U.S. THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONS
Thursday Nov. 25
(the 4th Thursday in November)
If the description says “Traditional Turkey Feast” below, it mainly includes Roasted Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Veges, Gravy and a slice of Pumpkin Pie. I’ll only add in the descriptions things that are unique to it.ON FACEBOOK?
Check out our Event Invite at:
TIME OUT TAVERN
Sadly they have closed for GOOD
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Cow Town - Santa Ana
facebook.com/events/208362569298934
Traditional Thanksgiving Dnner - Turkey and more
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SAN RAMONTIME: 6:30pm*
COST: $25 per person
INCLUDES:
Traditional Turkey Dinner
Pumpkin Cheesecake for Dessert
1 glass of Organic Wine (choose white or red with reservation)
When making your reservation please specify your choice of appetizer:
Antipasto
Mediterranean Ceviche
Quattro Formaggi Ravioli
(I've eaten here and the food was SOOOOOO DELISH!!!! Healthy/tasty gourmet/organic in a cool environment!)
ADVANCE reservation ONLY
*ONE SITTING ONLY - at 6:30pm (Doors will be closed at 7pm)Reserve on their Facebook page.
Note they only
have 7 tables available so reserve early:
3 for 4 people
3 for 2 people
1 for 6 people
Please reserve right away as we have limited space.
To make a reservation please send us a message here on facebook. Also let us know if you have any questions!
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OASIS CAFE
Sadly Oasis Cafe has closed down!
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CAFÉ DE ARTISTAS
Traditional Turkey Feast PLUS a Choice of pumpkin soup OR Waldorf salad, Cornbread and butter, green bean casserole OR vegetable medley, Sweet potatoes gratin, Macaroni and cheese, Cranberry sauce, Choice of pecan OR pumpkin pie. Then a nap! Tell Chris Vicki sent ya!!
HOURS/SEATINGS: 11:30am, 2:30, 5:30 or 8:30pm
PRICE: $28 + 10% Service
RESERVATIONS: 2-288-5082
LOCATION: Escazu (San Rafael) - 200 meters East of Plaza Rolex (CitiBank)
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GALILEO HOSTEL
They were sold in 2013 so not sure if the new owners will keep this great party tradition going.
They’re having 2 Turkeys this year – on Deep Fried and the other Roasted! A Semi-PotluckPRICE: They’ll provide the turkey and either you can pay 5,000-c OR bring a dish to share (to feed 10+. They still need potatoes, salads, veges, appetizers, desserts, bread, stuffing) and pay ONLY 2,000-c which INCLUDES a glass of wine!!! Tell Meredith and Brian Vicki sent ya!
LOCATION: San Jose (Sabana-East/Este) – 100 mts East of Soda Tapia
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The Muse Restaurant at the BEACON ESCAZU
Traditional Turkey Feast plus Pumpkin Soup, Waldorf Salad, Mashed Potatoes with chives, Cranberry’s, Corn Bread, Corn Pudding, Sweet Potato Puree and Beans and Apple OR Pumpkin Pie.
HOURS: noon-11pm
Reservations Suggested
PRICE: $25 (+ 23% Impuesto and service fee)
LOCATION: Escazu (Centro) - 200 mts. West of the park
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LA LUZ - ALTA HOTEL
ELEGANT dining with one of the BEST yet one of the few ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BUFFETS around with Traditional Turkey Feast plus Cranberry sauce and MORE.
HOURS: 6-10pm - Reservations Suggested but not mandatory
PRICE: $28 (+ 23% Impuesto and service fee)
LOCATION: Escazu - Calle Vieja on the road towards Santa Ana
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CAPITOL GRILL at the White House Hotel
(2-288-6362 x404)
They were closed as of July 2013 so not sure if they'll re-open and do this again
Traditional Turkey Feast includes with brown giblet Gravy carved at your table by the chef, Fresh Cranberry sauce, Walnut and Mushroom Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes sprinkled with parmesan cheese, green bean casserole. Have a group of 6+, you get your very own Turkey CARVED AT YOUR TABLE!!
HOURS: 1-10pm.
PRICE: $29.95 (+ 23% Impuesto and service fee). Kids 5-10 1/2 price (down $5 from last year!!)
