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Butterball Expert Talks Turkey; Local Chefs Serve Dinner Tips; Helping Clevelanders in Need

Thanksgiving is a day for enjoying family and eating turkey, but not if you forget to start defrosting that turkey the day before Thanksgiving. On a day that's centered around food, a lot can go wrong. What are the dos and definitely don'ts on the big day? What wines to pair? Should stuffing be cooked in the bird? We talk with local chefs and food purveyors, as well as a veteran Butterball Talk-line expert. Then, how we can help Clevelanders in need all year long. 
 

Gwen Carlyle, Butterball Turkey Talk-Line Expert 
Ben Bebenroth, Chef and Founder, Spice Kitchen & Bar 
Jeremy Umansky, Owner, Larder Delicatessen & Bakery 
John Poggemeyer, Director of Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Heinen's 
Kristin Warzocha, President & CEO, Greater Cleveland Food Bank 

Related Links:

Butterball Hotline Number:1-800-BUTTERBALL ( 1-800-288-8372) or text 844-877-3456

Greater Cleveland Food Bank  Holiday Hot Meal Sites

Holiday Hot Meal Sites in Ashland County:

11/19- 11/21: Ashland Salvation Army Pantry, 527 East Liberty Street, Ashland, OH 44805, serving lunch 11 am to 12:00 pm | 419.282.4223

11/25: Ashland First United Methodist Church, 220 Sandusky Street, Ashland, OH 44805, serving dinner 5 pm to 6 pm | 330.495.3129

Holiday Hot Meal Sites in Cuyahoga County:

11/17: Church of St. Rita serving at Thea Bowman Center, 11901 Oakfield Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44105, serving lunch 12 pm to 1 pm | 440.391.1206

11/17: Liberty Hill Baptist Church, 8206 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103, serving lunch at 11 am to 1 pm | 216.262.7090

11/17: New Freedom Ministries, 3476 East 152 nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44120, serving dinner at 5 pm | 216.295.1530

11/17: Project SEVA – St. Colman Church, 2027 West 65 th Street, Cleveland, OH 44102, serving dinner from 4 pm to 5 pm | 216.921.2093

11/17: Trinity Lutheran Church, 1375 W. Clifton Blvd., Lakewood, OH 44107, serving lunch at 12 pm | 740.680.2034

11/17 & 11/24: Care on the Square, 1744 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114, serving lunch at 12 pm

11/17, 11/21, & 11/24: CACC 1 serving at the Salvation Army, 17625 Grovewood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44119, serving lunch 11/17 & 11/24  from 12 pm to 1 pm, serving dinner 11/21 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm

11/17, 11/19 - 11/21, & 11/24: West Side Catholic Center, 3135 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113, serving breakfast 9 am to 10 am and lunch 12 pm to 12:45 pm weekdays (except Thanksgiving), serving breakfast 9 a to 10 am and dinner 4:30 pm to 5:15 pm Saturdays | 216.631.4741x132

11/17-11/24: St. Herman’s House of Hospitality, 4410 Franklin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44113, serving three meals daily, breakfast from 6 am to 6:30 am, lunch from 11:30 am to 12 pm, dinner from 5:30 pm to 6 pm

11/18 & 11/25: Pearl Road United Methodist Church, 4200 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 44109, serving lunch from 12 pm to 1 pm | 216.661.5642

11/18 & 11/25: Trinity Cathedral Hot Meal, 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, serving lunch from 12 pm to 1 pm

11/19: Faith Based Initiative, 10313 Garfield Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44108, serving dinner 4 pm to 6 pm | 216.496.7881

11/19: St. Luke/Grace Community Meal, 13030 Madison Avenue, Lakewood OH 44107, serving dinner at 5:30 pm with doors opening at 5 pm | 216.226.7807

11/19 and 11/24: Changing Lives Ministries, 12651 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44108, serving dinner 11/19 from 6 pm to 7 pm, serving lunch 11/25 from 12 pm to 1 pm | 216.450.0430

11/19-11/20, 11/22: EBC Fery’s Senior Program, 813 East 15nd Street, Cleveland, OH 44110, serving lunch at 12 pm | 216.761.5229 or 216.703.3002

11/19 – 11/21: Bishop William M. Cosgrove Center, 1736 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114, serving breakfast at 8 am and lunch at 12 pm | 216.781.8262x12

11/20: St. Pat’s Evening Meal, 3606 Bridge Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113, serving dinner at 5:30 pm

11/20 – 11/21: The Salvation Army East Cleveland, 1507 Doan Avenue, East Cleveland, OH 44113, serving lunch from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

11/21: CACC#3 serving at the Salvation Army, 17625 Grovewood Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44119, serving dinner at 5 pm | 440.729.1950

11/21: East Shore Church’s Soups On, 23002 Lakeshore Boulevard, Euclid, OH 44123, serving dinner from 5 pm to 6 pm

11/21: Faith Community Center, 2355 East 55 th Street, Cleveland, OH 44104, serving lunch from 11:30 am to 1 pm | 216.881.8816

11/21: St. Ladislas at St. Ignatius, 10205 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44111, serving dinner at 5:30 pm with doors opening at 4 pm (no guest on property before 3 pm) | 440.871.2745

11/22: Imani Church, 1505 East 206 th Street, Euclid, OH, 44132, serving lunch from 12 pm to 3 pm

11/22: Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church, 12701 Superior Avenue, East Cleveland, OH 44112, serving dinner from 11 am to 2 pm

11/22: Mt. Zion Congregational Church UCC, 10723 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106, serving lunch from 12 pm to 1 pm | 216.791.5670

11/22: St. Boniface, 3545 West 54 th Street, Cleveland, OH 44102, serving dinner from 5 pm to 6 pm with doors opening at 4 pm

11/24: Clague Road UCC, 3650 Clague Road, North Olmsted, OH 44070, serving dinner from 4:30 pm to 6 pm

11/25: Church of the Epiphany, 21000 Lakeshore Boulevard, Euclid, OH 44123 serving dinner from 4 pm to 5 pm

11/25: St. Albert the Great Parish, 6667 Wallings Road, North Royalton, OH, serving dinner from 3 pm to 5 pm | 440.237.6760

Holiday Hot Meal Sites in Lake County:

11/17 –11/20, 11/22, 11/24 – 11/25: St. James Lunch Program, 131 North State Street, Painesville, OH 44077, serving weekend lunch from 1 pm to 2 pm, serving dinner Monday and Tuesday from 5 pm to 6 pm

11/21: Karpos Ministry, 242 North State Street, Painesville, OH 44077, serving dinner at 5 pm