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[quote=Anonymous]NP. Here’s why I would never plate a holiday meal like Thanksgiving or Christmas, and I’m a frequent host. (Friends ask me to host rehearsal dinners, etc.)

Thanksgiving in particular is a meal that is tied to memories and is looked forward to…it is special, for many people. It’s a once-yearly treat, for many people.

So people should get absolutely everything they want, and nothing they don’t (which would take up valuable stomach real estate) on that day.

I have a cousin who hates turkey and basically piles his plate with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, creamed corn…and like two peas or something else that is technically green. He grins like a kid getting away with a major heist, and he’s in his 30s. He’s always been this way—no turkey, all sides, mostly carbs, that’s his deal on Thanksgiving.

I have other relatives who are diabetic or just watching their weight, but who are very self-conscious about it, and want to control their plate so that they can indulge in what is “worth it” or allowable to them, and avoid things that aren’t worth the calories. It’s very personal to them.

And finally, nobody wants to let his or her host down. When your host lays out a spread, and simply says, “Enjoy,” you are free to do just that. If you’re at a smaller, plated dinner, your host will definitely notice if you don’t eat this or that, and even if they don’t comment on it, you feel compelled to eat things that you don’t want to, if it’s plated.

I’ve hosted at least 30 holiday meals and probably 20 large meals at the request of friends and family. I’ve served everything from salmon en croute for six to the full Thanksgiving spread for 30+ guests. And I would never in a million years plate a large holiday meal. It’s too personal![/quote]

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