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the tasting menu at WD-50 blew my mind away. it opened a whole new world of textures and flavor combinations for me. i will agree not everything worked, but the ones they did pull off were spectacular. yes, a lot of it will end up being a stupid fab/trend, but i am excited about the new ground that is being explored here.

I think if you doubled everything but the turkey you might be credibly representing the cost. But as is: 1 lb. of green beans for 10 people? What is a relish tray of carrots and celery, and how does it cost only 82 cents while simultaneously feeding 10?

Maybe they are getting this total by serving Swanson's Frozen Turkey TV dinners to the guests.

I just went to a pre-Thanksgiving dinner and brought along a salad with homemade salad dressing. I spent about $25 on all the ingredients! Admittedly, I didn't use all of the oil, vinegar, etc., but I can't imagine serving 10 people for such a small amount of money.

What kind of turkey do you get for $1.19/lb?

Thank you Wally East. Even though it appears that it won't take.

My turkey works out to be around 30 bucks alone.
Except, for our big day 2 years ago. My best friend and I always do Thanksgiving together and split work. I ordered a bone-in turkey breast from Whole Foods and he went to pick it up. I didn't ask the price, and when he went to pick it up it was 110 dollars. I wouldn't have bought it but he did, bless his heart. My grandma said everytime someone'd take a bite, she'd think "There goes 5 dollars". I'm thinking my dinner for 10 will be closer to $300.

Never had leftover pizza... It is usually all gone before the night is done.

I would have to refrigerate it my self if I did have left overs.

Well I'm happy to see that I'm not the only person that likes to leave leftover pizza out. I usually leave the pizza out until bedtime and then put it away before going to sleep. I mostly do that because my mom was one of the people that think if something is left out for more than an hour then it is bad so I start thinking about that at bed time. I really do like pizza a lot better at room temperature though than cold, so I will probably leave it out overnight now after seeing so many "success" stories :P

@ PerkyMac - I hope you mean that you wrap and put away once everything's cooled properly and you're done eating. Condensation that forms from sealing off warm/hot food and putting it in the fridge actually increases bacteria production (since bacteria love moist places)... food safety dictates that foods to be placed in the fridge should be cooled completely before being put away.

What kind of person still has pizza leftover the 2nd day? :)

We quit ordering "fast food pizza" as I call it. We buy from the realyl good local pizza shops, and it is rare the pizza lasts more than an hour, let alone overnight.

On those rare occasions a slice or two is left over, I stack and wrap in aluminium foil. Then place the slices in the fridge. That way all I have to do the next day, is preheat the oven, unfold the foil, unstack the slices, and warm them up.

I don't like cold pizza, and the microwave ruins most everything.

seriously? two days? i'd never let pizza last that long. if it can't be finished in one sitting, it either was pretty terrible pizza to begin with and therefore not worth holding on to, or in rare occasions will be reheated as early as possible the next day and consumed in its entirety. honestly, i cannot remember the last time i had leftover pizza.