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- Mark Bittman's advice for Thanksgiving: "Just chill."
- Since 1999, residents of Jamestown, R.I., have held a Thanksgiving leftovers potluck deemed the "Save the Best for Last" dinner the Saturday after Turkey Day.
- Taking a clue from the Butterball Turkey talk-line, Sam Sifton will be answering reader questions until 3 p.m. Thursday.
- How to carve that bird. No hacking allowed.
- Urban food lovers learn how to hunt, butcher and cook their own meat to reduce the food miles between producer and consumer.
- President Obama hosted the first state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India, with a vegetarian menu prepared by Chef Marcus Samuelsson.