LOCATION: Escazu (San Antonio) – 600 meters South of the San Antonio Cemetary - way up in the hills with AWESOME City Views!!!
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SAN JOSE
DEL MAR
(2-257-7800 xt. 232)
Traditional Turkey Feast plus Giblet Gravy, Yams, Beans, Cauliflower, Cranberry Sauce, Salad or Pumpkin Soup, choice of Pumpkin, Apple Pie or Tres Leches.
HOURS: noon-10-11pm-ish (or when finished)
PRICE: 10,500 (INCLUDES Impuesto and service fee).
Reservations Suggested
LOCATION: San Jose-Downtown - across from the Del Rey – Avenida 1 and Calle 9 – 1 block SouthEast of Parque Morazan.
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CASINO CLUB COLONIAL’S MAGNOLIA RESTAURANT
(2-258-2807 xt4519 / 4520)
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-BUFFET of Turkey, Barbecue Pork Ribs, Chicken Wings, Stuffing, CRANBERRY SAUCE, applesauce, Waldorf and other salads, Mashed SWEET POTATOES, Rice and beverage.
HOURS: noon-9pm
PRICE: $20 (+ 23% Impuesto and service fee)
LOCATION: San Jose-Downtown - Avenida and Calle 9 and 1.
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HOLIDAY INN - El Mirador Restaurant
(2-523-1000 xt. 451)
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast plus a glass of Wine from the top floor of one of San Jose’s tallest hotels with panoramic view.
HOURS: noon-2:30pm and 6pm-MIDNIGHT.
PRICE: $25 (INCLUDES Impuesto and service fee)
LOCATION: San Jose-Downtown - corner of Avenida 5 and Calle 5-in front of Morrison Park.
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EL PATIO DEL BALMORAL
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast, Cranberry Sauce and natural drink (regular menu also). Tell Hartley the owner Vicki sent ya!
HOURS: noon till they run out (they close the kitchen at 9:45pm)
PRICE: 9,000-approx. (INCLUDES Impuesto and service fee). Reservations suggested but not mandatory.
LOCATION: San Jose-Centro – Avenida Central - between Calle 7th and 9th
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MARRIOTT HOTEL’s - ANTIGUA RESTAURANT
THE BIGGEST ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-BUFFET!!! - 2012 MENU: (the time/price is current but the menu will be changing) - Fresh Roasted Turkey and Gravy, Pecan and Apricot Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes with herbs, Mini Mixed Vegetables, Glazed Sweet Potatoes, Cranberry Sauce and Pumpkin Pie, along with many things from their traditional fabulous Sunday Buffet like their Salad Bar, Cheeses, Antipasti and various other non-traditional hot dishes like Sea bass Ceviche, Tartar Salmon, Vinaigrette Octopus, Sautéed Squid, Tortellini with dried tomato, basil and mushrooms, Sliced Turkey Breast , Mushroom Ragout and Gravy Sauce, Grilled Mahi Mahi Filet with orange glaze and vanilla, Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Spinach and Pancetta, Caramelized Purple Cabbage with dried cherries, Sea food stew with White Wine and Saffron, Clam Chowder, Roasted Corn Cream Soup, Mini Roasted Potatoes, Roasted Prime Rib with Herbs, Smoked Ham with Maple Syrup and Pineapple, Port and Figs Sauce, Potato and Apple Salad, Grilled Corn and Vegetables Salad, Shrimp Salad with Tomato and Cucumber, Angels Hair Salad with Mushrooms and Balsamic Vinegar, Mini Caesar Salad, Sweet Potato and Chicken Salad as well as numerous Desserts. Valet Parking
DINNER-2-GO: Serves 10-12 - $238 (INCLUDES Impuesto and service fee) (Traditional Turkey Feast PLUS CRANBERRY SAUCE and Apple AND Pumpkin Pie+). Orders taken until Wed. Nov. 24 - 1pm - to be collected on Nov. 25 at Casa del Cafe). Pick up from 10am-9pm
HOURS: 4-11pm.
PRICE: $47, kids 6-12 $24. (INCLUDES Impuesto and service fee) (Reservations Mandatory [they’re almost full])
LOCATION: Belen (San Antonio).
