Nine not-so-homemade options from Toronto’s top caterers (for hosts who don’t feel like basting a bird all day)
Nine not-so-homemade options from Toronto’s top caterers (for hosts who don’t feel like basting a bird all day)
By Toronto Life |
By Toronto Life |
Photography by Ryan Szulc
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- Free-range turkey with apple, onion and sage stuffing, cranberry sauce, buttermilk mashed potatoes, maple-roasted butternut squash and green beans. $25 per person for one course. <em>Summerhill Market, 416-921-2714.</em>
- The Classic
- The Classic
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- Mushroom- and roasted chestnut–stuffed turkey roulade with cranberry compote, Yukon Gold mashed potatoes and sweet-and-sour red cabbage. $55–$65 per person for three courses. <em>Couture Cuisine, 416-996-5967.</em>
- The Classic, Deconstructed
- The Classic, Deconstructed
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- Cider-brined turkey roulade with root vegetable mash, heirloom carrots and gnocchi stuffing, accompanied by cranberry-port-orange jelly and gravy. $40–$90 per person for three courses. <em>L’eat, 416-631-9226.</em>
- The Classic, Gnocchified
- The Classic, Gnocchified
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- Poussin with bacon-roasted brussels sprouts, root vegetables and Périgord sauce. $75–$150 per person for four courses. <em>Chezvous Dining, 416-347-3609. </em>
- The French Twist
- The French Twist
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- Roasted goose with cranberry chutney, heirloom carrots, pecans and sautéed brussels sprouts. $50 per person for three courses. <em>The Stop, 416-652-7867.</em>
- The Updated Dickensian
- The Updated Dickensian
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- Honey dijon pork roast with thyme and apple compote, Yukon Gold–sweet potato mash and cinnamon-roasted carrots. $45–$50 per person for three courses. <em>Sequel Event Catering, 416-480-0996.</em>
- The Other White Meat
- The Other White Meat
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- Hallacas con encurtidos, i.e., Venezuelan Christmas tamales, with chayote-cabbage-onion-carrot relish. $35–$75 per person for three to seven courses. <em>Sabrosito, 416-624-9157.</em>
- The Latin Lover
- The Latin Lover
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- Cranberry- and cumin-braised venison osso buco with roasted garlic polenta and carrots. $30 per person for one course. <em>Sublime Catering, 416-927-7900.</em>
- The Rustic Italian
- The Rustic Italian
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- Ontario AAA sirloin with pan-seared foie gras, apple chutney, frites and ruby Swiss chard. $75 per person for four courses. <em>Lindsey Shaw, 416-926-9133.</em>
- The Incurable Carnivore
- The Incurable Carnivore
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that venison ossobuco looks crazy enticing.