Thanksgiving Food and Drink

It's that time of year again. All the food and dining sections are preparing us for Thanksgiving. I hope you like stuffing... and which wine should it be? Beaujolais Village or Zinfandel?

If I had my way this Thanksgiving, I'd hang out at 1 Dominick Cafe and snack on savory dishes like Il Melti. I could delight in cheeses like Dancing Ewe Farms Cacciotta, and sliced meats on the Affetati plate like the imported soppresata. These are all wine friendly foods. Wine? I'd choose a semi dry, sparkling red like Sangue di Guida from Manhattan's own Rosenthal Imports. I'd like to enjoy something fun and festive. Leave the cooking and overeating to someone else's relatives!

Chew On This.

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First there's the juicy sweetness of watermelon. Then there's the ricotta- supple, milky and mild. Cherry tomato gives the salad a subtle tang that seems to pull everything all together. Just when you think you've tasted everything there is to taste you sink into the cool comfort of mint.

Soak it all in. The show is about to begin.