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Thanksgiving catering in Los Angeles.
Thanksgiving catering in Los Angeles for 2026 — halal turkey and the whole holiday table, cooked from scratch. Booking now for Thursday, November 26.
$32
Per guest, from
4–8 weeks · book early
Typical lead time
On request
Custom spreads
50+Events catered
20+Years in hospitality
40Catering services & programs
22Menus, one kitchen
The occasion
Thanksgiving catering in Los Angeles & Orange County
What it takes to cater thanksgiving well — the logistics, the timing, and how we make it work.
Thanksgiving is the one meal of the year where the table matters more than the menu. We cook the whole of it — the turkey, the sides people actually argue about, and the desserts — from scratch in one kitchen, and bring it to yours.
Every dish is halal · zabiha-sourced, including the turkey. That is the part most Los Angeles families spend November hunting for, and it means nothing on the table arrives with a caveat or needs a separate plate.
Delivered hot and timed to your sitting, or staffed and served if you would rather not leave the room. November fills from late October — the earlier a date is on our board, the more of the menu stays open to you.
Thanksgiving 2026 falls on Thursday, November 26, and we are taking Los Angeles bookings for it now. The calendar is the whole game with this one meal: enquiries start in earnest in early October, the first two weeks of November are when most tables are spoken for, and the last week is a matter of what is still open rather than what you would choose. Nothing about that is a sales tactic — it is one kitchen, one Thursday, and a fixed number of birds that can come out of it.
A drop-off is built backwards from when you plan to sit down, not from a delivery window. Everything arrives hot in insulated carriers, in vessels that go from the carrier to your table without being decanted into your own dishes first, and we size the bird to your headcount rather than to a standard tray. Reheating notes come with anything meant to be held, the carving can be done here or left whole for whoever does it at your table, and we take the packaging away afterwards if we are staffing the service. Most of what a grocery-store holiday order asks you to finish yourself, we have already done.
Why Carthage
Why Carthage for thanksgiving
What you get with us for thanksgiving specifically — not a generic catering pitch.
Halal turkey, not an afterthought
The centerpiece is halal · zabiha-sourced like everything else we cook, prepared in the same kitchen as the rest of the meal. For most families that is the hardest thing to source in November, and it is the reason this page exists.
The whole table, or just the hard parts
Take the full holiday spread, or only what you would rather not cook — the turkey and the roasting, while the sides stay yours. Priced per guest either way, so you are not paying for what you did not order.
Delivered hot, or served
Drop-off timed to your sitting rather than to a delivery window, with everything ready to go straight to the table. Staffed service with setup and clearing is there for hosts who want to actually sit down.
One table, every diet
Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free tracks are cooked alongside the main service and labeled at the table, so they read as part of the meal rather than a substitution handed to one guest.
A holiday table is passed, not queued — platters down the centre. See our family-style catering.
Packages
What it includes, what it costs
Honest per-guest pricing — the figure you'd be quoted, not a teaser.
Drop-off
Reserve
from $32/ guest · min 12
1 service quoted with it — staffing and setup are priced separately from the food. About $45 per guest all-in at 12 guests, and lower per guest as the count rises.
The whole spread delivered, set and labeled — turkey, stuffing, gravy, sides and pie, ready to serve.
- 1 · Appetizers & Mezze
- 1 · Mains
- 3 · Sides
- 1 · Desserts
- 4 hours of service
- Delivery & setup
Buffet
Premier
from $45/ guest · min 25
4 services quoted with it — staffing and setup are priced separately from the food. About $75 per guest all-in at 25 guests, and lower per guest as the count rises.
A fuller table with staff on site to carve the bird, keep the sides moving and clear between courses.
- 2 · Appetizers & Mezze
- 1 · Salads
- 2 · Mains
- 4 · Sides
- 1 · Breads
- 1 · Desserts
- 5 hours of service
- Delivery & setup
- On-site staffing
- Setup & cleanup
- Menu tasting
Plated
Sovereign
from $62/ guest · min 25
5 services quoted with it — staffing and setup are priced separately from the food. About $113 per guest all-in at 25 guests, and lower per guest as the count rises.
Full service — a carving station, a dedicated team, and the table reset for dessert.
- 2 · Appetizers & Mezze
- 2 · Salads
- 3 · Mains
- 5 · Sides
- 1 · Breads
- 2 · Desserts
- 6 hours of service
- Delivery & setup
- On-site staffing
- Setup & cleanup
- Menu tasting
À la carte
Create your own package
Prefer full control? Compose the spread dish by dish — the same kitchen and honest per-platter pricing, arranged exactly the way your event wants it.
- Pick any dishes across every menu
- Start from The Thanksgiving Table, mix in other cuisines
- Per-platter prices shown as you build
- Halal · zabiha-sourced by default
Appetizers & Mezze
Salads
Mains
Sides
Breads
Desserts
Thanksgiving catering runs about $32–$62 per guest for food. Multiplied out, that is what a spread costs at the counts people usually ask about.
| Guests | Estimated food cost | Per guest |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | $800 – $1,550 | $32 – $62 |
| 50 | $1,600 – $3,100 | $32 – $62 |
| 100 | $3,200 – $6,200 | $32 – $62 |
| 150 | $4,800 – $9,300 | $32 – $62 |
Food only. Staffing, rentals, delivery, setup and breakdown are separate lines, and a mandatory service charge and California sales tax apply on top — so the invoice for a staffed event runs meaningfully above the food figure. Smaller counts sit at the top of the band: setup and delivery cost the same at 25 guests as at 100. Every menu halal · zabiha-sourced.
Questions
Before you ask
Is the turkey halal?
Yes. The turkey is halal · zabiha-sourced, as is every other protein we cook, and it is prepared in the same kitchen as the rest of the meal — there is no separate supply chain to ask about.
When do I need to order Thanksgiving catering by?
Earlier than most people expect. November fills from late October, and the full menu stops being available once the kitchen is booked. If you have a date, put it on our board — guest counts can be adjusted later.
Can you deliver hot on Thanksgiving Day?
Yes. We time delivery to your sitting rather than to a delivery window, so everything arrives ready to go to the table. Staffed service with setup and clearing is also available if you would rather not manage it.
Can I order only part of the meal?
Yes. Many households take the turkey and the roasting and keep the sides as their own. Pricing is per guest either way, so you only pay for what you order.
What about guests who do not eat meat?
Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options are cooked alongside the main service and labeled at the table, so they are part of the meal rather than a substitution.
Dietary
Dietary needs?
Every thanksgiving menu is labeled per dish and built around the guest list — here's how we handle the requests we hear most.
Working out a budget first? See what catering costs in Los Angeles across every service style.
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