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Barcelo at the Hotel Palacio
Traditional Turkey Feast
HOURS: noon-3pm and 6:30-10:30pm
PRICE: $30 + 23% taxes
LOCATION: San Jose – Barrio Roble
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Del Rey Casino and Hotel
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast – Choice of 2 Salads, Roasted Turkey with Cranberry Sauce and Giblet Gravy, side dishes and Desserts.
HOURS: 11am
LOCATION: San Jose
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Chateau 1525
(2-248-9337)
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast set in an elegant ambiance with Wine and Music.
PRICE: $30.
LOCATION: San Jose – 125 Meters East of Casa Amarilla – on the East side of the National Library.
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SPORTSMEN’S LODGE
The BEST DEAL if you're a gal!!! ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT TURKEY and FOOTBALL!! - Turkey and Gravy, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry's, Pumpkin Pie or Cake, wine. LOTS of TVs for FOOTBALL. They have some non-smoking areas out by the fountain.
HOURS: 2-8pm (Reservations Suggested but not mandatory)
PRICE: 10,000. Women, Senior 65 y.o. and children under 12 just $10/5,675. (INCLUDES Impuesto and service fee)
LOCATION: San Jose (Barrio Otyoa) - Calle 13 entre Avenida 9 y Av.11 - Casa 949.
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OUTSIDE SAN JOSE
BOUGAINVILLEA HOTEL
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast
Enjoy the GORGEOUS gardens that surround you through big windows while Consume with sherry, Veronica's Salad (grapes, nuts, lettuce, feta cheese). When you're finished - take a walk through their magical labyrinth / maze!
HOURS: 6-10pm - Reservations suggested (but they MAY be able to facilitate you last minute so call).
PRICE: 13,250 (INCLUDES Impuesto and service fee)
LOCATION: Heredia (Santa Domingo)
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VISTA DEL VALLE PLANTATION INN
Join Jo and Mike overlooking onto a Nature Reserve for a Traditional Thanksgiving Feast, Cranberry, PEAS, STRING BEANS with almonds, stuffing with castanas (CR's version chestnut), various veges (including string beans/almond slivers), Sweet Potato (Tico-style) - most everything they serve is ORGANIC!!!! HEALTHY, hefty!!! Tell them Vicki sent ya!!
PRICE: $22 (+ 23% in taxes and service fee)
HOURS: 1pm till they run out but space is limited so I'd recommend calling to make reservations ASAP.
LOCATION: Rosario de Naranjo - 20 minutes north/west of the airport
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AROUND COSTA RICA:
PLAYA GRANDE
HOTEL BULA BULA’s GREAT WALTINI’S RESTAURANT/BAR
Their Traditional Thanksgiving Feast is THE BEST I’ve EVER had!!! Turkey with Giblet Gravy and 2 types of Stuffing - Cornbread, Sausage, Sage and Mushroom AND a Cajun Bread Stuffing, Creamed Corn, Cranberry Sauce, Coffee or Tea. VEGETARIAN OPTION Pasta Primevera, Fish and Steak (a la carte) - Tell Todd, Wally, Adain and Felix Vicki said “Hola”!
HOURS: 4-9pm
PRICE: $17 plus 23%
LOCATION: Playa Grande (JUST north of Tamarindo)
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Isis Montes de Oca - Restaurante La Casona
MENU: Roasted turkey with roasted vegetables and Marsala wine gravy, Roasted pork leg, Cranberry Pear Relish, Apple and herbs stuffing, Roasted New Potatoes with Red Onion, Garlic, and Pancetta, Honey glaze carrots, Mashed potatoes with roasted garlic and cream cheese, Green Beans with Caramelized Shallots, Broccoli Gratin with Mustard-Cheese Streusel, Green Salad with gorgonzola cheese and balsamic reduction, Waldorf salad, Pumpkin pie, Banana Flambee
HOURS: 6pm
PRICE: 15,000 plus 23%
LOCATION: OCA – Isis Montes Hotel
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SATURDAY – NOV. 27
Traditional Thanksgiving meal with appetizer, turkey, mashed potatoes and apple pie and beverage (beer, wine or non-alcoholic).
Curl up on our couches for some college football after your meal, or just rest and relax and enjoy time with friends.
PRICE: 10,000-c
HOURS: 11am-9pm
RESERVATIONS: Please call by November 20th 8-704-5346
Open Sunday for Leftovers!
