Millions of people go out to eat for Thanksgiving: Here's what the day is like for restaurant staff
SalonI spent one single Thanksgiving at a restaurant in 2002 with my mom, dad, nana and brother. “We work on original dishes, traditional Thanksgiving items with a Spanish twist,” said Pete Elias, the owner of Spain Wine Bar in Ocean City, Md. Stuffing is a big deal, as it’s hard to get right for a lot of people.” The Thanksgiving experiences their restaurants offer are similarly varied: It is one of the busiest days of the year at Chef Ed Lee’s Asian-Southern fusion restaurant Succotash, while restaurants like Mi Casa, Mi Vida and Du Jour "offer Tex Mex, Mexican or French-inspired versions of the American classics." Elias shares that Spain Wine Bar serves a butternut squash soup with balsamic reduction, pumpkin seeds and micro cilantro, while Jason Berry concurs and says that butternut squash soup is also a "staple." We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism If you're looking to drink — no matter if at home, a friend or relative or at a restaurant — Berry recommends bourbon-based cocktails and "lighter bodied red wines," such as pinot noir, while Elias likes red wine, eggnog and spiced, mulled wine.
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