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Thanksgiving in the United Kingdom - Where to Celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK

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Thanksgiving in the United Kingdom - Where to Celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK

So you thought you could pass up Thanksgiving dinner to take advantage of a great travel deal and you're already getting homesick for sweet potatoes and Mom's chestnut stuffing. Or maybe you're in the UK to study or for work, you can't justify flying home for one dinner, but you really, really wish you could. Not to worry. Help - in the form of Thanksgiving in the UK - is at hand.

A Pilgrims' UK Thanksgiving in Plymouth, England

In what looks suspiciously like an attack of "Come back, all is forgiven", the people of Plymouth, in Devon, England, are planning Thanksgiving celebrations to commemorate their Mayflower and Transatlantic heritage.

After this event seemed to fade away, a group of enthusiasts has revived it in 2010. Even the Plymouth Lord Mayor is involved in the planning and the new Plymouth Waterfront Manager has also joined in to keep this event going. The Glassblowing House Restaurant on the Plymouth Barbican, is hosting an all-American dinner dance with traditional grub on the night of the big day, with The Plymouth University Music Department playing American classics throughout the party.

Thanksgiving in the UK

A surprising number of restaurants around the UK serve special Thanksgiving menus on that all important 4th Thursday in November. Most - but not all - are in London.Don't be surprised, however, if that dinner includes a few rather non-traditional items. At one hotel in London they serve butternut squash with ginger foam and turkey with cranberry "jus". Elsewhere, roast pork belly and grill sea bass are on "Thanksgiving" menus. Actually the less expensive the meal is the less pretentious and the more like the real thing it is likely to be. But Hey, Dorothy, you're not in Kansas anymore. Chin up and enjoy your dinner. Happy Thanksgiving!

Where to find Thanksgiving in the UK
  • Automat in Mayfair, London. Shares a name with the famous New York original. A pricey set menu for large groups and Thanksgivingish specials for smaller parties.
  • Missouri Angel, London - Celebrated its first birthday on Thanksgiving Day (in 2008) (it morphed from the Missouri Grill. The traditional menu costs £35.
  • Edinburgh Expat American Meet-up (Someone's) Home for the holidays.
  • PJ's Grill A 1930s ambiance in Covent Garden. About £19.95 for three courses. Serves of the real deal, plus veggie courses, like Pumpkin and Ricotta Ravioli in 2010. Ring +44 (0)207 240 7529 to check the current menu.
  • PJ's Bar and Grill in South Kensington. Clubby, pubby atmosphere, for an upmarket crowd. Ring +44 (0)207 581 0025 for more info.
  • Calistoga in Edinburgh. Not very authentic...southern-fried turkey escalope? Pumpkin and pine nut salad? But there's a wine tasting on the same evening so it looks like fun.
  • JW Steakhouse at the Grosvenor House on Park Lane is one of the more expensive dinners this Thanksgiving but also one of the more authentic ones. Bourbon sweet potato mash, clam chowder, oysters rockefeller, turkey with apricot stuffing sound good? All the trimmings will set you back £56 per person but face it, you won't need to dine out again for days.
  • Christophers, Covent Garden - Lots more "foodie" oriented in 2010, with goats cheese all over the menu. But prices seem to be more competitive than in the past.
  • Bodeans BBQ Smokehouse - Casual, football on TV, Several locations in London. Great gumbo starters but the turkey is smoked!
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