LOCATION: Between Golfito and San Vito in the Southern Zone
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MAKING YOUR OWN THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION THIS YEAR?
This Is my information from LAST YEAR. I don’t have time to do the research right now but feel free if you want to find anything out and share it with me so I can revise it!!!
TURKEY’S / “PAVO”
Many people I’ve heard from feel Costa Rican Turkeys/Pavo don't have flavoring (including MSG which to me is a GOOD thing!!) or preservatives and can be quite tough, but they’re local hence not as expensive (no freezer container/import taxes).
Sarah Joy heard that turkeys raised in Costa Rica tend to be raised primarily for Christmas so if you want one for U.S. or Canadian Thanksgiving, they most likely won't be at their perkiest!!!
TURKEY COOKING HINT:
Don’t laugh too hard but in college I used to sell Tupperware hence, as UN-Domestic Goddess as I am, I did learn some hints!!
• cook the Turkey breast side down and IF there was ANY way to get a BIG brown paper bag to fit it in (withOUT wax paper in it) – put it in that!!! TENDER!!
• I’ve heard if you cook it in one of those Reynolds Turkey bags – you take it out and while still in the bag, wrap it in towels to soak up a lot of the juice (don’t know why you’d want to soak up the juices as I LOVE a REALLY JUICY Turkey!!).
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FRESH NATIONAL TURKEYS
PRIVATE TURKEY RANCH
Principally corn + grain fed FRESH (or Frozen) FREE-RANGE TURKEYS!!
Small / Medium / Large = 3,000 colones a kilo. DELIVERED in Greater Metro San José area for 8,000 colones (inquire for pricing for further areas).
Contact me directly (CostaRicaResourceGuide@gmail.com / 8-378-6679 [phone is best]) and I’ll hook you up!!
PIPASA Belen
(2-239-4355)
PRICE: 3,170/kilo (they average 7 kilos [15 lbs])
DELIVERY: I heard they will deliver if you're in Santa Ana or Belen.
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FROZEN TURKEYS
HIPERMAS
2,150-c/kilo (5-10-kilos)
PRICESMART
Imported gringo-style Turkeys.
PRICE: I SWEAR I saw them at like 15,000-c the other day!!!
Escazu - From the Autopista Prospero Fernandez, 200 meters Oeste mano izquierda - from the toll on the left. Get off at the gas station and go all the way to the end and loop around under the Pista, pass Office Depot and it’s on your right. If you hit CIMA Hospital – you’ve gone too far (288-0008).
Heredia - 300 m. north of Atlas Electrica (2-262-4848)
Llorente - Llorente de Tibas in front of the Monseñor Anselmo LLorente School of Tibas (2-297-2343)
Zapote - Southeast of Fuente de la Hispanidad (2-283-4494 / 2-280-8359). (open till 8pm on Sun.)
HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 10am-8pm. Sun. 10am-7pm
AUTOMERCADO
LOCATIONS:
Escazu (San Rafael – Plaza Atlantis) (2-588-1743 / 2-588-1742) HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 7am-10pm, Sun. 7am-9pm
Escazu – MultiPlaza (2-201-6174) - HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 8am-10pm, Sun. 8am-9pm
Pozos de Santa Ana - on the road heading towards the Airport (2-203-5335) - HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 8am-10pm, Sun. 8am-9pm.
Rohrmoser – Plaza Mayor (2-232-5555) - HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 8am-10pm, Sun. 8am-9pm.
DELIVERY: http://AMIDomicilio.com / 800-800-2886
M and N (Munoz y Nanne)
American Turkey
PRICE: Cooked - 7,995/kilo (need to reserve 1 week in advance), Un-Cooked - 4,250/kilo.
LOCATION: San Jose (San Pedro)
NATIONAL TURKEYS
PRIVATE TURKEY RANCH
Principally corn + grain fed FRESH (or Frozen) FREE-RANGE TURKEYS!!
Small / Medium / Large = 3,000 colones a kilo. DELIVERED in Greater Metro San José area for 8,000 colones (inquire for pricing for further areas).
Contact me directly (CostaRicaResourceGuide.com / 8-378-6679 [phone is best]) and I’ll hook you up!!
