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Where to Order Take Out This Thanksgiving

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Save time and let the experts cook a holiday meal for you and yours this year. Restaurant catering offers great dinner choices to make 2016 Thanksgiving unforgettable, not to mention nixing all the washing up duties. Here are 10 places around San Diego where you can source a first-rate Thanksgiving Day feast.

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Mess Hall

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Fit for a the most discerning locavore, a selection of gourmet sides, pies and fixings from artisan vendors within Liberty Public Market can be ordered for pick-up between November 22 and 23. Stehly Farms free-range turkeys and organic produce are also available.

Elijah's Restaurant and Delicatessen

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Take your turkey out of the pan straight onto the table with Elijah’s fully cooked Thanksgiving dinners. Priced at $150 each package serves 10 people and includes a choice of two sides (stuffing, mashed potatoes, sautéed veggies etc.), plus a complimentary apple, pecan or pumpkin pie. There's beef brisket and ham too, plus and a prime rib option, which comes in at $175. Orders can be taken for pick up or delivery.

Giuseppe Fine Catering

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Succulent, slow-roasted turkey, truffle and Parmesan Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, and focaccia - leek and pistachio stuffing are just a few of the deluxe Thanksgiving offerings available from Giuseppe Fine Catering. Advanced orders are strongly recommended.

The French Gourmet

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The French Gourmet’s oven-ready turkey dinner with all the fixings can cater from one person to four or more and ranges in price from $26.95 to $104.95 and up. Charcuterie boards, cheese trays, whole roasted Diestel turkeys, beef wellington and Bourguignonne-style braised short ribs and assorted desserts can also be ordered a la carte.

Waters Fine Foods

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Cover all your bases with Waters Fine Foods' holiday celebration menu this year. There are housemade artisan baguettes with organic grassfed butter and apple parsnip bisque to start, followed by Brandt beef braised short ribs and gremolata with Yukon gold potatoes a with Valrhona chocolate torte and orange crème Anglaise to finish.

Cafe 21

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Ranging in price from $36 to to $55 per person, Café 21 offers a whopping ten separate catered set dinner menus, which can serve anywhere from 10 to 30 guests depending on the selection. Thanksgiving style course highlights include a grilled pear salad; sangria braised short ribs with sweet potato puree and crème brûlée cheesecake

Brazen BBQ

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Get your Brazen fix on turkey day with their Thanksgiving meal to go. Priced at $159.99 it's enough to feed six to eight people and includes one signature 12-14 lb. Brazen smoked turkey injected with a house made marinade, stuffing, turkey gravy, orange-port cranberry sauce, Bourbon pecan pie, cornbread and two sides. Items are also available a la carte if you’d like to build your own.

Le Parfait Paris

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Orders placed by November 23 for Le Parfait Paris’ holiday éclairs will be available for pickup on Thanksgiving Day from the outpost in Gaslamp Quarter. The indulgent sweet treats (which are constructed with pumpkin and ginger puree, pecan whipped cream, and candied pecan and marshmallow) cost $25 and serve 5-6 people.

Extraordinary Desserts

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Celebrate Thanksgiving with one of master pastry chef Karen Krasne’s extraordinary pies. Her creamy pumpkin cheesecake, with a touch of cranberry and buttery ginger cookie crust, serves 16 + people and will set you back $64; the flourless Aloha pumpkin pie with coconut whipped cream rings in at $42 and serves between 8 -10.

Bottega Americano

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Bottega Americano might be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but you can still order up one of its baked to perfection seasonal pecan, pumpkin, apple or Nutella pies to impress your dinner guests. All orders require 72-hours advanced notice.

Mess Hall

Fit for a the most discerning locavore, a selection of gourmet sides, pies and fixings from artisan vendors within Liberty Public Market can be ordered for pick-up between November 22 and 23. Stehly Farms free-range turkeys and organic produce are also available.

Elijah's Restaurant and Delicatessen

Take your turkey out of the pan straight onto the table with Elijah’s fully cooked Thanksgiving dinners. Priced at $150 each package serves 10 people and includes a choice of two sides (stuffing, mashed potatoes, sautéed veggies etc.), plus a complimentary apple, pecan or pumpkin pie. There's beef brisket and ham too, plus and a prime rib option, which comes in at $175. Orders can be taken for pick up or delivery.

Giuseppe Fine Catering

Succulent, slow-roasted turkey, truffle and Parmesan Yukon Gold mashed potatoes, and focaccia - leek and pistachio stuffing are just a few of the deluxe Thanksgiving offerings available from Giuseppe Fine Catering. Advanced orders are strongly recommended.

The French Gourmet

The French Gourmet’s oven-ready turkey dinner with all the fixings can cater from one person to four or more and ranges in price from $26.95 to $104.95 and up. Charcuterie boards, cheese trays, whole roasted Diestel turkeys, beef wellington and Bourguignonne-style braised short ribs and assorted desserts can also be ordered a la carte.

Waters Fine Foods

Cover all your bases with Waters Fine Foods' holiday celebration menu this year. There are housemade artisan baguettes with organic grassfed butter and apple parsnip bisque to start, followed by Brandt beef braised short ribs and gremolata with Yukon gold potatoes a with Valrhona chocolate torte and orange crème Anglaise to finish.

Cafe 21

Ranging in price from $36 to to $55 per person, Café 21 offers a whopping ten separate catered set dinner menus, which can serve anywhere from 10 to 30 guests depending on the selection. Thanksgiving style course highlights include a grilled pear salad; sangria braised short ribs with sweet potato puree and crème brûlée cheesecake

Brazen BBQ

Get your Brazen fix on turkey day with their Thanksgiving meal to go. Priced at $159.99 it's enough to feed six to eight people and includes one signature 12-14 lb. Brazen smoked turkey injected with a house made marinade, stuffing, turkey gravy, orange-port cranberry sauce, Bourbon pecan pie, cornbread and two sides. Items are also available a la carte if you’d like to build your own.

Le Parfait Paris

Orders placed by November 23 for Le Parfait Paris’ holiday éclairs will be available for pickup on Thanksgiving Day from the outpost in Gaslamp Quarter. The indulgent sweet treats (which are constructed with pumpkin and ginger puree, pecan whipped cream, and candied pecan and marshmallow) cost $25 and serve 5-6 people.

Extraordinary Desserts

Celebrate Thanksgiving with one of master pastry chef Karen Krasne’s extraordinary pies. Her creamy pumpkin cheesecake, with a touch of cranberry and buttery ginger cookie crust, serves 16 + people and will set you back $64; the flourless Aloha pumpkin pie with coconut whipped cream rings in at $42 and serves between 8 -10.

Bottega Americano

Bottega Americano might be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but you can still order up one of its baked to perfection seasonal pecan, pumpkin, apple or Nutella pies to impress your dinner guests. All orders require 72-hours advanced notice.

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