What Do Chefs Who Don't Work on Thanksgiving Do for Thanksgiving?
Bill Sandweg, Chef and Owner,
Copper Star Coffee and Circle H Barbecue
This is my year not cooking at either work, so I will probably volunteer to be in charge of mashed potatoes and the turkey gravy. Lotsa butter and cream!
Chef Stephen "Chops" Smith,
Searsucker Scottsdale
I will be spending the day with my family. We'll first head over to my wife's parents' house and then take our daughter to my mother's. I will not be partaking in any cooking whatsoever and it will be amazing! Everyone needs a day off -- this is mine.
Cullen Campbell,
Chef and Owner, Crudo
We are going to be closed on Thanksgiving. I'm going to sleep in, drink wine, and go to friends' houses for food. So I might luck out and not have to cook at all.
Romeo Taus,
Chef and Owner, Romeo's Euro Cafe
I spent some time in the retail business and always worked the holidays. I vowed that if I was ever in the position to offer my crew time off for the family holidays, I would. Romeo's will be closed. I'll be doing a little cooking -- pot luck at my mom's.
Gary Lasko,
Proprietor, The Stockyards
The Stockyards will be closed on Thanksgiving. I will be cooking my mom's recipes for my family, as I have for the last 25 years: roast turkey, sage bread dressing, whipped potatoes, and giblet gravy. My favorite holiday! Food, family, friends, and of course some great wine to bring it all together.
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