The Wine Guy Uncorked

Going to be on the Outer Banks this Thanksgiving? Are you looking for a place with incredible food, wine, and art? Elizabeth’s Cafe has over 20 years of experience serving our cooked-to-order Thanksgiving feast.

Join us for a Thanksgiving Feast on Thursday, November 25, 2010. Seatings at 1:00, 4:00, and 7:30 pm.

See our Thanksgiving Day menu and make your reservations today, by calling (252) 261-6145.

Curious about what’s on the menu? See some of the wine we’ll be serving and menu items we’re prepping in the kitchen:

APPETIZERS

• Our Flame Grilled Bar-B-Que Shrimp served with Mango Chutney
• Smoked Mozzarella Ravioli with white truffle cream sauce

Wine: Dopff & Irion 2008 Alsace Pinot Blanc

SOUP COURSE

• Elizabeth’s Scallop and Brie Bisque with Granny Smith Apples
• Sweet Potato Bisque with a Frangelica Crème Fraiche

Wine: Dry Creek 2009 Chenin Blanc Clarksburg California

TURKEY COURSE

• Roasted Fresh Tom Turkey Carved to order and served with:
• Leonard’s Famous Stuffing
• Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
• Giblet Gravy
• Baked Candied Yams
• Corn Pudding
• Green Beans

Wine: Joseph Drouhin 2010 Beaujolais Noveau

ENTREES

• Chardonnay Poached Salmon topped with a Lobster Cream Sauce
• Chateau Briand – the finest Prime Aged Tenderloin (cooked medium rare to medium) carved and served with a Courvoisier Shiitake Mushroom Sauce

Wine: White and red choices by Leonard

About Jason Hibbets: Jason Hibbets is a frequent visitor to the Outer Banks and worked at Elizabeth's Cafe from 1998-2000 where he received some of the best wine training from Leonard and the staff (and his restaurant nickname at the time, South Park). Currently, Jason is the website administrator for elizabethscafe.com and still enjoys tasting new wines. The wine journal that he starting while working at Elizabeth's has many new entries since and many more to come.

Tags: Bar-B-Que Shrimp, holiday, Poached Salmon, Prime Aged Tenderloin, Prix Fixe Wine Dinner, Scallop and Brie Bisque, Smoked Mozzarella Ravioli, thanksgiving, wine dinner

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Jason Hibbets is a frequent visitor to the Outer Banks and worked at Elizabeth's Cafe from 1998-2000 where he received some of the best wine training from Leonard and the staff (and his restaurant nickname at the time, South Park). Currently, Jason is the website administrator for elizabethscafe.com and still enjoys tasting new wines. The wine journal that he starting while working at Elizabeth's has many new entries since and many more to come.