Harvest, the latest culinary endeavor from MaRKeT Restaurant Group — Zona 78 and the Grill at Hacienda del Sol — is set to open Nov. 24 at the southwest corner of Lambert Lane and La Cañada Drive in Oro Valley.

The MaRKeT Restaurant Group is made up of Rick Fink and Tom Furth, who founded the Grill at Hacienda del Sol, their sons Matt Furth and Kevin Fink and chef Ramiro Scavo.

Harvest’s menu will focus on featuring locally and regionally sourced ingredients such as grass-fed beef from Oracle, organic vegetables from Willcox, and pecans and walnuts from Bowie. Ingredients will be featured at their peak times and only served when season.

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Prices range from $8 to $12 for appetizers and salads, and $15-29 for entrées. Harvest will have a full bar opening at 3 p.m. each weekday. Dinner will be served starting at 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 p.m. on Fridays. Lunch is served on weekends when the restaurant will be open starting 11:30 a.m. and until 10 p.m. on Saturdays and 9 p.m. on Sundays.

• Harvest, 10355 N. La Cañada Drive — (520) 731-1100.

‘Aperitif hour’ at Ghini’s

A little more French joie de vivre has come to Ghini’s French Caffe with the introduction of a “aperitif hour” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.

In addition to weekly dinner specials that include mussels, escargot and other traditional French items, there are a variety of wine flights and specialty cocktails. Bottles of wine are priced at $5 off  during the aperitif hour.

• Ghini’s French Caffe, 1803 E. Prince Road on the northwest corner of Campbell Ave.  — http://www.ghiniscafe.com/ — (520) 326-9095.

Gift card sale at Pastiche

Today (Nov. 17) through Wednesday, Pastiche Modern Eatery is offering a bonus $15 gift card for each $50 gift card purchased. The gift cards can be used in the restaurant or Pastiche’s wine, cheese and gift shop.

• Pastiche Modern Eatery, 3025 N. Campbell Ave. — http://pasticheme.com — (520) 325-3333.

Thanksgiving options

For as much as we all may look forward to getting together with family and friends for Thanksgiving, the idea of wrestling to prepare the bird might be something better left to someone else. If that’s you, then consider some of these dining out options from restaurants that will be open for Thanksgiving.

• Acacia at St. Philip’s, 4340 N. Campbell Ave. in St. Philip’s Plaza — www.acaciatucson.com — (520) 232-0101. From 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. will be serving a four-course dinner from for a menu with entrées or roasted turkey, standing rib roast, salmon filet or grilled American lamb. Cost is $48 per person, $24 for children 5-12.

• Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm St. — www.arizonainn.com — (520) 325-1541. A four-course dinner will be served 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. in the Main Dining Room and Catlin Room and a buffet will be offered 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. in the Tucson Room. Cost is $65 per person, $30 for children.

• Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way — www.dtreidpark.com — (520) 323-5220. Will serve a brunch buffet in the Cactus Rose. Cost is $39.95 for adults, including champagne. Children under 12 are $15.95.

• Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, 10000 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley — www.hiltonelconquistador.com — (520) 544-1708. Has brunch 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Cost is $48 per person, $17 for children 6 to 12. A buffet will be served from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Sundance Cafe. Cost is $21, $12 for children.

• Lavender Restaurant, 77 E. Paseo de Golf, at the Country Club of Green Valley — http://lavenderrestaurant.com/ — (520) 648-0205. Chef Frédéric Lange will prepare three-course dinner options with entrée choices of roast turkey, grilled rib eye steak or poached Dover sole filet. Cost is $38 per person.

• Lodge on the Desert, 306 N. Alvernon Way — www.lodgeonthedesert.com/ — (520) 325-3366. Will be serving 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. from a four-course menu that includes roast turkey, prime rib, sautéed Chilean sea bass or pan-seared chicken breast. Cost is $38 for adults, $22 for children under 12, free for children under 4.

• Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Drive — www.loewshotels.com/en/Hotels/Tucson-Resort/Dining/Overview.aspx. — (520) 615-5496 Canyon Café, (520) 615-5494 Flying V Bar & Grill and (520) 615-5494 Ventana Room. The Canyon Café is offering a buffet 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.. Cost is $52 for adults, $26 for children 12 and younger. The Flying V will serve from both a regular and special menu. And the Ventana Room has a special four-course menu priced at $100 per person.

• Pastiche Modern Eatery, 3025 N. Campbell Ave. — http://pasticheme.com/ — (520) 325-3333. Will be open noon - 8 p.m. with a special menu of items “some classic, some not so classic.”

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