How 70 cooks make Thanksgiving dinner for 1,600 strangers

Off Menu Food & Drink How 70 cooks make Thanksgiving dinner for 1,600 strangers Bi-Rite’s catering department will bake 4,000 pies and mash 3,000 pounds of potatoes this week. AI could never. Bi-Rite Market serves customers samples of the Thanksgiving dinner they’ll be cranking out of their massive commissary kitchen. By Sara Deseran Photography by Chris Behroozian For subscribers Published Nov. 11, 2026 at 6 a.m. Share Share Copy link to this article Email (opens in new tab) Twitter (opens in new tab) Bluesky (opens in new tab) Facebook (opens in new tab) LinkedIn (opens in new tab) Telegram (opens in new tab) WhatsApp (opens in new tab) Reddit (opens in new tab) Close share menu There are 0 comments on this story For subscribers Published Nov. 11, 2026 at 6 a.m. Subscription required to continue reading. A dialog has opened. Already a subscriber? Sign in now This article is exclusively for subscribers Get unlimited access to the stories defining San Francisco, including this one — plus exclusive subscriber perks. Annual BEST VALUE $90 billed yearly Start annual Unlimited access to all articles iOS app Commenting on articles Limited-edition tote bag First month free at FITNESS SF Priority access to Standard events Cancel anytime Monthly $9 billed monthly Start monthly Unlimited access to all articles iOS app Commenting on articles Cancel anytime Learn more