Photo: Ilovepickles.org

Update:

If you really love pickles, see what the Museum of Natural History planning doing Oct. 13.

Love pickles?

This year’s Ninth Annual NYC International Pickle Day, slated for Oct. 4, promises more free briny tidbits than ever before.

From India to Haiti—and yes, as close by as the Lower East Side—pickled tidbits from around the world will be on hand.  If they can brine it, you can taste it.

Here’s a sampling:

• Kosher dills (of course!)
• Radishes
• Tomatoes
• Okra
• Cabbage
• Fish
• Carrots
• Beans,
• Eggs
• Mangos
• Beets

The festival operates under tents, rain or shine.

Date: Oct. 4

Time: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Place: The parking lot on Broome Street, between Essex and Ludlow

There’s free valet bike parking.

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The Indian-Latin American restaurant in midtown,will offer a traditional Thanksgiving  that will feature a five-course meal with dishes such as:

At Vermilion’s Thanksgiving feast is also available for take-out on Thanksgiving for $50 per person.

Bar Americain: $75 per person, seating from 1:00pm – 8:00pm
Mesa Grill: $70 per person, seating from 2:00pm – 9:00pm
Bobby Flay Steak: $35 per person, seating from 5:00pm – 11:00pm

Sample dishes include:

BLT Market
The Ritz-Carlton New York, Central Park, NYC
1430 Avenue of the Americas
212-521-6125
Seating from 1:00pm – 8:45pm
$95 per person

Tourondel will create a three-course prix-fixe Thanksgiving menu which focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients.

117 Perry Street, NYC

At Braeburn, Chef Brian Bistrong will prepare dishes such as:

Cookshop
156 Tenth Avenue, NYC
212-924-4440
Seating from 2:00pm – 8:00pm
$60 per person

Chef Marc Meyer’s three-course menu offers fresh seasonal selections:

Hubbard Squash soup with grilled Florida shrimp salsa
Hudson Valley venison carpaccio with baby red mustard greens, currants, pistachios and Asian pears
Vermont free-range turkey with roasted heirloom squash and black pepper-thyme giblet gravy
Oregon wild mushroom pot pie with bourbon cream and herbed-garlic crust

Broadway at 60th Street, NYC212-258-9595

Venue Chef Nima Khansari will prepare seasonal favorites like:

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with cranberry gelee, truffled apple and celery hearts
Organic Roasted Turkey Roullade with cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes,swiss chard, cranberry relish and rosemary gravy
Butternut Squash Ravioli with Pecorino Romano
Pumpkin Crème Brûlée

Guests will be treated to live jazz performances at 7:30pm and 9:30pm.

Convivio
45 Tudor City Place, NYC
212-599-5045
Seating from 1:00pm-8:15pm
$89 per person

Chef Michael White’s menu will showcases dishes like:

Capesante Dorate con Funghi di Bosco with Pecorino, balsamico, seared sea scallops, wild mushrooms, pecorino and balsamic vinegar
Spaghetti con Grancchio e Ricci di Mare e Mollica with fresh spaghetti, tomato, crab, sea urchin and toasted breadcrumbs
Tacchino con Pane Cotto, Cavoletti, Purea di Patate with Song Haven Farms Turkey, Italian sausage dressing, Brussels sprouts and potato puree

Chef Ed Brown will offer a three-course prix-fixe Thanksgiving menu, including:

455 Madison Avenue, NYC212-891-8100

Chef Chris Lee, the recent recipient of two Michelin stars, will offer:

Gotham Bar and Grill
12 East 12th Street, NYC
212-620-4020
Seating from 12:00pm – 9:00pm
$110 per person

Executive Chef Alfred Portale’s Thanksgiving Day offerings will includ:

The Thanksgiving menu at Grayz includes dishes like Roasted Turkey served with bread dumplings, as well as:

Chanterelle Mushroom Potage with leek dumplings, maderia and chervil
Roasted Turkey with sweet potatoes, forest mushrooms, bacon, bread dumplings and cranberries
Pumpkin Pie with maple walnuts, vanilla cream and cranberry confit

Chestnut Soup Farro, Cannelini beans, pecorino
Roasted Organic Turkey with traditional sides for the table
Pappardelle Bolognese with veal, speck and parmesean
Cranberry Cake with ricotta gelato and cranberry marmalade

Chef Chai Trivedi infuses the flavors of Southeast Asia into holiday favorites such as:

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With subway tile on the walls and a simple counter that seats six, Porchetta is mostly a take-out place. But if you eat there, like I did, it’s a fabulous sensory experience. The aroma of the succulent pork roast (pork belly is wrapped around the loin and roasted for five-and-a-half hours) is divine.

Served on a crusty roll, the sandwich is delicious, (some say it’s too pricey) but quite fatty. Half a sandwich was plenty for me. The server did suggest cutting the richness with a side of greens. That probably would have been a good idea.

Sarah Jenkins, the chef, discovered porchetta in Italy. Explains Serious Eats, porchetta “is a crazy delicious whole boned and roasted pig seasoned with lots of salt, pepper, garlic, and wild fennel.”

Other items on nine-item menu include a mozzarella sandwich for any vegetarians who wander in, cooking greens, and crispy potatoes and burnt ends.

If you really want one of these sensational sandwiches, don’t wait until late in the day. When the pork roast is gone, it’s gone.

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