Anonymous wrote:If you want what you would consider "decadent" then go with premium foods and strong presentation.

For premium foods think caviar, fois gras, lobster (bisque?), truffles (maybe shaved over the mashed potatoes?), a cheese platter with carefully curated cheese from a cheese shop, etc.

You can elevate your Thanksgiving staples as well -- dressing can be brioche with wild mushrooms, green beans almondine instead of the casserole, cranberry compote with port wine instead of canned cranberry sauce, etc.

And of course the wine. I don't know much about wine, but get this right. Wine stores can help. Maybe serve some champagne for a toast and make it recognizable like Dom or Cristal or Bollinger or Veuve Clicquot or whatever.

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Anonymous wrote:Deviled eggs with caviar, and a caviar spread with the usual suspects like blini; good-quality caviar, nothing you can find at Wegmans.

Oysters, but only if you know how to properly shuck just before serving over a serving tray set over ice, with homemade cocktail sauce with fresh horseradish.

Homemade lobster bisque as a first course.

A beautiful coconut cake or some other indulgent cake instead of (or at least in addition to) boring pies.

Champagne, obviously.

This is a spring-time dessert, I wouldn't go with coconut cake in November.

Anonymous wrote:Deviled eggs with caviar, and a caviar spread with the usual suspects like blini; good-quality caviar, nothing you can find at Wegmans.

Oysters, but only if you know how to properly shuck just before serving over a serving tray set over ice, with homemade cocktail sauce with fresh horseradish.

Homemade lobster bisque as a first course.

A beautiful coconut cake or some other indulgent cake instead of (or at least in addition to) boring pies.

Champagne, obviously.

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Anonymous wrote:https://palacehotelsanfrancisco.247activities.com/?

Thank you!! This is what I'm looking for -- except they don't post their menus. This is the direction I need too look in though.

I don't get it ... that's just a landing page for what is available at some hotel. Nothing to do with a Thanksgiving dinner at all. Or any dinner.

No they have a great Thanksgivings day brunch. You just had to click through the link.

https://www.opentable.com/booking/experiences-availability?rid=2657&restref=2657&experienceId=542107&utm_source=RTR&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=shared

Celebrate Thanksgiving in the grandeur of the historic Garden Court at the Palace Hotel, where tradition meets global flavors in a lavish buffet. Indulge in holiday classics like roasted turkey at the carving station, alongside international favorites such as Cantonese-style dim sum, fresh sushi, raw oysters, and a decadent Peking duck station. Enhance your celebration with elegant touches of caviar, served as part of the gourmet offerings. Toast the occasion with flowing sparkling wine and craft mimosas, all while surrounded by the iconic elegance and beauty of this San Francisco landmark. A memorable feast for the senses, perfect for sharing with family and friends.

We did Thanksgiving before covid there. It was incredibly. The sushi station alone was huge with two sushi chefs. It took up almost a 1/4 of the room. The dessert had their own room.

It was incredibly what?

And no one wants sushi to be a focus on Thanksgiving.

I’d love sushi.

What’s the alternative? Turkey? I’ll take sushi please.

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Anonymous wrote:https://palacehotelsanfrancisco.247activities.com/?

Thank you!! This is what I'm looking for -- except they don't post their menus. This is the direction I need too look in though.

I don't get it ... that's just a landing page for what is available at some hotel. Nothing to do with a Thanksgiving dinner at all. Or any dinner.

No they have a great Thanksgivings day brunch. You just had to click through the link.

https://www.opentable.com/booking/experiences-availability?rid=2657&restref=2657&experienceId=542107&utm_source=RTR&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=shared

Celebrate Thanksgiving in the grandeur of the historic Garden Court at the Palace Hotel, where tradition meets global flavors in a lavish buffet. Indulge in holiday classics like roasted turkey at the carving station, alongside international favorites such as Cantonese-style dim sum, fresh sushi, raw oysters, and a decadent Peking duck station. Enhance your celebration with elegant touches of caviar, served as part of the gourmet offerings. Toast the occasion with flowing sparkling wine and craft mimosas, all while surrounded by the iconic elegance and beauty of this San Francisco landmark. A memorable feast for the senses, perfect for sharing with family and friends.

