How Professional Chefs Throw The Ultimate Thanksgiving

If not, even laying out the pots and pans the night before can help keep you from getting too frazzled, says Mike Armstrong, executive chef of TAO Chicago. "Also, chop everything the day before and portion those ingredients out so that everything comes together quickly the next day," he says.

The author, former Augusta caddy Tripp Bowden, collects and shares his favorite recipes and behind-the-scenes tidbits. Recipes and personal stories include Chef Clark's roasted leg of lamb with a side of job security; Freddie Bennett's butter beans and Ike's Pond deep-fried bream.




Does your dad wake up at the crack of dawn every Saturday to hit the links at the local muni or country club? If your dad is mesmerized by golf tradition, anecdotes and food, this is a hole-in-one gift. Or is he saving up for that Florida condo with golf course views? Even if he's not hitting those birdies, he may still love the old lure of clubhouse cuisine, especially from Augusta National Golf Club.


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"A cocktail hour lets you make last-minute touches without worrying about keeping your guests waiting," says Tabatha Wilson, manager of The Market at Grelen in Virginia. "We recommend a signature cocktail, a beer, two wines and something nonalcoholic." Our fall fruit drinks include mocktails, mixed drinks, hot and cold options and all showcase seasonal produce like apples, cranberries and figs.








For the dad who is tallying his bench press weight increments in the basement or can't quite shake his CrossFit filthy 50 obsession, give him the key to achieving his dream bod with The Bodybuilding Cookbook. Protein-packed recipes include meals such as Brawny Beef Fajitas, Muscle Mackerel with Spicy Couscous and Training Tilapia in Thai Sauce, all of which will fuel and energize Dad for his next MetCon challenge. This book features 100 recipes designed to bulk and build muscles and shed fat to reveal Dad's best and fittest body.

Cooking with Scraps is the perfect companion guide for the sustainable cook and harvester. Think inventive, nutritious and delectable recipes such as beet greens and eggplant pizza; cheese tortellini with sausage and broccoli stems; and ginger-garlic miso soup with turnip greens. This dad loves to be outside in his yard, growing his own magic garden. So he needs a cookbook that can tap into his love for gardening and foraging his own food. Dad will feel energized, proud and healthy reusing his hand-grown garden to feed his family.




Maybe your dad is pruning the fruit trees he planted or crafting a raised-garden bed full of lush herbs and vegetables with his own hands. With 85 recipes chock-full of ingenious ways to use food scraps, peels and other edible bits, Dad will be busy turning unused food into treasures.

This is a definitive guide that illustrates how to butcher, prepare and cook fish and game, from one of America's most respected hunters and anglers. Recipes include venison bolognese; dove (or quail) jalapeno poppers with bacon-scallion cream cheese; and spicy scallop and citrus poke, giving Dad some delicious inspiration from his proud field sport. Or the dad who craves hunting for game in the forest or mountains, The MeatEater Fish and Game Cookbook may fit the bill for designing and cooking recipes that include his famous catches and prizes. For the dad who lives and breathes being on the water in solitude, a fishing rod in his palms, waiting for 195FoodAdventure his next great catch.