With blankets of snow covering the ground outside, the Syracuse community is gearing up for the holiday season. The first big one…Thanksgiving.
“I do know a friend of mine who works for the Jewish Federation. He invited me to his house. I went there last year.”
Well, it’s certainly no secret that a big part of Turkey Day is…well…the food. And cooking a big meal can be pretty overwhelming. So, the Market Diner is helping alleviate the stress of cooking by making the traditional Thanksgiving meal ready for pickup.
“It saves them all this time. They get to spend more time with their family and less time farfing around in the kitchen. But it’s all homemade. So, nobody’s disappointed. I get a lot of compliments. And people ask, when are you going to put it out so we can order it.”
“They buy it every year. The price is right. The quality is there. It’s ready for them. There’s instructions on how to finish the preparation for their family and for their Thanksgiving.”
The diner is a 44-year-old family-run business. And they’ve been doing this promotion for ten years now. It’s just one family helping out another.
“It gives them more time with their family. And we put it all together so they can enjoy their family time.”
So, maybe on Thursday, the thing you can be most thankful for is getting to spend more time with family. Because someone else is worrying about the kitchen.
Jonah Karp. NCC News.
SYRACUSE, N.Y.–Since 1974, the Market Diner has been opening its doors to anyone in the Syracuse area. As a family-run business, the diner places a heavy emphasis on “family.”
With the ultimate family holiday coming up, the Market Diner is doing its part in making sure the Syracuse community spends time with theirs. For the last decade, the diner has been offering to cook a Thanksgiving-style feast for those who don’t want the stress of working in the kitchen all day.
“It saves them all this time,” says waitress Kristen Paul, now in her 13th year working at the Market Diner. “They get to spend more time with their family and less time farfing around in the kitchen. But it’s all homemade. So, nobody’s disappointed. I get a lot of compliments. And people ask, when are you going to put it out so we can order it.”
Serving 8-10 people, this meal includes everything from fresh turkey to homemade stuffing to cranberry sauce. The whole dinner costs $70.
“They buy it every year,” says General Manager Anthony Aimes. “The price is right. The quality is there. It’s ready for them. There’s instructions on how to finish the preparation for their family and for their Thanksgiving.”
The Market Diner proves that homemade meals, don’t necessarily have to come from home.
