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Celebrity Chef Holidays: Bobby Flay
As a part of our Celebrity Chefs Holiday series, some of America's best-known chefs and food television personalities share their favorite holiday dishes, provide recipes for them, and even tell us who will be at their holiday tables. Today we talk to Bobby Flay, famed restaurateur, Food Network personality, and cookbook author.
What's your favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal? My favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal is definitely the "oyster" of the turkey. It's usually my first taste of turkey of the day and usually the best.
What are you doing for Thanksgiving this year? I cook Thanksgiving every year at my apartment in New York, and we usually have about 40 people. It ranges from family to good friends and some of my employees from the restaurants who can't make it to their hometown for the holidays. This year's menu will have a Latin flavor with influences from Cuba, Spain, and South America. Just a couple of examples: The turkey will be roasted with chimichurri, the sweet potatoes will be combined with mashed plantains, and the cranberries will be sweetened with guava.
Could you share a favorite Thanksgiving recipe with the Serious Eats community? Sure, how about the Cranberry-Guava sauce.
What's your favorite part of the Christmas meal? Not having to cook. It's basically my one day off a year from cooking anything or being near a stove of any kind.
What are you doing for Christmas or the holidays this year? My wife and I are going to Texas, where her family is from. My mother-in-law is one of my favorite people in the world, and I really enjoy being in Texas anytime—but especially around the holidays. The menu, I believe, will center on a turkey, but that's all I know at this point.
Could you share your favorite Christmas recipe with the Serious Eats community? Chocolate Coconut Bread Pudding.
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