We did Thanksgiving before covid there. It was incredibly. The sushi station alone was huge with two sushi chefs. It took up almost a 1/4 of the room. The dessert had their own room.

It was incredibly what?

And no one wants sushi to be a focus on Thanksgiving.

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Anonymous wrote:https://palacehotelsanfrancisco.247activities.com/?

Thank you!! This is what I'm looking for -- except they don't post their menus. This is the direction I need too look in though.

I don't get it ... that's just a landing page for what is available at some hotel. Nothing to do with a Thanksgiving dinner at all. Or any dinner.

No they have a great Thanksgivings day brunch. You just had to click through the link.

https://www.opentable.com/booking/experiences-availability?rid=2657&restref=2657&experienceId=542107&utm_source=RTR&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=shared

Celebrate Thanksgiving in the grandeur of the historic Garden Court at the Palace Hotel, where tradition meets global flavors in a lavish buffet. Indulge in holiday classics like roasted turkey at the carving station, alongside international favorites such as Cantonese-style dim sum, fresh sushi, raw oysters, and a decadent Peking duck station. Enhance your celebration with elegant touches of caviar, served as part of the gourmet offerings. Toast the occasion with flowing sparkling wine and craft mimosas, all while surrounded by the iconic elegance and beauty of this San Francisco landmark. A memorable feast for the senses, perfect for sharing with family and friends.

We did Thanksgiving before covid there. It was incredibly. The sushi station alone was huge with two sushi chefs. It took up almost a 1/4 of the room. The dessert had their own room.

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Anonymous wrote:Please tell me about the most decadent Thanksgiving or "holiday" spread you've either set out or experienced as a guest. I'd love to hear about unusual decadent items. TIA

FYI, “decadent” means “in decline,” not luxurious, scandalously self-indulgent, etc. So the perfect example of a “decadent” Thanksgiving would be a previously reliable restaurant serving an insipid, watery buffet.

What???? Say it ain't so! All these years of using the word wrong.

So what is the right word for a buffet that has caviar rather than or in addition to shrimp, a guy in a white apron shaving prosciutto off of a leg in a vice etc? Cuz that's what I'm looking for.

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Anonymous wrote:Please tell me about the most decadent Thanksgiving or "holiday" spread you've either set out or experienced as a guest. I'd love to hear about unusual decadent items. TIA

FYI, “decadent” means “in decline,” not luxurious, scandalously self-indulgent, etc. So the perfect example of a “decadent” Thanksgiving would be a previously reliable restaurant serving an insipid, watery buffet.

Sure, if you’re a pre-programmed robot dictionary that doesn’t live in human society where words and their meanings evolve

I understood OP just fine.

PP must be the San Fransisco hotel poster.

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Anonymous wrote:https://palacehotelsanfrancisco.247activities.com/?

Thank you!! This is what I'm looking for -- except they don't post their menus. This is the direction I need too look in though.

I don't get it ... that's just a landing page for what is available at some hotel. Nothing to do with a Thanksgiving dinner at all. Or any dinner.

Celebrate Thanksgiving in the grandeur of the historic Garden Court at the Palace Hotel, where tradition meets global flavors in a lavish buffet. Indulge in holiday classics like roasted turkey at the carving station, alongside international favorites such as Cantonese-style dim sum, fresh sushi, raw oysters, and a decadent Peking duck station. Enhance your celebration with elegant touches of caviar, served as part of the gourmet offerings. Toast the occasion with flowing sparkling wine and craft mimosas, all while surrounded by the iconic elegance and beauty of this San Francisco landmark. A memorable feast for the senses, perfect for sharing with family and friends.