Sydney restaurants are serving up traditional Thanksgiving fare such as roast turkey and pumpkin pie

Aussie chefs are serving up traditional Thanksgiving fare such as roast turkey and pumpkin pie.

The pumpkin pie that Victors Food will be serving at its Thanksgiving feast pop up dinners.

’TIS the season for Australians to embrace American holidays; first it was Halloween and now it’s Thanksgiving.

Originally celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, turkey, pumpkin pie, key lime tart and more will make an appearance on Thanksgiving menus in Sydney restaurants next Thursday.

Chris Schlimmer, head chef of New Orleans-themed restaurant Nola Smokehouse and Bar, says they’re putting on a spread due to demand.

A banquet menu will feature traditional favourites including a whole turkey, sides such as spinach salad with hot maple bacon dressing and blue cheese, as well as classic American desserts such as pecan pie.

While the demand is being driven by expats, Schlimmer believes that Australians are also curious about dishes they’ve heard about through US pop culture.

Here’s where to eat Thanskgiving in Sydney.

NOLA SMOKEHOUSE AND BAR

100 Barangaroo Ave, Barangaroo

Thursday, November 23, lunch and dinner, $105, for groups of six or more.

Three-course shared menu featuring 15 dishes including cornbread, whole thyme-brined and blackened turkey and key lime tart.

Some of the dishes on offer at Nola Smokehouse and Bar’s Thanksgiving menu.

MACHIAVELLI

123 Clarence St, CBD

An Italian take on Thanksgiving; a main special of stuffed turkey breast with porcini mushrooms and morel sauce as well as pumpkin and pecan pies for dessert.

THE SODA FACTORY

16 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills

This US-style diner known for its hot dogs is doing turkey dogs, tater tots smothered in Fat Bubba’s gravy and pumpkin-spiced cocktails.

The Soda Factory is putting in a spread for Thanksgiving.

4 PINES BREW PUB and KELLER DOOR

29/43-45 East Esplanade, Manly

Enjoy roast turkey breast with stuffing and gravy, collard greens with bacon and mustard seeds, and sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, gravy and cranberry jelly for $25. Pumpkin pie with cinnamon cream, $12 plus
a special nitro-spiced pumpkin ale.

VICTORS FOOD

12 Danks St, Waterloo

A pop-up next Thursday and Friday will serve up a family-style feast, with communal tables, and all the trimmings including devilled eggs, bourbon gravy, corn pudding and sweet potato mash with nut praline, and, of course, pumpkin pie. Adults $76, children $38.

Victors Food Thanksgiving pop-up dinner.

HARTSYARD

33 Enmore Rd, Newtown

For the third year in a row, New York-raised chef Gregory Llewellyn is putting on a Thanksgiving feast. Over two nights, Wednesday and Thursday, enjoy a menu that tweaks the traditional Thanksgiving meal such as cornbread madeleines, Gregory’s mother’s sausage stuffing and collard greens with ham hock and hot sauce. Two sittings each night will run from 6pm-8pm and 8.30pm-close for $90 per person.

Some of the dishes at Hartsyard include pumpkin and blueberry pies and smoked turkey wings with white BBQ sauce.

SURLY’S AMERICAN BBQ

182 Campbell St, Surry Hills

For $45 you’ll get a BBQ plate that includes smoked turkey breast, southern fried chicken, potato salad, barbecue sweet corn, cheese jalapeño corn bread plus a schooner of Coors.

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