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Thanksgiving at home: Chef Adam Long of Big Daddy's Burger Bar in Ballantyne

Priscilla Tsai — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:19:34 -0500

We’re asking executive chefs at local restaurants what dishes they’ll have on their Thanksgiving menu … at home.

Executive Chef Adam Long of Big Daddy's Burger Bar in Ballantyne shares his kicked-up, Americana-style/untraditional Thanksgiving day menu with us. On his turkey-day table will be:

Fried turkey with a peanut butter dressing injection

Cornbread stuffing

Mashed potatoes with giblet gravy

Green bean casserole

Collard greens

And for dessert ...…

Thanksgiving at home: Chef Bruce Moffett of Barrington's Restaurant

Priscilla Tsai — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:51:01 -0500

We’re asking executive chefs at local restaurants what dishes they’ll have on their Thanksgiving menu … at home.

Owner and Executive Chef of Barrington's Restaurant Bruce Moffett started his Thanksgiving tradition about five years ago. Each Thanksgiving, he invites all his friends (which includes employees) to his house. Let's hope he has a big table because he expects as many as 30 people at this year's feast!

His friend Mike, chef at Caramel Country Club, is in charge of the turkeys (note the plural) and gravy.…

Thanksgiving at home: Chef Scott Wallen of Upstream

Web Editor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:20:51 -0500

We're asking executive chefs at local restaurants what dishes they'll have on their Thanksgiving menu ... at home.

Scott Wallen, executive chef at Upstream, will be cooking at the restaurant as well as home this year, with help from local chef at Mama Ricottas Tom Dyrness.…