GATHER To The Table: Thanksgiving Inspiration
Photo by Matthew Land Studios with GATHER Events at Weddings in Woodinville 2018
We love Thanksgiving! Partially because it’s an excuse to pull out the ridiculous collection of table top pretties that we’ve hoarded over the years (we’ve got drawers of linens!) but mostly because bringing people together to feast and connect is a huge part of who we are. With COVID-19 still rampaging, our Thanksgiving may be a little smaller than usual but by no means is it going to be any less detailed or delectable. In fact this year, we feel that it’s all the more important to celebrate life and gratitude for what we have. With that in mind, we thought we’d share with you our inspiration for this year’s table top, our menu and some of our favorite playlists for all that full day of cooking and entertaining.
Decor Inspiration
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GATHER girl 2020 THANKSgiving Menu
To start
Charcuterie + cheese with grapes, nuts, crackers and homemade maple apple butter (similar recipe to this).
The drinks
Sparkling water
Rombauer Chardonnay (oh so buttery and complex)
Oregon Pinot Noir (haven’t decided which yet but it’s our favorite light red for turkey)
Chateauneuf de Pape Réserve des Diacres (because you can’t go wrong with a classic!)
The feast
Salted roast turkey with herbs and shallot dijon gravy
Perfect roast potatoes (the trick is to roughening them up before roasting)
Haricot verts with herb butter
Chestnut cranberry brussel sprouts
The sweet
Chai pumpkin pie with maple whipped cream
(we’re already drooling)
VEGAN MENU IDEAS
Our favorite Thanksgiving playlists
Turkey to the Table: a playful and mildly retro Anthropologie playlist
GATHER folk: hours of folk music we curated to get you through all the cooking
Meggie’s ultimate Thanksgiving playlist: contemporary to nostalgic
Thanksgiving top tracks from Spotify: mostly current tunes
Williams Sonoma Playlist: pure classics
We hope you’re able to celebrate with at least a few of your favorite folks this year. Happy planning friends!
XO- the GATHER girls