Table of contents: Food adds spice to creative centerpieces

The food may be the crowning glory of any Thanksgiving table, but an imaginative centerpiece on the holiday table can whet the appetite and make a meal memorable. “A centerpiece can also be an icebreaker for those around the table,” ...

• Canned pumpkin in short supply
  The holidays may not be so sweet this year.
• McDonald’s goes upscale in NYC
  Danish Modern furniture. Flat-screen TVs. Free Wi-Fi. You want fries with that?
• Leggo my Eggo! Waffles in short supply
  Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production at two of the four plants that make them.
• What do I do with... Sweet potatoes
  Underneath all that Thanksgiving jazz is a nutritional powerhouse that is comfortable being enjoyed a myriad of ways. Yes, it's sweet potato season.

• Green on the vine
• Try a new take on Thanksgiving dinner
• Movie, speakers address food issues
• Transcendent deli: Filmmaker examines mystique behind family’s famed eatery
• Weight Watchers members donate food as they lose weight
• Game birds require special handling
• Food magazines seek niche
• Recipe for change: Film battles policies of industrial food giants
• Free State chef serves lesson on nutrition