Chowgirls

Let’s eat y’all!

I don’t think it’s cheating to call in some girlfriends to help with Thanksgiving. Just because those girlfriends happen to be professional caterers is neither here, nor there.

The Chowgirls are a sassy couple of caterers who succeed at kicky, yummy food while caring about local farms and ingredients. They have a little place in the Dinkydale mall that is open to the public for lunch: croque monsieur, sausage and goat cheese lasagna, organic spinach salad, cuban medianoche, YES PLEASE!

More importantly, they can quell your T-day fears by offering a sweet selection of sides. Imagine checking these off your list: potato-fennel gratin with gruyere, beet salad with balsamic and gingered pecans, gravy with sparkling cider and shallots, even a half pint of herbed Hope Creamery butter. But hop to it, you have to order by this Sunday.

Because I will simply be a guest this year, the bourbon-lovin’ Derby Pie will be gracing my sister-in-law’s table. I just have to figure a way to sneak in the beet salad as well.