WE know your type.
Every year, like clockwork, you forget your anniversary and then frantically dial around town praying for a last-minute cancellation to snag a table at a suitably celebratory restaurant.
And in your book, “The Night Before Christmas” is time to go on a gift-shopping spree.
Well, guess what – tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Surprised? We thought so.
The holiday did sneak up on some people because the date when it falls – the fourth Thursday of November – wasn’t the last Thursday of November this year.
For others, standard holiday drills such as jetting off to visit relatives were thrown for a loop.
Take heart. Though most city businesses are shuttered for the day, some will be open and might be able to fill your shopping list.
While we’re not absolutely guaranteeing anything, the stores on this map – some with multiple outlets – have told us they’re opening their doors tomorrow, mostly for limited hours.
Whether or not they’ll be sold out of pumpkin pie is another matter. As the saying goes, “You pays your money and you takes your chances.”
Amy’s Bread plans to unlock their three locations until 1 p.m. unless they sell out of their pies, cranberry breads, and turkey cookies beforehand.
“I think a lot of people will be staying in town this year,” says Amy’s Ninth Avenue location retail manager Kerrie McDevitt.
What’s more, the masses are especially keying in on “all the comfort foods” such as their homey baked goods.
Up the block, the Amish Market will be open at least until 5 p.m. If you’re lucky, they’ll still have some cooked turkeys with stuffing and cranberries that haven’t sold out. If it stays busy, the market will keep the light on into the evening.
But, says one of the store’s partners, “I’ve been here for eight years and it’s never busy that night.”
At their four locations, Gourmet Garage will have unfrozen, uncooked whole turkeys, ready-made pie crusts and pies, homemade gravy and cranberry sauce, as well as measuring cups and cut flowers. “Anything that you might need at the last minute, we’re here,” says the SoHo assistant manager, Junior Chow.
And while at department stores it’s lights out if you need a tablecloth or roasting rack or thermometer, Dean & Deluca in SoHo has a department full of such goodies, not to mention scrumptious, if pricey, food.
So at the risk of aiding and abetting delinquents, here’s our 11th-hour game plan for your holiday feast.
As always, it’s best to call stores ahead to avoid disappointment.
Now ready, set shop. And this Thanksgiving, you can thank us later.
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THE RACE IS ON (map)
1. PIES AND MUFFINS
Sarabeth’s
Hotel Wales, 1295 Madison Ave. (between 92nd & 93rd streets) and other locations
(212) 410-7335 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
2. WINE
Best Cellars
1291 Lexington Ave. (between 86th & 87th streets)
(212) 426-4200 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
3. VEGETABLES, COFFEE
Fairway
2127 Broadway (at 74th Street)
(212) 595-1888 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
4. PREPARED TURKEY AND FIXIN’S
The Amish Market
731 Ninth Avenue (between 49th & 50th Streets) and other locations
(212) 245-2360 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
5. TURKEY COOKIES, BREAD
Amy’s Bread
672 Ninth Ave. (between 46th & 47th streets) and other locations
(212) 977-2670 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
6. PIES and MORE PIES
Little Pie Company
424 W. 43rd St. (between 9th & 10th avenues) and other locations
(212) 736-4780 8 a.m. till noon
7. CHAMPAGNE
Grande Harvest Wines
Grand Central Terminal, main concourse (42nd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue)
(212) 682-5855 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
8. FLOWERS
Chelsea Wholesale Flower Market
Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Ave. (between 15th & 16th)
(212) 620-7500 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
9. LADY APPLES, CRANBERRIES
Balducci’s
424 Sixth Ave. (between Ninth & 10th Streets)
(212) 673-2600 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
10. AFTER-DINNER PORT
Astor Wines & Spirits
12 Astor Place (at Layfayette Street)
(212) 674-7500 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
11. ROASTING PAN, TABLECLOTH
Dean & Deluca
560 Broadway (at Prince Street)
(212) 431-1691 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
12. UNCOOKED TURKEY, GRAVY
Gourmet Garage
453 Broome St. (at Mercer St.) and other locations
(212) 941-5850 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
