The New York Times has published the "100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do." Clearly this is a contentious relationship. Now it's time to turn the tables.

Marshall Efron, best known for the PBS show "The Great American Dream Machine" and children's books like "Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try" loves food.

You'll need something quenching to wash down overcooked turkey, something with a hint of sweetness so it won't taste bitter with the side dishes, something tart enough to cut their sweetness, and something friendly that everybody will love.

Americans riff on the prescribed Thanksgiving menu and have created their own traditions. So we developed our first annual survey, inside, to track how we celebrate the great American Food Holiday.

LBJ's first state dinner was a barbecue in Texas for West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. No politician ever used the conviviality and informality of eating outdoors better than the 36th president.