Can't cook? Won't cook? Don't want guests? Have no friends to call guests? Don't worry. These Thanksgiving feasts in the Bay Area (ranging from expensive prix fixes to freebies) will have your turkey binging covered. (We even have a cheap--if you consider $115/night inexpensive--hotel option at The Clift, a convenient and sleek place to stash your parents during the four-day holiday weekend.)
In random order, we have:
- XYZ at W San Francisco, 181 Third Street (at Howard): To the press release! "For $60 each, guests can choose to enjoy a three-course tasting menu of Thanksgiving favorites; a family-style Turkey Day dinner; or a custom three-course menu in which guests select the appetizer, entrée and dessert of their choice from an array of seasonal menu items."
- Cafe Gratitude: Free annual Thanksgiving dinner at the city's most controversial raw food restaurant.
- Mayfield Bakery & Cafe: Spruce's sister restaurant will sweet treats galore: house roasted pumpkin pie ($27), apple pie ($25), bourbon pecan pie ($28), 7” pumpkin cheesecake ($28), cranberry pecan tart ($28), and pear & frangipane tart ($26). Place your order by calling Mayfield Bakery at 650-853-9201. Mention that you would like to pick up your order at Spruce.
- Glide Church: Free meal for those looking for a good time in the heart of the Tenderloin. Details: 10 a.m., celebration in the sanctuary, 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. breakfast, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Thanksgiving dinner.
