THE FEED: Hosting Tips for Thanksgiving and BATTLE OF THE SIDES 2024!

THE FEED: Hosting Tips for Thanksgiving and BATTLE OF THE SIDES 2024!

Tuesdays on The Feed, we explore Connecticut’s incredible food and drink scene with Alex, CT Food Girly! You can follow her delicious adventures on Instagram at @ctfoodgirly.

Today is extra special because Alex is joining us in studio to share her top tips for hosting Thanksgiving like a pro. Plus, she’s stepping into the spotlight as a guest judge for our annual Battle of the Side. This year, we’re going head to head to see who can whip up the best elevated boxed Thanksgiving side dish, and the challenge is Mac and Cheese! Let the cheesy showdown begin.

WATCH: Star 99.9 SmartMLS Great Fairfield County Food Drive

WATCH: Star 99.9 SmartMLS Great Fairfield County Food Drive

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Star 99.9 Smart MLS Great Fairfield County Food Drive 🦃🥫 The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County,Inc. and Bridgeport Rescue Mission will be able to help feed so many this holiday season thanks to your help! Thank you to our partners Genesis of Ridgefield, East Haven & Ridgefield Building Supply and Palmer’s Market

Tuesday, November 26, 2024: Tropicana’s New Bottle; Unique Thanksgivings; Chef Plum’s Wine Recommendation!

Tuesday, November 26, 2024: Tropicana’s New Bottle; Unique Thanksgivings; Chef Plum’s Wine Recommendation!

Anna and Raven meet with Sue from Butterball Turkey to learn about the best way to cook your turkey! Butterball Turkey has a hotline in case your Thanksgiving turkey is not coming out as you planned!

Tropicana has released a new bottle for its orange juice and fans are not thrilled with the change! Anna brings the OJ bottle into the studio to get Raven’s reaction!

Are you up to date on this week’s biggest news stories? Anna and Raven will get you caught up on the current trends including traveling on the roads, TSA’s guidelines for Thanksgiving foods on a plane, and the pardoned turkeys Peach and Blossom stay in a hotel!

The crew goes around the room to share what makes their family’s Thanksgiving unique, everyone shared a dish, but Producer Julie’s family used food to make… ornament’s?

The Anna and Raven Roadshow is back! Ryan Brechlin from Nest Egg Auction will be appraising items from EM and Paul! Some of these items are worth way more than what you thought!

Chef Plum is back in the studio, this time he has a wine that will pair perfectly with your Thanksgiving meal! Anna and Raven even get to do a taste test on the air!

Keith and Marissa’s college aged daughter is coming home from college for the first time. They typically travel to Marissa’s mother’s house for the weekend. Her daughter doesn’t want to go because she really would like to see her friends. She wants to just stay home and miss seeing her grandmother. He doesn’t think it’s a big deal, plus, she’s an adult now. She can make her own decisions. Marissa disagrees, on the holidays, they visit family. What do you think?

Lauren has a chance to win $2500! All she has to do is answer more pop culture questions than Raven in Can’t Beat Raven!

Chef Plum’s Thanksgiving Wine Recommendation

Chef Plum’s Thanksgiving Wine Recommendation

Chef Plum is back in the studio, this time he has a wine that will pair perfectly with your Thanksgiving meal! Anna and Raven even get to do a taste test on the air!
Photo Credit: Getty Images

Unique Thanksgiving!

Unique Thanksgiving!

The crew goes around the room to share what makes their family’s Thanksgiving unique, everyone shared a dish, but Producer Julie’s family used food to make… ornament’s?
Photo Credit: Getty Images

The Anna and Raven Show: EM and Paul

The Anna and Raven Show: EM and Paul

Chef Plum is back in the studio, this time he has a wine that will pair perfectly with your Thanksgiving meal! Anna and Raven even get to do a taste test on the air!
Photo Credit: EM Schloss

The Feed: Dave Ruden on Thanksgiving Games in CT

The Feed: Dave Ruden on Thanksgiving Games in CT

Mondays on The Feed we chat with Dave Ruden about all things Connecticut High School sports. You can find Dave’s play of the week at therudenreport.com

Today Dave tells us about all the teams playing in the rivalry games this Thanksgiving, and we learn about the advantages and disadvantages a lot of the teams are facing leading up to the games. 

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