From High End Dining To Fast Food Drive Thrus, Restaurants Are Touting Family Meals

Galatoire’s in New Orleans is among the restaurants offering family meals during stay home orders. … [+]

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We didn’t feel like cooking this Easter. With Michigan under a stay home order, and grocery stores running low on some items, there was no certainty that I could find everything we always serve at our sumptuous family brunch.

So, after I saw a promotion from Knight’s Kitchen on Facebook, I decided to order an Easter dinner.

Knight’s Kitchen is an off shoot of the popular Knight’s Steakhouse restaurants in Ann Arbor that are often packed with townies and parents of University of Michigan students.

The meal was a steal. For $18, we got baked ham, scalloped potatoes, and glazed carrots. The food went in the oven about 45 minutes before dinner, and it plated up beautifully. I also added two pieces of Key Lime Pie for dessert.

A lot of Ann Arborites made the same decision, because Knight’s Easter dinner sold out quickly. And, there was so much left over that we were able to stretch it over two more days.

Now, restaurants all over the country, from those run by famous chefs to fast food outlets, are promoting similar family meals in an…