Are you tired of cleaning up your kitchen post-holiday cooking? Is the entertaining honeymoon over? Maybe you're not in the mood to field drunken daggers from passive-aggressive family members, or you just plain don't feel like cooking?

Whatever the reason, Charlotte has plenty of tables with open seats and incredible spreads to satisfy your appetite for Thanksgiving Day comfort. Here's a sampling of Thanksgiving dinners to join if cooking is off the menu this year.

The Liberty
This is the third year for the Thanksgiving prix fixe meal at the Liberty, which will feature three courses for $29.95 per person. Selections include an adventurous take on "Bacon and Eggs" with maple and orange glazed pork belly, brioche french toast, farm egg, apple butter and a sorghum-fig glaze. Choose from Bell & Evans heritage turkey, slow-roasted prime rib, Duroc pork and wild Scottish salmon for the entree course and finish with one of four dessert options. The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 704-332-8830 for reservations. The Liberty is located at 1812 South Blvd.

The Peculiar Rabbit
The Peculiar Rabbit is covering all bases on Thanksgiving Day beginning with brunch and followed by the mid-day menu chock-full of burgers and bar bites. A special Thanksgiving dinner will be served all day as the "Blue Plate Special" featuring your choice of sweet tea brined turkey or root beer basted spiral ham and an assortment of comforting sides including corn pudding, orange-scented sweet potatoes, cider-braised greens, herb-roasted winter vegetables and more. The Thanksgiving plate is $19.95 for adults and $9.95 for children. Brunch is served 11 a.m.-3 p.m., mid-day menu begins at 3 p.m. and Thanksgiving dinner is served all day from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Call 704-333-9197 to make a reservation. The Peculiar Rabbit is located at 1212 Pecan Ave.

A local blogger and her baker blogger friends are helping to raise money for the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines that killed thousands by hosting an auction of baked goods and other items.

Genius idea.

Head over to The Chic Life, helmed by blogger Diana, and bid on Oatmeal Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Chocolate Dipped Caramel Biscotti, Banana Nutella Bread, Pumpkin Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies and more. You've got till 9 p.m. tonight to place your bid.

• Courtesy of The Unknown Brewing Co.

Charlotte's newest addition to the burgeoning craft beer scene is planning to throw down this Saturday for its grand opening celebration. The Unknown Brewing Company has garnered quite the buzz since stepping on the scene earlier this summer and with good reason. They are looking to make a big splash with a 30-barrel brewhouse inside a 25,000-square-foot space near the Bank of America Stadium.

Owner Brad Shell, a seasoned veteran of big craft beer (he worked at Sweetwater Brewing Company and consulted at Terrapin Beer Co. before becoming general manager of Rogue Brewing Co.) says this grand opening is 10 years in the making.

"I got a job at a brewery on accident by drinking there," says Shell. "I worked for 10 years, studying the craft and helped build three of the top 25 craft breweries in the nation. It's time to go big or go home."

Go big, indeed. The Unknown Brewing Company is dropping a fifth of its marketing budget on the grand opening shindig with music from Nashville-based DeRobert & The Half-Truths, Charlotte's Bubonik Funk and Brooklyn-based band The London Souls plus food from Three Amigos. They will showcase three flagship beers - Over the Edge (a USPA, 6.9 percent ABV), Head First (Pale Ale, 5.6 percent ABV) and No Shame (Wheat Beer, 5.1 percent ABV) - and plan to release a different specialty beer every hour on the hour throughout the grand opening event. Shell promises an unforgettable grand finale at 9:45 p.m., which will remain unknown until then.

One thing Shell is adamant about is that The Unknown Brewing Company is not about being mysterious or ambiguous. Rather, it is about living the unknown, living without boundaries and going after the adventure.

The taproom will be open this Saturday and tours will be given throughout the day. The Unknown Brewing Company is located at 1327 S. Mint St. The grand opening event is from 4p.m. to 10 p.m. Follow The Unknown Brewing Company on Facebook.

Nan & Byron's, the eagerly anticipated second project from MAP Management (the team that created 5Church in Uptown), celebrates its grand opening tonight. The restaurant, which occupies the former Vinnie's Raw Bar space in South End, boasts a casual-chic family-friendly atmosphere and a menu of classic comfort food favorites created by chefs Marc Jacksina and Jamie Lynch.

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• Chilled Shrimp appetizer

The cuisine is classically American. Expect to find hearty pot pie, meatballs with sauce and roasted chicken with elevated twists from chef Jamie Lynch. Think sriracha ketchup on a comforting slab of meatloaf and peppadew peppers stuffed with aged cheddar cheese. The restaurant also boasts a menu of creative cocktails and local beers on tap, with plans to stay open late on weekends for the nightlife hungry.

Nan and Byrons opens tonight from 5 p.m.-11 p.m. and will be celebrating all weekend with a DJ after 11 p.m. Reservations can be made online or by phone at 980-224-7492. The restaurant is located at 1714 South Blvd.