Spend more time around the table this holiday. These six Scottsdale eateries are taking care of Thanksgiving.
ROYAL PALMS RESORT AND SPA
Executive chef Lee Hillson has curated a ballroom brunch featuring a delicious array of breakfast favorites and holiday classics—think carving stations rife with roasted turkey and honey-glazed ham alongside a decadent waffle and French toast bar. For dinner, head to T. Cook’s for a three-course prix fixe menu and nosh on fall-inspired flavors like butternut squash ravioli, turkey with confit garlic mashed potatoes and short rib risotto. royalpalmshotel.com
FAIRMONT SCOTTSDALE PRINCESS
Five chefs from four restaurants (Bourbon Steak, La Hacienda, Toro Latin Restaurant & Rum Bar and Ironwood American Kitchen) will present a sumptuous holiday brunch in the Palomino Ballroom this Thanksgiving. Come hungry, as each chef will offer their own themed menus. scottsdaleprincess.com
THE ITALIAN DAUGHTER
Do Thanksgiving the Italian way. The resto’s signature feast features a classic dinner with carved turkey breast, sausage stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato souffle and Brussels sprouts. Also included are soup or salad, butternut squash-stuffed or mushroom sacchetti, and a signature dessert like pumpkin pie or apple and cranberry bread pudding. Buon appetito! theitaliandaughter.com
LON’S AT THE HERMOSA INN
LON’s take on Thanksgiving dinner sounds divine: sweet potato bisque, roasted natural turkey, creme fraiche mashed potatoes, caramelized onion gravy and cranberry-orange marmalade. Other menu options include a wood-fired beef tenderloin or a roasted Chilean sea bass, followed by the pumpkin panna cotta or roasted white carrot cake. hermosainn.com
THE PHOENICIAN
The Phoenician is hosting various holiday offerings from Nov. 20 to 26, including various breakfast buffets, a dedicated omelet and waffle bar, and chic holiday teas. For the official day, the hotel’s in-house restaurants are serving up traditional fare: J&G Steakhouse is open for brunch and a prix fixe dinner, The Phoenician Tavern will feature a fabulous dinner buffet, and Mowry & Cotton will also offer a stunning prix fixe supper. thephoenician.com
RITA’S CANTINA & BAR
This fun-filled brunch at JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa is not to be missed. Featuring bottomless mimosas, multiple carving stations, fresh seafood, face painting, caricatures, live music and so much more, Rita’s Cantina is a veritable Thanksgiving fiesta; no holiday clean-up needed. marriott.com
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