Thanksgiving Thursday Tidbits

Giving Thanks for Local Flavors

As we gather around the table this Thanksgiving, we’re reminded of the abundance that surrounds us here in the Columbia Gorge. From our incredible orchards along the Fruit Loop to local farms, wineries, bakeries, and restaurants, our community is rich with flavors worth celebrating. This year, we give thanks not just for the food on our plates but for the people and places that do the work to make it possible, celebrating and supporting the people who grow, harvest, and craft the foods we love. We wish you a Thanksgiving filled with gratitude, connection, and delicious eats!
 
Enjoy these Turkey Day tidbits:

• Local Rhoots has been busy prepping not only for you – their paid customers, but also they’ve prepped, cooked, and packed 300 single-serving meals to the Indigenous community in the Gorge. On Thanksgiving, they’ll bring 26 dinners to the warming shelter in Hood River. Your support not only puts dinner on your table without the stress of shopping, prepping, or cooking, but also helps them put dinner on the table of someone in need in your community.  Facebook, Insta.
• Volcanic Bottle Shoppe is working with Hood River County Christmas Project to bring some sweet joy to families at Christmas. You can help by bringing in donations of pancake mix and syrup when you come in for beer! Help us spread some Christmas cheer this year! Facebook. Insta.
• Bridgeside Dining is welcoming the holiday season with delicious seasonal desserts. Whole pies and individual slices are available. Or check out their holiday cookie decorating kits, and a cookie decorating evening on Dec 6 from 4pm-6pm! They are also accepting whole pie pre-orders for the holidays. Place orders five days before pick-up and choose from cherry, apple, or marionberry pies for $20, pumpkin or pecan pies $23, and Cheesecake $26. Order at the restaurant or call 541-374-8477. Instagram. Facebook.
• Lake Taco will host a Christmas Posada on December 6th in which a percentage of sales that day will help support local families through the Hood River County Christmas Project. Free tamales, champurrado, hot cocoa and piñatas for all the children that attend, starting at 5pm. Follow on the Gram. 
• Skamania Lodge has discounted rates Sunday-Thursday from November through January! Enjoy 20% off in our Cascade Dining Room plus River Rock Lounge (holiday blackout dates do apply). Join them for the Gingerbread House Workshop on Saturdays starting November 30th - December 21st, and December 24th, to decorate your gingerbread house with tasty frosting and unlimited candy buffet trips. Insta, Facebook.
• Pre-order your cookies for the Christmas Holiday through Dani’s Kitchen Shop’s website before Dec 1st, when they switch their focus to baking! They’ll be open for in-person shopping on Fridays and Saturdays in December - first come, first serve. Follow on the Gram, on fb.
• Votum Restaurant shared a beautiful image of their Hachiya Persimmon Pâte de Fruits.
  From Votum: The Pâte de Fruits are a part of our candy service–the tasting menu's denouement. It is fun to play with a diner's expectations. It is also fun to give people candy. Happy Thanksgiving. Follow on the Gram.
• Leave the turkey leftovers behind and come to Backwoods Brewing Company on Black Friday! They're releasing Boozy Woozy, a barrel aged take on the Comfy Womfy, plus get 10% off all gear. Check out the local vendor mart at Backwoods in the Gorge, where they'll have a "totally bomb" Bacon Jam Burger on special. A portion of proceeds from the Comfy Womfy, Boozy Woozy, and the Bacon Jam Burger in Carson benefit the Backwoods Foundation which provides weekend meal packages for kids in need. Follow on Instagram or on Facebook.
• Stop by Pearls Place Fruit this weekend, open Friday 12-5, Sat/Sun 10-5, and Mon 12-5 for egg nog, cider, fruit, and gifts for the holidays. Stop number one on the Hood River Fruit Loop. Follow on Facebook, on Insta.