster pumpkin bisque, and a salad of beets, arugula, and smoked feta.
The main dish is a medium or large free range heritage turkey, raw, brined, buttered, and trussed, with classic gravy. The many side dishes include Parker House rolls, cranberry sauce, two kinds of stuffing (with or without sausage), glazed sweet potatoes with scallions, sautéed Amagansett greens, roasted brussels sprouts with bacon. rosemary roasted fingerlings, and roasted red kuri squash.
Desserts are pot de crème, pumpkin pie, and apple pie. Pickup will be available on Nov. 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. and November 27 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Finally, Harbor Market and Kitchen in Sag Harbor is taking orders on its website for pickup only on Nov. 26 and until 11 a.m. on Nov. 27. Its menu includes either a whole organic roasted turkey or half a bird, sliced and ready to heat. Its Thanksgiving board includes an assortment of crudités, hummus, cheese, cured meats, olives, cornichons, dried fruit, and crackers.
Among the other offerings are roasted local squash soup, roasted brussels sprouts, two kinds of stuffing (vegetarian or with sausage), sweet potato puree, creamed spinach, pumpkin pie, burnt Basque cheesecake, apple crumble, and pecan pie.
A link to the menu is on the shop’s catering page.
