The Third Annual Turkey Leg Ball: XMAS from Texas

Food bloggers Chris Stang and Andrew Steinthal (Immaculate Infatuation) bring their post-Thanksgiving bash back for a third year, jump-starting the holiday party season. This time, husband-and-wife team Ned and Jodi Elliott, of Austin's beloved Foreign & Domestic, cook up a New American menu highlighting the jumbo fowl legs. Dig into dishes like beef-heart tartare, jalapeño corn bread and Texas sheet cake with maple pecans. In addition to the visiting toques' bill of fare, sample raw-bar plates, Sullivan Street Bakery breads and Madelaine chocolate. Drinkers can kick back in the Macallan lounge and sip single-malt Scotch at the open bar. Part of the fete's proceeds support City Harvest, to help with Sandy relief efforts.