Dine Out with Chakra for Thanksgiving

Cooking for the holidays can be stressful and exhausting as Thanksgiving alone can be an all-day affair spent in the kitchen. So this year, Chakra on Rt. 4, is offering to do all the work for you with a three-course modern American menu. Chef Thomas Ciszak will be whipping up a wide variety of culinary delights on Nov. 22, 1 to 6:30pm for those families that would prefer to pass on cooking. 

Start off your evening with one of six appetizers from the house smoked salmon, butternut squash soup, Ciszak's horseradish-crusted crabcake, Caesar salad, mesclun greens or a roasted red beet salad.

The star of the second round will be a Brandy-Maple Brined Turkey from Bergen County's own Goffle Road Poultry Farm, served with cornbread stuffing, chestnuts, yams, roasted squash and cranberry sauce.

Diners will have their choice of five additional entrees including pork tenderloin with Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, applewood-smoked bacon and cider jus; petit filet of beef with truffled fingerlings and roasted vegetables; salmon medallions with truffled savoy cabbage, mushroom duxelle and beurre rouge; a vegetarian eggplan tart supplemented with sacred chow tofu, tomato and a bell pepper couli; or Ciszak’s signature chili-cinnamon glazed sea bass.

Finish off the night with a housemade pumpkin pie with marcona almond chantilly; apple fritters with quince puree and pistachio ice cream; a cocnut tapioca with passion fruit sorbet and cilantro; or warm chocolate brioche bread pudding topped off with macerated raspberries and vanilla ice cream.

Reservations are mandatory and can be made by calling 201-556-1530 or going online to the restaurant's website. The three-course meal is priced at $42 per person. A children's a la carte menu will be available.