I have a huge tip for anyone who's even remotely involved with preparing Thanksgiving Dinner this week. Make a swim through Crav at Gourmet Gallery.
I could leave it at that and let you figure out why I suggested it once you get there, dear reader. But I won't stop there. I'm going to give you reasons on several different levels.
- If you have your hands full with preparing a turkey and would like to outsource all of your side making, then Crav has you covered. They're making soups, salads, sides and desserts. The highlights, in my estimation, include ginger butternut squash soup with spiced pumpkin seeds, mashed potates with kale, scallion and olive oil, and roasted banana pumpkin bread. By the way, all of that is vegn and gluten free. Click here for the whole menu.
- If you have a handle on your menu, but would like to bring in one more side to put it over the top — not unlike a baseball tream trading to add an all-star player late in the season — then Crav has you covered. I've had the Crav chicken salad and can attest it would be a great addition to the Thanksgiving spread.
- If you need to provide food for a special diet (i.e., vegan or gluten free), then Crav has you covered. Their entire menu is either vegan or gluten free and many of the items are both.
- If you're determined to prepare your whole meal, but you've never done it before and you need some utensils and some advice, then Gourmet Gallery has you covered. You can buy cooking supplies at a superstore, or you can buy them at a local place that carries really good stuff and can advise you on how best to use it.
- If you're an old pro and Thanksgiving Dinner is your art form, and you want to treat yourself to some new toys, then Gourmet Gallery has you covered.
See, that's bunch of reasons that span a whole lot of people. Stop in Crav at Gourmet Gallery. And if you mentioned that you got the idea from us, then that would be cool, too.
Crav at Gourmet Gallery is closed on Monday as chef Juanita Barrientos is preparing the menu — that's the kind of freshness you can expect — but it will be open Tuesday and Wednesday. You can also call in your order to at (254) 399-0429 and pick it up Tuesday or Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
