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Jason & John
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Username: Johnh91011
Post Number: 93
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 10:31 am: |     |
Jason and I are not in the mood to do our traditional homecooked Thanksgiving this year. Any suggestions for restaurants that have good Thanksgiving day offerings? We like buffet style on such occasions but sit down would be good too |
SoOrLady
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Username: Soorlady
Post Number: 150
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 10:53 am: | |
Go to Mas' house - see Thanksgiving post in Virtual Cafe |
bak
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Username: Bak
Post Number: 389
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 10:57 am: | |
We went to Pal's Cabin one year--reasonable and everything you'd want served family style, even for 2 people. |
Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 59
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 11:57 am: | |
The Grain House in Basking Ridge (connected to the Old Mill Inn) is pretty Thanksgiving-y (building from 1800's, fireplaces, etc), classy and has good food. Probably sit down. The Old Mill Inn itself usually holds a buffet for holidays as well that is pretty good (we had Easter there). Neither is cheap. And a GREAT buffet (and again, not cheap) is the one at the Short Hills Hilton, not sure if they are having Thanksgiving. They have a Sunday Brunch every week that is excellent. |
ll1
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Username: Ll1
Post Number: 11
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 12:49 pm: | |
Try the Afton on Columbia Turnpike. Traditional dinner in traditional setting |
Jackie Day
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Username: Zoesky1
Post Number: 179
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 1:09 pm: | |
Speaking of Thanksgiving, I am considering doing a soup kitchen thing in the morning, where you serve food or whatever. Can anyone recommend one? How would I do - do I sign up or just show up? |
viva
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Username: Viva
Post Number: 316
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 3:58 pm: | |
I bet The Manor would be impressive for T'giving. |
soresident
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Username: Soresident
Post Number: 82
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 5:29 pm: | |
Jackie - not sure about the soup kitchen idea (I seem to recall hearing that they get swamped with help on Thanksgiving Day). But if you (and anyone else) want to do a great deed to help share your Thanksgiving celebrtion with those in need - the Community FoodBank of NJ holds an annual Turkey and Food Drive on the Saturday before Thanksgiving (November 22 this year). Last year, the FoodBank collected and distributed over 12,000 (!!) turkeys across the state. The anticipated need is even greater this year, as requests for food to the 1500 agencies that participate in the FoodBank programs has skyrocketed. You can drop off a frozen, never thawed turkey (those supermarket giveaway turkeys are perfect!) and non-perishable groceries between 9 am - 2 pm on Saturday November 22 in the front circular driveway of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, 432 Scotland Road, South Orange. |
SoOrLady
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Username: Soorlady
Post Number: 153
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2003 - 6:37 pm: | |
Jackie , soresident is right, most soup kitchens get tons of volunteers on a holiday... however, a few years ago I got a call from a soup kitchen for help the Saturday after Thanksgiving as all the "regulars" had extended holiday weekend plans, so, if your heart is set on a soup kitchen you might try calling St. John's in Newark, (I think that there is also a St. John's in Morristown), or even the Bowery Mission in NYC to help after the actual holiday.
Soresident is also correct in her FoodBank suggestion. You can also go to the Hillside FoodBank to help sort items. |
stubelou
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Username: Stubelou
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 - 12:39 pm: | |
you can also try the south st. mission in morristown |
sylad
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Username: Sylad
Post Number: 36
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 4:13 pm: | |
Our Lady of Sorrows is looking for people to help make/deliver dinners to elderly/shut-ins in our community, they made an announcement at mass on Sunday. |
Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 422
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - 4:18 pm: | |
I had a very bad experience a few Thanksgiving ago at a rest home. Unfortunately the people that were there, were not with there families for a reason. I don’t think anyone really knew I was there except for the nurses. They told me at one point to talk with this one lady who would tell me about the cats, as soon as I walked in the lady started talking and basically never stopped, sad.
Maybe there is a children’s home someplace?
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