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TURKEY TO GO
A CATERED EXPERIENCE
It's not too early to start planning for Thanksgiving dinner. If the thought of making it yourself is too much to handle, let someone else do the work. A number of good restaurants, hotels and catering companies, including A Catered Experience, are offering complete Thanksgiving meals to go. A Catered Experience is now taking orders for turkey dinners to go. The family dinner package ($84.95 for four people) includes the turkey plus gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pineapple cranberry relish. Get extra side dishes for a few bucks more.
A Catered Experience, pickup is on Thanksgiving Day between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Okinawan Center parking lot, 677-7744
HAWAII PRINCE HOTEL
Get a hot macadamia nut honey glazed turkey with all the fixings ($120 for four people) — potatoes, gravy, stuffing and relish — or a reheatable cold turkey with all the fixings ($85).
Hawaii Prince Hotel, order before Nov. 19 to get the prices listed. Orders after Nov. 19 are $10 more; pickup times and locations will be disclosed when ordering , 952-4784
THE KAHALA HOTEL & RESORT
The Kahala goes gourmet with its turkey dinners ($150 for four people): Get a 14-pound turkey, bacon and chestnut stuffing, autumn vegetables with roasted pumpkin seeds, mashed potatoes, ciabatta bread, cranberry sauce, herb-scented gravy and pumpkin pie.
The Kahala, 5000 Kähala Ave., pickup is on Thanksgiving Eve from 4-7 p.m. and Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 739-8760
PANYA BAKERY
Panya Bakery makes its meals big enough for six people ($198), and includes your choice of mochi rice-stuffed turkey or a honey-glazed ham, plus all the fixings.
Panya Bakery, 711 Queen St., 597-8880
ZIPPY'S
Zippy's does both full ($69.95) and half-size ($36.95) turkey meals to go.
Zippy's, pickup at various locations , order by phone at 973-0880 or online at www.zippys.com
FOOD NEWS
Zagat has released its 2010 guide to the best restaurants in America. Topping the list of Honolulu restaurants are Alan Wong's and Sushi Sasabune, with 28 points each out of a possible 30 points. Restaurants are rated on food, decor and service on a scale from 0 to 30, with 0-9 being poor to fair and 26-30 being extraordinary to perfection. La Mer and Le Bistro were each given 27 points. Nobu Waikiki, Helena's Hawaiian Food, Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas, Chef Mavro, Sansei and Orchids were given 26 points each. Restaurants that appear in the Zagat guide are rated according to local consumers' opinions on the restaurants. For the 2010 edition of the guide, 145,000 consumers were surveyed on 1,532 eateries in 45 major markets nationwide.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Kailua is holding its seventh annual Chocolate Extravaganza. The dessert buffet, all of it chocolate, of course, will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 14 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church (780 Keolu Drive). Proceeds from the event will be shared among community nonprofit organizations. The family-friendly soiree has raised between $7,000 and $13,000 each year for charity. Presale tickets are $20 and can be purchased by calling 548-7478 or by visiting www.emmanuelkailua.com. Tickets will sell for $25 at the door.
C'EST SI BON!
After a couple of years of roaming the streets as a mobile kiosk, Le Crêpe Café has found a stationary home. After a stint in Waikiki, Le Crêpe Café moved itself to Manoa Marketplace, where it apparently found a devoted audience because owner Marysol Ruiz has chosen Manoa as the creperie's permanent home. Occupying the last open space in the converted gas station-turned-mini food court that's also home to Boston's Pizza and the recently opened Serg's Mexican Kitchen, Le Crêpe Café serves up all the same great sweet and savory crepes (our favorite is the simple and delicious "Oh My Sugar" with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon), only now, they're not going anywhere.
Le Crepe Cafe
2740 E. Manoa Road
372-3989
Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
MUST TRY
CREPES MAKE THE CAKE
Town's pastry chef, Chris Sy, has taken to making one of the most labor-intensive pastries known to French bistros: crepe cake ($7/slice). Sy's version is made from 12 stacked crepes with a whipped cream filling, and is served with stewed plums. The cake takes five hours to make, so he only makes it when he has an extra half-day to kill. Call 735-5900 for availability.
— Melissa Chang
