Turkey countdown

Turkey is a traditional dish on Thanksgiving Day, which falls on November 25 this year
Only two weeks until Thanksgiving… do you know where your turkey is?
Thanksgiving Day has become America’s day to eat.
Every year, right around this time, US newspapers abound with pie recipes and methods for staving off Turkey-induced comas.
The holiday allegedly dates back to the 17th century when a group of Native Americans made the mistake of giving food to a starving group of European settlers.
(They’re like raccoons, if you feed them, you’ll only attract more!)
In 1863, after a great number of America’s gracious Indians had been displaced, killed or relocated, the United States declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
Every year afterward, on the fourth Thursday of every November, Americans have gathered together to give thanks. Most families gather to eat a tremendous feast and express feelings of thankfulness and gratitude to their family, friends and neighbors.
The more likely scenario, however, is that everyone gets together and drinks and eats too much.
Here in Ho Chi Minh City, famous chefs in five-star restaurants are amassing intricate menus and rolling up their sleeves to prepare a nice and meaningful dinner for their customers on Thanksgiving Day.
The kitchen staff at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza Hotel are busily crafting a buffet for Thanksgiving Day at the Café Rivoli Restaurant.
The restaurant, bedecked in elegant and modern décor will stock a full buffet featuring fresh roasted turkey and all the traditional trimmings.
The dessert menu is slated to feature cheesecake, traditional apple pie and fresh fruit accompanied by free drink.
The Thanksgiving Day party will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on November 25. Admission will cost VND750,000++ for an adult, VND375,000++ for a child from six to 12 and free for kids under five years old.
For those interested in eating their Thanksgiving meal in a homier atmosphere (or tricking their in-laws into believing that they can cook) the five-star hotel will be selling turkey and other Thanksgiving essentials at their Gourmand shop in the lobby.
A kilogram of a roast turkey and condiments will sell for VND495,000++.
The hotel has already begun taking orders for whole birds (cooked, of course). Orders must be placed at least one day prior to your pick-up date.
If you do attempt to cook an entire Thanksgiving meal and fail, consider Nineteen Restaurant, located in the luxurious downtown Caravelle Hotel.
The hotel staff is gearing up to carve whole roasted turkeys and serve out traditional condiments – stuffing, giblet gravy and cranberry sauce.
The traditionally terrestrial menu will be accompanied by a bountiful seafood selection of oysters, salmon fillets, marinated sea-bass, king prawns, and flower crabs, cooked to order and accompanied by a host of delicious sauces.
Caviar and fish roe stations will offer sea grapes, salmon roe, lumpfish (black and red).
The main selections will be accompanied by appetizers, soup, cheese plates, roasted meats and desserts. The buffet will cost VND938,000++ per person.
Customers can also pass by Legend Hotel Saigon to enjoy a buffet at Atrium Café Restaurant.
The buffet lunch will cost VND420,000++ for an adult and entire Thanksgiving meal and fail, consider Nineteen Restaurant, located in the luxurious downtown Caravelle Hotel.
The hotel staff is gearing up to carve whole roasted turkeys and serve out traditional condiments – stuffing, giblet gravy and cranberry sauce.
The traditionally terrestrial menu will be accompanied by a bountiful seafood selection of oysters, salmon fillets, marinated sea-bass, king prawns, and flower crabs, cooked to order and accompanied by a host of delicious sauces.
Caviar and fish roe stations will offer sea grapes, salmon roe, lumpfish (black and red).
The main selections will be accompanied by appetizers, soup, cheese plates, roasted meats and desserts. The buffet will cost VND938,000++ per person.
Customers can also pass by Legend Hotel Saigon to enjoy a buffet at Atrium Café Restaurant.
The buffet lunch will cost VND420,000++ for an adult and VND210,000++ for a child, including soft drinks, tea and coffee.
The buffet supper costs VND760,000++ for an adult and VND380,000++ for a child, including wine, tea, soft drinks, beer and coffee.
WHERE TO GO
Customers can go to the following restaurants in HCMC to enjoy a Thanksgiving Day dinner:
Café Rivoli
Sofitel Saigon Plaza Hotel
17 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1
Tel: (08) 3 824 1555
Email: fb@sofitelsaigon.com.vn
Nineteen Ground Floor
Caravelle Hotel
19 Lam Son Square, District 1
Tel: (08) 3 823 4999
Email: fbd@caravellehotel.vnn.vn
Atrium Café
Legend Hotel Saigon
2A-4A Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1
Tel: (08) 3 823 3333