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PRE-/READY-MADE TURKEY’S
READY for YOU to serve in YOUR HOME
DON FERNANDOS!!!!! el Especialista en Carnes
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! Their meats are basically ORGANIC (currently there’s no “official certification” for organic of meat but for all intensive purposes they are as they say “DF’s meat is produced in harmony with nature and free from hormones, chemicals and antibiotics!!! NO animal is more than 20 months old (this helps with their guarantee to be tender and disease-free and insure that the animals are matured naturally) and there’s very little corn in their diet and they use a natural 15-20 day cureing process. It’s BY FAR the MOST BEAUTIFUL/TENDER meat I’ve found in this country!!! Their farms are located in La Fortuna near Arenal hence the cattle gets to graze on grass from the WONDERFUL soil of this area!! They are also VERY environmentally conscious.
HOLIDAY FIXIN’S!! I sampled their side dishes like the Costa Rican version of Sweet Potatoes - Camote - 8,495-feeds 6, Potato/Apple Salad - 8,995/feeds 6, Pumpkin Pie (they don't grow "pumpkin's as we know them) - 9,995/feeds 8, Pecan Pie - 16,500/feeds 12, Apple Pie-9,995/feeds 8. For MY taste - their Mashed Potatoes (9,9950 - feeds 6) were the BEST I've EVER had (there was garlic in them!!!).
PRICE: COOKED MEATS: Pierna de Cerdo Asada Criolla (pork?) - 15-17 lbs - 8,995/kilo, 25-30 lbs 8,995/kilo; Turkey/Pavo Asado – 7 kilos/feeds 15-17, medium 3.5/kilo, small-1.5/kilo – 8,995/kilo, Virginia Ham - 9,495/kilo - 2 or 5-kilo, Lomo de Cerdo Asado-Hawaiian – 2-kilo or 1.5-kilos – 10,900/kilo; Relleno de Pavo (apio, crotones, wine, apples)– 8,995/kilo; Roast Beef 7,995/kilo; lomo de res Asado 2k – 6,995/kilo; Virginia Hamp – Tipo/Natural – 9,495/kilo. Cooked: 5,000/kilo, Not Cooked: 3,500/kilo (don't quote me on the exact price as the guy I spoke with was a bit iffy with it). DISCOUNTS: Order/Prepay in full a couple weeks before and SAVE 10%!!
ESCAZU (San Rafael de) - ON Calle Vieja – 125 meters West of Mas x Menos in Plaza Colonial 2-289-9165-phone / 2-289-8171-fax HOURS: 8:30am-7pm. GRILL- Mon.-Thurs -11:30am-4pm, Fri. and Sat. 11:30am-9pm (closed Sun.)
POZOS DE SANTA ANA (“Lindora”) - Centro Comerial Vistana Este, Contiguo a Matra 2-282-0181 / 2-282-0182. They only grill on Sat. (with only 1 side dish) Mon.-Thurs. 11am-9pm, Sun. 11am-4pm
CURRIDABAT - Plaza Carpintera - contiguo a Aldesa Valores 2-271-3334
PINARES – Plaza Carpintera (2-271-3334) and Rincon Parrillero (2-272-5744)
TAMARINDO - Rincon Parrillero (2-653-2265)
CATERING (2-227-0245)
TV SHOW: Watch their tv show (in Spanish) “Cosina Alternative” on Channel 7 at 11am on Sat.
HOURS: Mon-Sat. 8:30am-7:30pm. GRILLING HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 11am-3pm and Fri. and Sat. 11:30am-5pm (Pozos and Curridabat may still be just Sat. 11:30am-5pm).
AUTOMERCADO
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PRE-/READY-MADE / COMPLETE MEALS
for YOU to serve in YOUR HOME
To me, this option and dining out are THE ONLY way to go!!! No slaving!!!
DON FERNANDOS!!!!! el Especialista en Carnes
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! Their meats are basically ORGANIC (currently there’s no “official certification” for organic of meat but for all intensive purposes they are as they say “DF’s meat is produced in harmony with nature and free from hormones, chemicals and antibiotics!!! NO animal is more than 20 months old (this helps with their guarantee to be tender and disease-free and insure that the animals are matured naturally) and there’s very litle corn in their diet and they use a natural 15-20 day curying process. It’s BY FAR the MOST BEAUTIFUL/TENDER meat I’ve found in this country!!! Their farms are located in La Fortuna near Arenal hence the cattle gets to graze on grass from the WONDERFUL soil of this area!! They are also VERY environmentally conscious.
