Aussies in New York for Thanksgiving - looking for a real American dinner
 

Hi guys,

My boyfriend and I are Australian and will be in New York City for Thanksgiving.

We would really like to experience a real American family Thanksgiving dinner.
We are happy to bring gifts from 'Down Under' if you are our kind hosts! :)

If you are interested, or know anyone who would be interested in inviting us to share in your family dinner, please let me know!

Thanks!!
Vanessa

Oh what a great idea, hope you get some takers! Perhaps you can post something about yourselves to encourage folks to take you under their wing!

Sorry, we cannot accommodate you. But I wish you luck.

Topping for all our NYC residents (I'm not one of them).

Cool idea - best of luck!

Hope you find takers and get a great invite.

2 great Thanksgiving restaurants in Manhattan are currently closed, Tavern on the Green and Fraunces Tavern.

If you don't get that family invite, you might want to consider taking the train out to the Milleridge Inn on Long Island. It's the kind of place you could hop on the train right after the Thanksgiving Day Parade and enjoy a true early American experience sometime in the mid afternoon. The original building has been around since 1672. The place is always festive, mobbed and they don't take reservations, so be prepared to wait up to an hour, but you can explore the quaint village shops and have a drink at the bar to pass the time.

http://www.milleridge.com/

Best of Luck and enjoy your stay.

I remember eating at the Milleridge Inn when I was a kid (and Linc's Log Cabin, and Patricia Murphy's and Lorraine Murphy's) -- Frank, thanks for the memories :-)

sf307: The Murphy Family still owns the Milleridge Inn along with the George Washington Manor. Alas all the others you mentioned have been closed many years.

Milleridge still packs them in particularly from Thanksgiving through the New Year.

Two of the worst but best known restaurants in NY were Tavern on the Green and the still in existence Fraunces Tavern which trades on its history not on its food.

TOG is not lamented. Fraunces Tavern food is okay - the staff isn;t supercilious and incompetent at the same time - and the historical interest makes it an option if you order defensively.

Oh, I wish we still lived in NY--we'd invite you, for sure!

To the OP - i fyou are serious about this I think you'll have to provide some more information before people extend an invitation. since you're new to the forum perhaps you wold introduce yourselves and tell people a little bit about your travel plans.

I don't want to seem cynical - but I think most people are a little hesitant to invite strangers into their home under such circumstances.

Hi guys,

Thanks for the replies.

I am 23 and Andrew is 25.
We love playing board games, hanging out with friends, seeing movies and watching comedy and sci-fi tv shows.

We also like creative things such as making costumes for dress-up parties, drawing, painting and photography.

We enjoying traveling to other countries and experiencing other cultures. (Hence the Thanksgiving dinner plea) :)

I have been to Japan, Canada, America, New Zealand and want to see Europe and more of Asia in the future.

Andrew has traveled to America, Canada, Vietnam and New Zealand.

We also have seen a fair bit of Australia.

I work as an Events Assistant organising conferences and he is an electrical engineer.

I am happy to add you on Facebook or the other way around so you can see we aren't serial killers or scammers. Just let me know. :)

I'd invite you if I lived in NY! If you ever come to San Francisco for Thanksgiving, let me know :-)

Aduchump: "the still in existence Fraunces Tavern"

Website indicates the restaurant is closed, only the museum remains open.

http://www.frauncestavern.com/

Had Thanksgiving dinner at both TOG and Franuces in the day. Both were festive and required reservations weeks and/or months before hand.

Sometimes, like holidays, special occasions, etc. it's not always about the "amazing" food in some dreary storefront restaurant. IMO.

You are right, I forgot it is closed.

When we host Thanksgiving, we always have a stray guest or two, and welcome their company. Hope someone in NYC reads this and considers welcoming you to their family table.

Would love to extend an invite, but we head to VA that weekend to have dinner w/the relatives.

I would have invited you for sure -- we live in CT, just a train ride away. Problem is, this Thanksgiving we will be in Paihia New Zealand! :-D

Unless you really have to stay in the city over the holiday, you might think about a nice New England B&B for a change of pace. Lots of options there.

Happy trails, and have a great trip.

I think NYC is a place that a lot of people head out of for Thanksgiving - since small apartments don;t lend themselves to big family dinners.

Out kitchen is big enough but I would never attempt this- we go to B and SIL's - she has a huge family gathering - out of town - and I'm just a helper. Last year we had 38 and the kids were easting in the basement ping pong room.

The flip side of this, of course, is maybe you could find somewhere to volunteer that day - a homeless shelter, a soup kitchen, a senior citizens' center, or just a place that provides a meal for people who have nowhere else to go for Thanksgiving dinner. You would meet quite a variety of people - those who are serving as well as those who are being served - and you are likely to come away more thankful for what you have.