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Nov. 25, 2025

What time should you serve Thanksgiving Dinner? 2pm

What time should you serve Thanksgiving Dinner?  2pm
What time should you serve Thanksgiving Dinner?  2pm
5 Good News Stories
What time should you serve Thanksgiving Dinner? 2pm

Johnny Mac shares five uplifting stories, including Martha Stewart's recommended Thanksgiving dinner time of 2:00 PM, Olive Garden closing for Thanksgiving and Christmas to allow employees family time, Reno's law on parking in front of homes, a heartwarming Arizona tradition of an accidental Thanksgiving invitation turning into a decade-long friendship, and the Detroit Lions teaming up with Eminem for an electrifying halftime show. Enjoy these feel-good stories and tips for a happy Thanksgiving.

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0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. Hi there, I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. Now. If you and your family are like, hey, what time should we have Thanksgiving dinner? Well, good news. Martha Stewart went on TikTok and has explained the preferred time for sitting down. According to Martha Stewart, she says two pm. Yeah. She says, people are hungry, they're starting to circle the kitchen. If you have a bunch of guests, you don't want to wait till night time. You can eat and then watch the big game and then have more drinks and fun and eat dessert later. Some people didn't agree one s at Thanksgiving lunch, No thanks four pm at the earliest. Obviously, the correct answer is when the NFL twelve o'clock game starts to be a blowout, you try and eat during the window before the late game.

0:48 That's the move. There. Good news. If you work for Olive Garden, you're most likely off on Thursday. Olive Garden is closing most of its locations on Thanksgiving and Christmas. They say it's to allow team members to spend time with their family and friends. Remember a couple years ago when like the malls tried to have Black Friday start on Thursday at like six pm, and just people revolted against that. I think that's gone away. That was crazy, So good job Olive Garden. Other places that plans to close Chick fil A, Chipotle, and most of the cheesecake factory locations. Now maybe you're wondering, hey can I park in front of somebody's house? Or hey can I get really annoyed someone else parked in front of my house. Well, in Reno, they have sorted this out. Officials tell us.

1:30 While it can be annoying, it's not illegal. See in Reno, parking on any public street is legal unless the areas mark would sign it's recording a permit. That means guests may legally park in front of another person's home as long as you don't block a driveway. In Arizona, a tradition that began with a wrong number is continuing for its tenth year. Back in twenty fifteen, Wanda accidentally texted somebody she thought it was her grandson's phone number, inviting him to dinner. It wasn't her grandson. It was actually Jamal, who responded to clarify the mix up, but Jamal asked, can I still come? Wanta said sure, and Jamal showed up. The two have celebrated Thanksgiving together every year since twenty sixteen. They have been friends through major life changes, including the passing of Wanda's husband and her cancer diagnosis in twenty twenty.

2:15 This year, they're partnering with Green Giants, you know, the can food people. She said, their annual gathering reminds people how awesome Thanksgiving can be. This is all about good food and family and loved ones and getting together with conversation. We actually get to inspire people, and that's all I want. Inspire people to do better or to step out in your comfort zone and try something new. Now, Martha Stewart knows a lot more about this stuff than Johnny Mack does. But that two o'clock dinner might be a problem. If you're a fan of em and m The Detroit Lions have teamed up with Marshall Mathers. You may know him as Eminem. The Lions and Eminem have teamed up to consult on talent selection and production for the halftime show the Lions always play on Thanksgiving since nineteen thirty four, or recent halftime shows have included Big shn, Jack Harlowe, and Chabboozy. Chauboozi was really good. I think that was last year. So I'm sure halftime on Thursday will be something awesome, unless you follow the Martha Stewart plan, in which case you'd be like, oh, I want to go watch halftime, and like Grandma will get mad at you know, it'll just be ugly. Don't listen to Martha Stewart, listen to Johnny Mack when the Lions games will blowout. Then eat those your five good news stories. Have a good day.