Dreaming of a turkey dinner for Thanksgiving but don’t want to cook it yourself? You could try and wrangle an invitation to someone else’s home cooked dinner, or you could take advantage of the Thanksgiving specials being dished out by local restaurants. Here are some possible options for a home cooked meal without the cooking:
Thanksgiving at the Beehive begins at 1:00 pm and goes all the way until 2:30 am. As always, a special dinner at the Beehive includes music. On tap from 1:00 – 3:00 is Jazz Vocalist Patrice Williamson. Patrice is followed by Eleonora Bianchini from 3:00 – 7:00. Then from 8:00 – midnight, enjoy the sounds of AB’s.
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The menu at Davios includes turkey, stuffing, gravy, pumpkin pie and other mouth watering delights and if that isn’t enough, you may want to take home a turkey sandwich along with stuffing, chutney and gravy so you can pretend you’re eating leftovers the next day. $35/Adults, $10/children, $12/turkey sandwich. Davios has outposts in Boston’s Back Bay and in Foxborough.
L’Espalier is serving up last year’s Thanksgiving menu which includes roasted free range Vermont turkey with Madeira truffle gravy; cornbread, chestnut and sausage stuffing, along with some non-traditional Thanksgiving items. L’Espalier also offers a completely vegetarian Thanksgiving menu for those wanting one. Each course is paired with a different wine, and Rebekah Menard and Greg Dickinson will entertain. $68/person.
In addition to the Oak Room’s a la carte entree’s the chef will offer a special Thanksgiving menu. $36 – $62/person.
Sel de la Terre will be offering a prix fixe Thanksgiving dinner priced at $58/person. In addition to a roasted farm raised Vermont Turkey, diners can select a main course of gnocchi, salmon or beef shortribs. Should you want to have Thanksgiving in your home without doing any of the prep work then you may want to consider Sel de la Terre’s Thanksgiving take out menu. In restaurant and take out menus are available at all three Sel de la Terre locations.
If you prefer a buffet to a formal sit down dinner, then consider Thanksgiving dinner at Turner Fisheries. The buffet will be available from 11:30 am – 6:00 pm and will include a cold buffet, hot buffet and a dessert buffet. This buffet will satisfy those in your party whether they prefer the traditional turkey with all the trimmings or just enjoy the celebration sans turkey. $65/person; $20/children 5 – 12; free/children under 4.
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Beehive
L’Espalier
Oak Room
Sel de la Terre
Turner Fisheries
Many cities have pooper scooper laws that require dog owners/walkers to pick up after their dogs. Pooper scooper bags come in all shapes sizes and colors. There are the standard blues ones that fit in a holder that attaches to the dog’s leash. There are large mitt shaped ones, there are biodegradable 
ones, there are scented ones, there are elaborate devices designed to reduce bending while scooping poop, and on the other end of the spectrum there are people recycling plastic supermarket bags or using old fashioned fold over sandwich bags. Regardless of what you decide to use to pick up after your dog, disposing of the packet of poo can sometimes be an issue.
How many times have you walked your dog only to have them poop in a spot where there is no trash bin, and even worse no trash bin between the spot and your house? Thinking about tossing it in the trash can in your kitchen? Do this once and you’ll never do it again. So what can a dog walker do? If walking your dog only in a route that takes you past a few trash barrels is not possible, or incredibly boring for you and your dog, then maybe you should consider Flush Puppies. These bags are not only biodegradable, but also water soluble making it possible to flush them down your toilet. If you live in Boston you can buy them at Four Preppy Paws on Beacon Hill. If not you can find other retailers on the Flush Puppies web site, purchase them online at amazon.com and the flush puppies web site. Another brand of biodegradable/flushable pooper scooper bags is Gotta Go-Green Flushable, Biodegradable Dog Waste Bags. These are also availble on amazon.com
More Info:
Four Preppy Paws
103 Charles Street
Beacon Hill
Boston, MA
617-723-0112
