Boston Market Feeds Americans, Provides a ''Better Holiday''; Company Plans to Serve 50,000 Holiday Banquets, Giving Customers Time to Relax Without Worrying About Dinner.DENVER -- Imagine waking up Thanksgiving morning to find the feast already cooked - the turkey browned and juicy, the mashed potatoes n. pl. 1. Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal. creamy, and the pumpkin pie pumpkin pie traditional dish, especially at Thanksgiving. [Am. Culture: Flexner, 68] See : America glistening glis·ten intr.v. glis·tened, glis·ten·ing, glis·tens To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. See Synonyms at flash. n. A sparkling, lustrous shine. deliciously. Boston Market Boston Market (known before 1995 as Boston Chicken), headquartered in Golden, Colorado, is a chain of American fast-food restaurants. Founded in December 1985 in Newton, Massachusetts, the chain grew rapidly in the early and mid-1990s, filed bankruptcy in the late 1990s, and turns this dream into reality this holiday season by giving people a new way to holiday while keeping the Thanksgiving meal truly special. "Our goal isn't to change tradition or eliminate Grandma's special recipes," said Carol Schauer, Boston Market's holiday guru. "We just want to offer time-saving solutions that meet the needs of today's busy consumers. For example, based on feedback from our customers, we've introduced Boston Market Complete Holiday Banquets this year which include everything you need for a holiday meal, from appetizers to dessert and everything in between." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a study commissioned by the National Restaurant Association, in 2004, 53 percent of Americans supplemented their Thanksgiving meals with ready-to-eat takeout items. Allowing someone else - like Boston Market - to cook the holiday dinner frees up time for entertaining family and friends, while still celebrating in a traditional way. "Just because Grandma made Thanksgiving dinner The centerpiece of contemporary Thanksgiving in the United States is a large meal, starring a large roasted turkey. All of the dishes in the traditional American version of Thanksgiving Dinner are made from foods native to North America, according to tradition the Pilgrims received these with all the fixings doesn't mean you have to spend days in the kitchen making the meal from scratch," said life-coach and author of Comfort Secrets for Women Jennifer Louden. "The most important part of holiday entertaining is not that you personally prepared the food, but that you're doing something you enjoy - such as spending time "Spending Time" is the first single released by Christian artist Stellar Kart. The lyrics describe the band members desire to spend "more time with God". "Sometimes it’s a real struggle to spend time with God. with family and friends." Louden, an expert in life balance, urges people to find out what makes the holidays special for loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl - and then spend time on those things. She encourages people to make a list of what they love most about the holidays and leave other tasks - like preparing a big meal - to others. Two Ways to Holiday, Boston Market-Style Boston Market can help with holiday food prep, whether serving dinner to six people or arranging a holiday get-together for a large group. For family-style gatherings, Boston Market offers chilled banquet meals or a la carte items, which need to be heated at home. For larger parties or catered events, Boston Market Catering offers a hot buffet meal, including setup and delivery of the food. And, of course, customers can always eat a holiday meal in-store, even on Thanksgiving Day. Full banquets include three Complete Holiday menus (appetizer, entree, three side dishes, cornbread, and dessert) and three Holiday Essentials menus (entree, two side dishes, and cornbread). --Complete Holiday Whole Turkey Banquet for 12: spinach artichoke artichoke, name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke (Cynara scolymus dip, whole turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberry walnut relish, two pies, and cornbread ($58.95, or $5.75 per person). --Complete Holiday Spiral-Sliced Ham Banquet for 12: spinach artichoke dip, spiral-sliced ham, potatoes au gratin au gra·tin adj. Covered with bread crumbs and sometimes butter and grated cheese, and then browned in an oven: potatoes au gratin. , sweet potato sweet potato, trailing perennial plant (Ipomoea batatas) of the family Convolvulaceae (morning glory family), native to the New World tropics. Cultivated from ancient times by the Aztecs for its edible tubers, it was introduced into Europe in the 16th cent. casserole, cinnamon apples, two pies, and cornbread ($77.95, or $6.50 per person). --Complete Holiday Boneless Bone´less a. 1. Without bones. Adj. 1. boneless - being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless" Turkey Breast Banquet for six: spinach artichoke dip, roasted turkey breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberry walnut relish, one pie, and cornbread ($51.95, or $8.67 per person). --Holiday Essentials Whole Turkey Banquet for 12: whole turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, and cornbread ($44.95, or $3.75 per person). --Holiday Essentials Spiral-Sliced Ham Banquet for 12: spiral-sliced ham, potatoes au gratin, sweet potato casserole, and cornbread ($53.95, or $4.50 per person). --Holiday Essential Boneless Turkey Breast Banquet for six: boneless turkey breast, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, and cornbread ($39.99, or $6.67 per person). Boston Market Catering, on the other hand, offers customized, hot buffets for every need. The Holiday Buffet, available for $9.99 per person ($11.99 per person for sirloin), offers choice of entree (boneless roasted turkey breast, boneless honey-glazed ham, rotisserie chicken, or roasted sirloin), three sides, cranberry walnut relish, and an assortment of apple and pumpkin pie slices. Boston Market also offers "create your own buffet" offering its entire menu of entrees, sides, and desserts. Customers can order their chilled holiday banquet meal or hot catered buffet online at www.bostonmarket.com, toll-free by calling 866-930-9990, or at their local Boston Market restaurant. Boston Market stores will be open on Thanksgiving day. Boston Market launched its holiday campaign this year with a new advertisement at the end of October. The ad features an original song from "psychobilly" rocker Reverend Horton Heat. The song, titled "Turkey Gotta Gobble 1. gobble - To consume, usually used with "up". "The output spy gobbles characters out of a tty output buffer." 2. gobble - To obtain, usually used with "down". "I guess I'll gobble down a copy of the documentation tomorrow." See also snarf. ," depicts a rivalry between turkey and ham. Free downloads of the song are available at www.bostonmarket.com. About Boston Market Boston Market Corporation, based in Golden, Colo., is a leader in the fast-casual restaurant category. The company has translated its passion for fresh, great-tasting food into three distinctly different concepts. Boston Market restaurants - 630 locations in 28 states - are noted for their easy, convenient, home-style meals. Boston Market's Rotisserie Grill offers a dining experience similar to casual restaurants, but at a fast-casual value. The company also partners with leading supermarket chains to bring restaurant-quality, Boston Market-branded meals into the deli department so shoppers can enjoy the one-stop convenience of purchasing ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat meals at the same time they do their grocery shopping. Boston Market Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of McDonald's Corporation. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.bostonmarket.com. |
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