Thanksgiving

At Cafe Ohlone in Berkeley, cofounders Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino make a deliberate choice to cook dishes that their elders would recognize, including these duck-fat-laden potatoes.

We're grateful for glossy grilled leeks and gluten-free pie crust.

A mash-up of pavo for turkey and chon for lechón, pavochon is the spice-lavished centerpiece of my family's Thanksgiving meal.

Finding the perfect Thanksgiving pairing isn’t easy, but these bottles are up for the challenge.

Making it was a true comedy of errors, but somehow it tasted just like hers.

Prepare to fight over the leftovers.

23 reasons to celebrate however you want.

These seven recipes remind her and her husband, Ham, of home. 

Buttery cornbread and salty salami, when placed on a fork with a piece of turkey and rich gravy, is the perfect bite.

Pavochon, a mash-up of pavo for turkey and chon for lechón, is the centerpiece of a Puerto Rican Thanksgiving.

In this refreshing Thanksgiving salad, half the kale gets crisped up in the oven like chips while the rest is tossed with a gingery soy-tahini dressing.

Chris Morocco’s Thanksgiving roast chicken uses a combo of garlic powder and grated garlic for maximum umami.

Hibiscus is used in drinks throughout the African diaspora but most notably in Jamaica. Inspired by sorrel—a festive Caribbean punch—this sauce is sweet, tangy, earthy, and the perfect complement to the peppery profile of Jamaican jerk. Rum, allspice, and fresh ginger add a level of warmth and richness of flavor that is the signature of Caribbean cuisine. Serve with Jerk Turkey Sheperd’s Pie. 

A creamy custard pie with an extra-milky flavored meringue.

Tart and sweet individual cranberry pies from Amanda Mack of Crust by Mack in Baltimore.

“Like Jamaica itself, this is a mash-up of cultures and flavors and ideas—all together in one delicious savory pie,” says chef Tiffany-Anne Parkes.

“Something about this year makes me feel like: Screw it. I want to eat leftover turkey the way I want to,” says Mister Jiu’s chef Brandon Jew.

This recipe is based on a traditional dish of the Ohlone tribe indigenous to California’s East Bay.

The glory of these leeks is the contrast between their deeply charred exteriors and jammy, sweet interiors.

Our Thanksgiving 2020 cover star turkey is grilled and topped with a zippy chile-spiked vinegar sauce.

These melt-in-your-mouth dinner rolls from Claire Saffitz are even more tender and pillowy than the classic Parker House rolls.

Bharta is a Bangladeshi style of seasoned meat or mashed vegetables usually served at room temperature alongside hot steamed rice.

These make-ahead green beans soak up a bright lemon and sumac dressing overnight.

This tahdig is dressed up with cranberries and woody herbs for a Thanksgiving-y, festive feel.