Alex's Ultimate Holiday Dinner Menu
A contemporary twist on the traditional American Thanksgiving or Christmas feast.
Dishes and Components
Hors d'Oeuvres
- Thomas Keller’s Cream of Walnut Soup
- Thinly Sliced Country Ham on Momofuku's English Muffins with Bay Leaf Butter Served with LissEllas S-Special and Christmas Mustards
- Apricot and Dijon Glazed Hasselback Salami
- Stuffed Brown Turkey Figs with McIntosh Apples and Maple-Glazed Jimmy Dean Sausage
- Camembert en Croûte with Grated Burgundy Truffle or Gebackener Camembert with Cranberry Sauce
- Savory Æbleskiver with Crème Fraîche, Caviar, and Chives
Side/Vegetable Dishes
- Edna Lewis's Corn Pudding
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Candied Pecans and A Sprinkling of Toasted Marshmallows
- Pommes Aligot
- Thomas Keller's Potato Pavé
- Lucy Buffett’s Cornbread and Oyster Dressing (Stuffing)
- Apricot, Cranberry, and Guanciale Sourdough Stuffing
- Creamy Mac and Cheese Topped with Shaved White Truffles
- Haricots Verts Casserole with Crispy Fried Shallots
- Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts with Pickled Cranberries, Honey Mustard Vinaigrette, Horseradish, and Dill
- Balsamic-Roasted Shallots
Mains/Proteins
- Dry Aged Bone-In Standing Rib or Rump Roast
(Thinly Sliced 
in the Style of Dario Cecchini's Carpaccio di Culo 
) - Crispy Smoked Heritage Turkey
- Dan Barber's Pork Belly with Persimmon Chutney
- Cotechino with Pear Mostarda
Condiments/Sauces
- Horseradish Cream (Accompanies the Rib Roast)
- Turkey Demi-glace (Accompanies the Turkey)
- Persimmon and Ají Limo Chutney (Accompanies the Pork Belly)
- Pear Mostarda (Accompanies the Cotechino)
- Poppy Seed-Golden Raisin Jam
- Cranberry and Golden Raisin Relish
Pickles
- Pickled Seckel Pears
- Pickled Grapes
- Pickled Baby Turnips
Desserts
- Camellia Grill’s Pecan Pie, Warmed in a Pan with Lots of Butter
- Christina Tosi’s Fried Apple Pie from Momofuku Ko
- Burnt Ends' Whole Berry Tart
- Vanilla Gelato (For Pies)
- Enrique Olivera's Cornhusk Meringues with Corn Mousse
- Magnolia Bakery's Banana Pudding
Batch and Punch Bowl Cocktails
- The Aviary's Roister Old Fashioned or an Apricot Old Fashioned (Portioned)
- Pear Nectar and Sage Martini (Pitcher)
- So Long, Sweet Summer, Negroni Sbagliato Punch, or Spiced Rum Punch with Citrus and Luxardo (Punch Bowl)
Digestif
Frankfurter Mispelchen 
(2 cl Calvados Apple Brandy with a Preserved Loquat, or Mispel, on a Toothpick with a Splash of its Juice)
Alternatives/Highlights from Prior Years
- Pimento Cheese with Salt-and-Pepper Butter Crackers or Neiman Marcus Dip
- Charred Broccolini with Lemon, Pine Nuts, Roasted Garlic, and Calabrian Chili
- Peking Duck-Style Heritage Turkey
- Chi Spacca's Beef Cheek and Bone Marrow Pies
- Marco Pierre White's Pork Belly with Cider and Cream Sauce
- Île Flottante with Pink Praline
- Alain Passard's Bouquet of Roses Tart
- Alice Waters’s Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
- Spiced Red Wine Poached Pears