Holiday specials can help boost sales, generate goodwillHoliday specials can help boost sales, generate goodwill

This Thursday, for the first time in my life, I won’t be eating Thanksgiving dinner with my family. It was a tough decision not to go home, as it’s one of my favorite holidays. But after taking into account sky-high airfares and a separate trip back to the Midwest for my brother’s wedding in a few weeks, it made sense to stay in New York this year.


After the initial sadness of not being able to share the day with my extended family, however, I began to look for the positives. And, interestingly enough, for a holiday known more for home-cooked meals and old family recipes than restaurant fare, it is actually a few local restaurants that are helping me see the brighter side of my holiday weekend.


While I’ll be staying in and cooking on Thu...