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Provincetown :: Tuesday, February 9th 2010
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Courtesy of Angel Foods Catering.
Notes from Land's End: Nov. 14
Food, Glorious Food: Part Two
By Laura Shabott
November 14th, 2009
One of the shorts at the Fall Playwrights festival is “November” by James McLindon about a family’s reunion for Thanksgiving. An excellent cast with sharp lines and wonderful stage direction reduced the audience to sheer mirth with its all too familiar holiday challenges.
| The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was a Cape Cod feast for Plymouth settlers and neighboring Indians with a menu of fowl, deer, corn, dried fruits and of course, cod. |
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The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was a Cape Cod feast for Plymouth settlers and neighboring Indians with a menu of fowl, deer, corn, dried fruits and of course, cod. In contrast, today’s holiday meals are as varied as the cooks who create it. Want to eat out this year? “The first annual Restaurant Week brought lots of folks to town that ate heartily, shopped enthusiastically and visited the galleries in record numbers.” said Bob Sanborn, Provincetown’s Director of Tourism. The town’s kitchens are pumped to make this a great holiday meal for you and your guests. Reserve now!
It’s your turn to cook the bird and everyone’s coming to your house. Whew! These tips will keep you from losing your mind because you will need it.
|  Serving bowls at Utilities. |
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1. Pick a menu and stick to it. Follow you own inner chef making sure that you know the dietary restrictions of your guests. For an open house, have foods that anyone can eat, like a vegetable platter with hummus. Sounds boring but to the gluten free lactose intolerant vegetarian, who is watching people eat warm brie with artisan bread, it is salvation. The Bradford Natural Market can help you. They have prepared frozen vegan appetizers that are really good.
2. Pick out your serving dishes and set a mock table. Oh, that is so Stepford Wife, you say. But think about it! Wouldn’t you rather be ready? Then you’ll know if you have to run to Utilities, Ruthies or the United Methodist Thrift Store for ladles, napkins and such stuff.
3. Invite someone who is alone. That new person will be happy to listen to your partner’s stories or all about Dad’s world trip he took back in ’85. Plus, families tend to behave in front of strangers.
4. Buy yourself something cool and hoard it. Even if it is a candy bar that you hide in the freezer, you can rip it open after the sixth load of dishes. Or indulge yourself in that special Italian soda they sell only at Angel Foods. The cook deserves a treat when they are covered in flour.
5. Working on the holiday? Plan your own restaurateur’s Thanksgiving celebration. God knows you deserve it. Go pot luck and invite your fellow service industry friends to join you. The food will be fantastic and the wine will flow! No one is more grateful for home cooked food than people who are in the business.
Bon Appétit!
Provincetown Theater
Town of Provincetown
Bradford Natural Market
Utilities
Angel Food
United Methodist Thrift
Ruthies, 14 Center Street,
508-487-3820
Artistic bon vivant Laura Shabott loves to write about Provincetown. A graduate of the SMFA, Boston, she is practiced in writing, acting and painting.
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