FOR CENTURIES, London has been a crossroads of cultures, bringing together people from diverse backgrounds with their rich traditions and celebrations.
The American tradition of Thanksgiving dates back to 1621, when early British settlers on America’s East Coast joined the native Wampanoag tribe to feast and celebrate an autumn harvest after tough agricultural challenges.
Thanksgiving at NoMad London
For Americans living in England or visiting this month, the Pilgrims’ famous feast comes full circle, returning to the original homeland of the English people who first celebrated it across the Atlantic.
On Thursday, November 26th this year at the opulent 28 NoMad Hotel in Covent Garden, Global Culinary Director Josh Harnden and Executive Chef Carlo Scotto are creating a generous, soulful Thanksgiving menu.
The feast begins with a starter of fresh kale, pear and blue cheese salad with toasted sourdough chips, and then at the heart of the Thanksgiving feast will be the magnificent roast bronze turkey, surrounded by all of the traditional trimmings – cranberry sauce, sourdough stuffing, green bean casserole, glazed carrots and charred Brussels sprouts.
For dessert, choose from traditional American autumn classics: lightly spiced pumpkin pie, richly caramelised pecan pie, and good ol’ American sweet apple pie. With the experience of both Harnden and Scotto, expect exceptional, out-of-this-world versions of everything.
Thanksgiving at NoMad London
And visiting the 28 NoMad Hotel is a delight in itself, as it’s housed in what was formerly the Bow Street Magistrates’ Court Building, dating back to 1881. The architecture of the building lends a historic grandeur, and the interior is a richly layered sanctuary of exquisite intimate spaces, nostalgic lighting and timeless elegance.
This intercontinental cultural exchange is in rhythm with 28 NoMad, which originated in the US and whose London interiors were designed by the New York-based studio Roman and Williams, founded by Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch. Their work drew inspiration from the building’s Victorian history, its Covent Garden setting and the cultural connections between London and New York.
Old York, New York, Plymouth UK, Plymouth USA – Old World, New World all in one celebratory feast.
And as John Wayne once said in one of his Western films, ‘Think you can make it, Pilgrim?’ It’s well worth a try.
by Susie Babchick
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