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Delivered to Your Door Thanksgiving from OC’s Taylor Made Cuisine

By Greer Wylder

November 19, 2021

It doesn't get any easier than this for a completely fuss-free and scratch-made Thanksgiving feast lovingly cooked by a real chef and delivered WARM, straight to your door and ready-to-eat ON Thanksgiving Day! No reheating necessary, just plate & serve! Let Chef Taylor DeCosta and her catering team at Taylor Made Cuisine bring their gourmet version of the classic meal to your holiday dinner table. The Thanksgiving Family Feast feeds four ($210) and includes: Roasted TurkeyGluten-Free GravyMashed Potatoes (available dairy-free/vegan; choose dairy-free)Sweet Potato SouffleTaylor’s Green Bean CasseroleSausage Apple Stuffing (available gluten-free/vegan; choose gluten-free)Holiday Orange Cranberry SauceFall Harvest Salad (available dairy-free; choose dairy-free)Add-on a…

Polly’s Pies Start Three-Day Baking Marathon Thanksgiving Week

By Greer Wylder

November 19, 2021

For 72 non-stop hours, beginning Monday, November 21 through Wednesday, November 24, the ovens at Polly’s Pies will be going non-stop with bakers working round-the-clock to fulfill more than 53,000 pie orders just in time for Thanksgiving. In addition, the culinary team will also be fulfilling some 20,000 take-home orders. “Thanksgiving is our Super Bowl on steroids,” said James Kaa, president, and CEO of the 53-year-old restaurant brand that opened its first location in Fullerton, California. “During Thanksgiving week, we have three baking teams that do nothing but make and bake pies for the 72 consecutive hours with morning, mid-day, and overnight…

Everything But The Turkey Kits for No Hunger for the Holidays

By Greer Wylder

November 15, 2021

Do you want to WOW your Thanksgiving dinner guests? Do you want to enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving feast easily? Bracken’s Kitchen Everything But The Turkey Kits are perfect for your Thanksgiving holiday feast. And, what’s even better, by purchasing a delicious Thanksgiving kit, you are helping Bracken’s Kitchen to provide 400,000 meals this holiday season to those who need it most. So how does it work? Your Everything But The Turkey Kit will include everything you need to ensure a Thanksgiving feast for 4 except well the turkey! All you have to worry about is preparing a delicious Turkey to complete your…

The Source For Beautiful Sustainable Spices

By Greer Wylder

November 14, 2021

I first discovered Burlap & Barrel spices after reading about their spices in the Wall Street Journal. The company’s mission and story are compelling. They source unique, beautiful spices for professional chefs and home cooks. They're a Public Benefit Corporation, meaning they partner directly with smallholder farmers to source spices that have never been available in the US before and help improve the livelihoods of their partner farmers. You can read more about what makes Burlap & Barrel an exceptional company, here.After reading about the company, I ordered a few spices right away and was blown away by the taste, freshness, and distinctive aroma. Burlap…

Sweetfin, Chef-Driven, California Inspired Poke Opens in OC

By Greer Wylder

November 08, 2021

Sweetfin has officially opened its doors in The OC! Sweetfin’s newest store is located at East 17th St. in Costa Mesa. Since 2015, Sweetfin has been on a mission to fuel life through freshness with their healthful, gluten-free, and chef-driven poke and plant-based bowls. The fast-casual restaurant serves up both customizable and Signature Bowls from a menu created by Chef Dakota Weiss and strives to provide a culinary experience that is fresh, accessible, and naturally crave-able. After visiting the Islands, founders Alan Nathan, Seth Cohen, and Brett Nestadt were inspired to bring the authentic Hawaiian dish to Los Angeles, but with a…