Turkey's Association of Tourism, Restaurant Investors and Managers released a statement warning of "irreversible damage" to the country's image.
He had also been making what he calls "restaurant-style food to take out of a non-restaurant" — turkey dinner every Wednesday, for instance, and chicken pot pie.
This Thanksgiving, he helped prepare a turkey dinner that the restaurant served.
Daniel Boulud, who will be serving roast turkey at his flagship restaurant Daniel, would perhaps agree.
His raving over the deliciousness of a turkey sandwich at a restaurant just registers as inappropriate behavior in public, not joie de vivre, and his speech about the connection between the "better mousetrap" adage and sexual intercourse seems misguided, if not deranged.
A fresh tuna sandwich or that leftover turkey wrap from the restaurant she went to last night after spending two hours deciding where to eat, then another half hour staring vacantly at the menu, trying to choose what to order, followed by another hour attempting to decide how much of a tip to leave.
Because of the cost involved and concerns about proper cooking, you may want to consider ordering hams or turkeys from a local restaurant, grocer or deli.
There are options out there for those willing to drive a few miles into a town and find the mom and pop diner or the small neighborhood restaurant where a turkey sandwich can be ordered instead of a cheeseburger.
While it might be interesting to try lemongrass-stuffed turkey at your favorite Thai restaurant, most people would probably opt for something more in line with what mom used to make.
Local legend has it that Janis Joplin, who lived next door, was once seen nibbling a turkey carcass out of the restaurant's trash bins late one night.