THEY’LL PREPARE or GRILL YOUR MEATS FOR YOU!!!! THIS is MUI CHIVA (“cool”)!!! Whether it be a steak you picked from the case for lunch (They have a grill on the premise. NO fee for this and they have some prepared side dishes you can buy like fried yucca, romero potatoes, potato salad, green salad from 500-700 colones) OR any of their meats including Prime Rib for that dinner party (or like me – you’re just not wanting to cook!!) - for a small fee (I think about 2-3% of the cost). They’ll prepare it for you PROPERLY – the way YOU like it!!!! Either go there and pick your cut/what you desire or you can fax/call it in (they need about a day for this) and DELIVERY is FREE with 10,000-c+ in purchases. FYI - Most of the staff I’ve found only speak Spanish.
Be it fresh, frozen or ready to eat meat of better quality than I’ve seen at markets BY FAR. They carry everything from VEAL, LAMB, Beef, Pork, Chicken, RABBIT, DUCK, Chorizo, Seasonal meats like TURKEY, whole HAMS+++!! In their deli section, they have the BEST CHIMMY CHURI dipping sauce I’ve EVER had (parsley, LOTS of garlic and what makes theirs so great I think is they use olive oil) – YUMMMMM (sometimes I just dip pieces of cooked chicken into it!!!)!!! They also carry cheeses like camambert 2,200/piece, feta (Roteborg) 2,995/piece, PATE (pork liver) 3,100/kilo), turkey PASTRAMI 6,886/kilo and some other goodies. FYI - Most of the staff I’ve found only speak Spanish.
HOLIDAY FIXIN’S!! I sampled their side dishes like the Costa Rican version of Sweet Potatoes - Camote - 8,495-feeds 6, Potato/Apple Salad - 8,995/feeds 6, Pumpkin Pie (they don't grow "pumpkin's as we know them) - 9,995/feeds 8, Pecan Pie - 16,500/feeds 12, Apple Pie-9,995/feeds 8. For MY taste - their Mashed Potatoes (9,9950 - feeds 6) were the BEST I've EVER had (there was garlic in them!!!).
PRICE: COOKED MEATS: Pierna de Cerdo Asada Criolla (pork?) - 15-17 lbs - 8,995/kilo, 25-30 lbs 8,995/kilo; Turkey/Pavo Asado – 7 kilos/feeds 15-17, medium 3.5/kilo, small-1.5/kilo – 8,995/kilo, Virginia Ham - 9,495/kilo - 2 or 5-kilo, Lomo de Cerdo Asado-Hawaiian – 2-kilo or 1.5-kilos – 10,900/kilo; Relleno de Pavo (apio, crotones, wine, apples)– 8,995/kilo; Roast Beef 7,995/kilo; lomo de res Asado 2k – 6,995/kilo; Virginia Hamp – Tipo/Natural – 9,495/kilo. Cooked: 5,000/kilo, Not Cooked: 3,500/kilo (don't quote me on the exact price as the guy I spoke with was a bit iffy with it). DISCOUNTS: Order/Prepay in full a couple weeks before and SAVE 10%!!
ESCAZU (San Rafael de) - ON Calle Vieja – 125 meters West of Mas x Menos in Plaza Colonial 2-289-9165-phone / 2-289-8171-fax HOURS: 8:30am-7pm. GRILL- Mon.-Thurs -11:30am-4pm, Fri. and Sat. 11:30am-9pm (closed Sun.)
POZOS DE SANTA ANA (“Lindora”) - Centro Comerial Vistana Este, Contiguo a Matra 2-282-0181 / 2-282-0182. They only grill on Sat. (with only 1 side dish) Mon.-Thurs. 11am-9pm, Sun. 11am-4pm
CURRIDABAT - Plaza Carpintera - contiguo a Aldesa Valores 2-271-3334
PINARES – Plaza Carpintera (2-271-3334) and Rincon Parrillero (2-272-5744)
TAMARINDO - Rincon Parrillero (2-653-2265)
CATERING (2-227-0245)
TV SHOW: Watch their tv show (in Spanish) “Cosina Alternative” on Channel 7 at 11am on Sat.
