Irving St. Kitchen’s Made-To Order Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go

Pick Up Your Bird and Fixin’s & Gift One To A Family In Need

(October 28, 2011) Portland, OR – Irving St. Kitchen’s Executive Chef Sarah Schafer loves cooking Thanksgiving dinner.  That’s why this holiday, she and her staff will be hanging out in Irving St.’s kitchen preparing $50 Thanksgiving Dinners To-Go for Portlanders who – let’s face it – just don’t have the time, space or kitchen tools to make a proper Thanksgiving feast at home. Schafer and her team will also be preparing meals for those who don’t have the resources to provide one.

Remember, no one has to know you didn’t hand smash the potatoes and roast the turkey. Irving St. wants to make your life easier and your kitchen (or your host’s) smell amazing. How? Place an order for one half 12-Hour Brined Organic Turkey, Country Gravy, Smashed Potatoes, Collard Greens and Buttermilk Biscuits with Pepper Jelly.  Each order feeds 2 to 3 people, with leftovers likely. Don’t forget the additional sides of Andouille Sausage and Oyster Stuffing, Barbara’s Home Stuffing (a Shafer family classic), Sweet Potato and Brussels Sprout Hash, Cranberry Sauce...and more.  Pie?  Nope - here it’s all about the Butterscotch Pudding!   

Irving St. Kitchen is continuing a partnership with Multnomah County’s Commission on Children, Families & Community this holiday season, giving the gift of a traditional Thanksgiving to recently reunited families.  Last year, Irving St. delivered nearly 40 dinners donated by guests and this year, they hope to gift even more. It’s easy, just donate an order to-go and Irving St. Kitchen will deliver to families on Thanksgiving Day.

All orders must be placed by November 18 at 6 p.m. To order or to donate, please call the restaurant at: 503-343-9440.

Complete menu is listed below:  

Irving St. Kitchen’s Thanksgiving To-Go Menu

All the Trimmings
½ Bird (4lbs ea)
Country Gravy (½ pt)
Smashed Potatoes (1 qt)
Collard Greens (1 pt)
Buttermilk Biscuits and Pepper Jelly (4ea)
$50 (feeds 2-3 ppl)

Additional Sides
Roasted Squash Soup, Preserved Lemon Brown Butter ($11/qt)
Andouille Sausage and Oyster Stuffing ($10/lb)
Barbara’s Home Stuffing ($10/lb)
Sweet Potato and Brussels Sprout Hash ($8/lb)
Cranberry Sauce ($7/pt)
Butterscotch Pudding ($7/ea)

Irving St. Kitchen is located at 701 NW 13th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97209 in Portland’s Pearl District. The restaurant offers happy hour nightly from 4:30 to 6 p.m.; dinner from 5:30 - 10 p.m. Sunday – Wednesday, and 5:30 - 11 p.m. Thursday – Saturday; brunch from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekends only.  For more information about Irving St. Kitchen, please call the restaurant at 503.343.9440, or visit the website at www.irvingstreetkitchen.com.  

About Irving St. Kitchen
Irving St. Kitchen is a vibrant addition to Portland's dining scene, bringing a soulful New American menu anchored in slow cooking, deep flavors, and seasonal ingredients, all with southern overtones. Irving St. Kitchen is the latest project from San Francisco restaurateur trio Doug Washington and brothers Mitchell and Steven Rosenthal, who jointly own and operate the Bay Area's acclaimed Town Hall, Salt House and Anchor & Hope.  Executive Chef Sarah Schafer leads the kitchen at Irving St., and Wine Director Nicole Burke, also behind the beverage programs at the San Francisco restaurants, heads the wine program that emphasizes local producers through its barrel-to-bar approach that includes a ten-tap, argon gas system as the showpiece of the restaurant's bar. Irving St. Kitchen was named Willamette Week's "Best New Restaurant" in its 2010 Reader's Choice Poll.  

About the Multnomah County Commission on Children, Families & Community
The Commission’s goal is to increase healthy families, while reducing the number of children in foster care.  To learn about other ways you can help us prevent child abuse and safely reduce the number of children in foster care, visit www.fosterchange.com or call 503-988-4008.

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