Happy Thanksgiving!
Although Thanksgiving is rooted in our history as a country and is truly about remembering the things that we all collectively and individually are thankful for, let's set that aside for a moment.
I think that most of us would agree that the contemporary Thanksgiving celebration is about football, family relationships (the good, the bad, and the ugly), and food, glorious food.
On many holidays, as I stand in my kitchen, every counter covered with an assortment of ingredients and cooking equipment, the refrigerator so full it is a struggle to close it, and a list of 10,000 things to do, my thoughts are happy to turn to the best meals that I've ever had- prepared by someone else.
Friends and a celebratory mood always enhance the experience of dining out. I often call it ,Aeufeasting,Aeu. I love to feast. Going out to dinner is perhaps my favorite pastime, but joining friends and/or family for a night of too much wine, exquisite food, and the frivolity one encounters in the best of social occasions, is the ultimate joy.
So, YUM! readers, today I ask you to wax poetic about your favorite meal in a Buffalo restaurant. Was it the food, the company, the service, the ambiance- a combination? What did you have, what time of year was it, which course was best, were the plates and silverware lovely, were the chairs comfortable, was the waiter handsome, was the wine list well comprised, were the bathrooms nice?
You tell me, I'm dying to know.