HOURS: Mon-Sat. 8:30am-7:30pm. GRILLING HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 11am-3pm and Fri. and Sat. 11:30am-5pm (Pozos and Curridabat may still be just Sat. 11:30am-5pm).
AUTO MERCADO????
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PUMPKIN PIES
PRE-MADE
Robin’s Cosina
(8-382-4412-English / 2-228-3407-Spanish / CocinaDeRobin@hotmail.com)
TASTY Pumpkin Pies/Ayote along with the BEST Pecan/Pecana Pie I've EVER HAD!!! 6,430. Her pies (ESPECIALLY her Passion Fruit/Maracuya-6,895) are TongueGasmic!!! Pumpkin-6,240, Apple- 2-Crust/Manzana 2 Conchas-7,925, French/Dutch (with crumbly topping)/Manzana Francesa-8,680, Apple-Cranberry-13,560, Pumpkin Cheesecake w/nuts-9”-15,065, Pumpkin/Ayote Cheesecake w/nuts-6”-6,800, Blueberry/Arandanos Azules-10,170, Mocha-11,550 (13% tax INCLUDED). Cake-Christmas/Navideno-9” pies feed 8. Pie's are made to order so you REALLY MUST Reserve at LEAST 24 hours in advance (though she may have some last minute no-shows)!!
LOCATION: Escazu (Centro)
You can get the Libby's canned Pumpkin Pie filling at AutoMercado pretty much year-round BUT I have not seen frozen pie crust yet so ya gotta make your own.
AutoMercado and PriceSmart also usually sell Pumpkins so if you feel a need to make it yourself, get those BUT they ain't cheap!! AutoMercado had them for about $14 and it wasn't even that big!!
Nasty as some people may think it is, my choice for whipped cream (mainly out of ease [plus I LOVE squirting it into my mouth!!]) is ReadyWip in the red can but lately I've had a hard time finding it. I USED to be able to find it at AutoMercado, Sorreto's and PriceSmart.
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WHERE TO FIND THANKSGIVING FOODS TO PREPARE YOURSELF
(these are LAST years prices)
AUTOMERCADO - YEAHHHH!!! They FINALLY have many of the items at the end of an aisle by the registers!! Turkey (U.S. Butterball style and Tico Turkeys), Stove Top Stuffing (Chicken, Turkey or Savory Herb) 1360-c, Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Mix 2050, Cranberry’s - Ocean Spray Whole Berry OR Jellied Cranberry Sauce 1453-c, S and W Jellied Cranberry Sauce 1080, Sweet Potatoes 1583, Bruce’s Yams 870, Henry’s Jarred Homestyle Roasted Turkey Gravy 1900, Knorr Packaged Gravy 980, McCormack’s Packaged Gravy 920, Idahoan Mashed Potatoes 605, Apple Sauce 1050, fresh yams, Reynolds Oven Bags 3575 (2), aluminum foal pans 1300-1335. Frozen Mrs. Smith’s Apple Pie 3575.
PRICESMART (see above) - Whole Honey Suckle Turkeys - 16,875 for 15lbs. I went there a few days before Thanksgiving and they didn’t have hardly anything except Reddi Whip 2795. What they did have are things good for Xmas like Walnuts 5195, Almonds 4825, Mixed Nuts in Shells (hazelnuts, almonds, pecans and brazil nuts) 3205, Sliced Almonds 2595 (450 grams), Pecans 8995.
MAS X MENOS - Carolina Turkey’s - 2,895-c/kilo, Stove Top Stuffing, Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Mix, Ocean Spray Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce, Reynolds Oven Bags (I hardly found any of these when I was
SORRETO’S (2-228-0247 / 2-228-6703) - Escazu (San Rafael) - past Pizza Hut and the Shell gas station by La Cascada Argentinean/steak restaurant or 200 mts west of the Los Anonos Bridge - All I found there was one Canned Cranberry Sauce, Oven Bags and Reddi Wip whipping cream.
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I've been compiling lists of Restaurants that serve U.S. Thanksgiving and various other HOLIDAY MEALS). I will be adding more as I find them so keep checking back OR if YOU have any to add/comments, email me DIRECTLY at
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Here’s my list from LAST YEAR I don’t have time to go through them all this year so you can check out some of the other places to see what their deal is if I don’t have them on my list.
THIS 2010 LIST
