Annual Post Arguing That Thanksgiving Does Not Require Bland Food

Ron Rosenbaum provides some new content:

White meat turkey has no taste. Its slabs of dry, fibrous material are more like cardboard conveyances, useful only for transporting flavorsome food like stuffing and gravy from plate to mouth. It’s less a foodstuff than a turkey app, simulated meat, a hyperlink to real food.

But since I do indeed respect Thanksgiving traditions, I will also link to Calvin Trillin. Here: a simplified version of Thomas Keller’s beef bourguignon.