America's greatest culinary gift to the world (there are not many), and our best holiday: what other day is devoted simply to eating? Vastly better than Christmas because it's so simple. If I ever left the country, it would be what I missed most, with the exception of my family and friends. No other country cooks the same combination of foods, and in fact it would be very hard to get a whole turkey, stuffing, or even canned pumpkins and cranberries outside the U.S. As the weather gets colder, I've spent a lot of time thinking about that meal.
