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The Table Issue • November

Take a Seat
at Our Table

We do Thanksgiving like none other. This November we're pulling up a chair and passing the plate — the dressing that has the slightest kick, the mac and cheese that starts a friendly family debate, and the table that somehow makes room for everyone who shows up.

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Editor's Note

A Thanksgiving plate piled with cornbread dressing, candied yams, collard greens, and slices of cranberry sauce on a black plate

Pull Up a Seat, It's Our Time

If you thought we had a special way of grilling over the summer, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Because Thanksgiving is OUR time.

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The Table Issue•November

The Table Issue

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Home & Style

The Thanksgiving Table

Wooden TV trays? Formal dining room? Crystal, china or paper plates? How do you set your table?

Every family has its own way of gathering. Some of us pull out the good china and the lace tablecloth. Some of us fix a plate from the stove and find a spot on the couch. Here's a look at the Thanksgiving table in all its forms, and why the way we set it says so much about who we are.

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Where home meets heritage. Stories, traditions, and inspiration from the Black holiday table.

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The Real Star of Thanksgiving

People think turkey is the star of Thanksgiving dinner, but they would be wrong. It’s mac and cheese.

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What You Know About This?

From the first bite to the last to-go plate -- a few things that make our table our table.

Appetizers

Set the Tone with Appetizers

Before the plates come out, the grazing board does the talking. A wheel of cheese, good salami, crackers, nuts, and something sweet -- it keeps folks happy while the kitchen finishes and sets the whole mood for the day.

Decor

The All-Mighty Centerpiece

The heart of the table. Whether it's real flowers or silk, candles and gourds or Grandma's good crystal, the centerpiece is where the whole spread comes together -- proof that you thought about more than just the food.

The After-Party

After Dinner -- The Leftovers

The plates are cleared, but the feast isn't over. Foil comes out, Cool Whip tubs get filled, and somebody's building a turkey-and-dressing sandwich at midnight. Everybody knows it tastes better the next day.

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The Table That Came With Her

Some furniture is just furniture. This one is a whole life, kept close. Mrs. Delores H. of New Jersey tells the story of the little side table beside her — the one she and her mother picked out more than 50 years ago, when she was a brand-new bride. It stood in the home she built with her late husband, holding the very same lamp it holds today, and when she moved into an adult community, she made sure it came right along with her. Some things you don't leave behind.

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