When It's Time to Stock Up for Thanksgiving, What are Your Favorite Stores?
If you're feeding a small army on Thanksgiving day, getting the right food at the right price is a big part of the job. Where do you go?
Somehow my wife always pulls it off: Thanksgiving is hands-down the best meal of the year—great food with family, without the stress of gift-giving. It's all about being together to share a great meal.
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable casseroles, pies, ice cream—the hot dishes all come out hot and tasting great. Everybody who shows up leaves with leftovers and all that turkey keeps me sleepy for a week.
But before the miracle of the meal comes the shopping. And there are many choices, not only the big supermarket chains, but smaller grocers and specialty shops with their own strengths. Who sells the best meat? The freshest veggies? The best deals for dessert? Maybe you've got a Thanksgiving recipe with a hard-to-find ingredient.
Where do you love to shop? We'd like you to share your Thanksgiving market expertise with other Patch readers. Leave a comment below, or add a review on one of these business listings:
Dominick's Finer Foods, Willowbrook
Tony Marie's Sweets & Savories
Tell us your Thanksgiving banquet strategy.
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All Wined Up
27 S Prospect Ave, Clarendon Hills, IL -
Fruit Store
26 W 1st St, Hinsdale, IL -
Prime "N" Tender Meats
777 N York Rd, Hinsdale, IL -
Toni Patisserie and Café
51 S Washington St, Hinsdale, IL -
The Daily Scoop
9 S Prospect Ave, Clarendon Hills, IL -
Firenze To Go
106 Chestnut St, Hinsdale, IL
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Gourmet Food Brokers
120 E Ogden Ave, Hinsdale, IL -
Hinsdale Wine Shop
12 E Hinsdale Ave, Hinsdale, IL -
Kramer Foods
16 Grant Sq, Hinsdale, IL -
Savory Spice Shop
42 S Washington St, Hinsdale, IL -
Whole Foods Market
500 E Ogden Ave, Hinsdale, IL -
The Village Cellar
24 W Chicago Ave, Hinsdale, IL
Mary Ann Malloy
8:26 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011
Kramer foods and holidays go together for us. Their apple sausage stuffing and giblet gravy are the best.
Jim Pokin
9:54 am on Sunday, November 20, 2011
Thanks, Mary Ann. I haven't had breakfast yet and your comment made me hungry.
Marty Kwilosz
10:20 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Kramer's is always a must. We never have one large family event that dosen't involve something from there deli/butcher. They all know my grandma by name and she's been taken me there since I was little.
Prime and Tender is also another great choice. Bought some amazing pork stuffed jalapenos there and wow so so spicy good. Also a couple holidays ago they were doing in house wine tastings. Not sure if those are regular but it was a nice touch.