Nothing beats a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal.
New York City’s Old Homestead Steakhouse begs to differ — and is offering a holiday experience with a whopping $181,000 price tag this season.
According to Yahoo Finance, the opulent feast is crafted to serve 12 people. If you have the money, it’s a virtual guarantee that your guests will walk away stuffed with the finest Thanksgiving food in New York.
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Instead of the classic roast bird, Old Homestead’s feast features two gold-dusted free-range turkeys.
Forget about green bean bacon bundles — this Thanksgiving extravaganza uses imported Spanish bacon to top a sweet potato dish. This isn’t from your standard pig, either. This European bacon costs a jaw-dropping $1,200 per pound.
The gravy to cover these savory dishes is made from cognac costing over $3,000 a bottle.
“Our culinary staff develops the menu and from there we seek out the most expensive ingredients in the world,” Marc Sherry, the restaurant’s co-owner, told Yahoo.
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With that attitude, it’s no wonder that the stuffing doesn’t resemble anything that comes out of a box.
As a nod to the original Thanksgiving of the pilgrims, which made ample use of the colony’s proximity to the sea, Old Homestead’s stuffing is a blend of luxurious seafood.
Unlike the pilgrims’ humble feast, this extravagant twist features king crab from Alaska, Maine lobster, and Caspian Sea-sourced caviar that goes for $1,600 an ounce.
“I’m not sure that the Pilgrims had $1,600-an-ounce caviar back in the day, but for $181,000 we’re giving to it you,” Sherry said.
More holiday fixings in the smorgasbord include asparagus topped with a sauce made from 23-year-old bourbon so special that a single bottle retails for $3,800, specialty European butter and cheese, and rare black truffles.
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As for drinks, the restaurant is offering pricey champagne and wine options to diners.
After the feast, the experience isn’t over. The six-figure price tag also covers a week at sea on a yacht.
The restaurant appears to have struck gold here and has already sold a third of the total Thanksgiving packages it intends to offer.
While this is all likely very delicious, I’m sure many Americans would prefer to eat their own home-cooked meals while surrounded by family and loved ones.
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