Bi-Rite cooks prepare Thanksgiving dinner for 1,600 in Bayview

The San Francisco Standard reported that inside Bi-Rite’s large kitchen in the Bayview neighborhood, 70 cooks are preparing a massive Thanksgiving dinner for 1,600 strangers.

The catering team is baking 4,000 pies and mashing 3,000 pounds of potatoes this week as part of the effort to provide scratch-made meals.

This large-scale preparation highlights the community-oriented work happening in San Francisco to ensure many people can enjoy a Thanksgiving meal.

Meanwhile, KRON4 reported that the average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 has dropped to $78.93 this year, making the holiday meal more affordable for consumers.

Together, these stories reflect both community support efforts and economic trends affecting Thanksgiving in the San Francisco area.