At Marin County's venerable Lark Creek Inn, guests who come to this Victorian manor for a Thanksgiving meal enjoy a feast prepared with all-local ingredients, as it has been since the charming restaurant first began the tradition in 1989, the year it opened.
This time around, the four-course extravaganza will have top sirloin and bass entrées on offer, but true to custom, most diners will likely choose the free-range Willie Bird turkey with marshmallow-yam gratin, cranberry jelly, sage stuffing and brandy-spiked giblet gravy.
The most popular item on the menu is still the butterscotch pudding, which is irresistible, says former San Francisco Opera general director Lotfi Mansouri, who has celebrated the holiday here for the last several years. Shallom Berkman, co-owner of the L.A.-based Urth Caffé, has dined at Lark Creek on the fourth Thursday in November for nearly a decade. "The turkey is phenomenal," he says. "Many times throughout the year my daughter will come to me and say, 'Daddy, I want Thanksgiving dinner at Lark Creek Inn tonight.'" Service from noon to 8:00 p.m. $69 for adults; $34 for children aged three to twelve; complimentary for children under three. 234 Magnolia Avenue, Larkspur; 415-924-7766; larkcreek.com.
Written by Mandy Behbehani
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