This week officially

starts the season of eating until you bust. For the next weeks, we'll

all be inundated with enough holiday goodies to make us start looking

for those Atkins Diet books starting in January.

But until then,

we need to enjoy the camaraderie the holidays bring us, especially in

these troubled times.

Now is traditionally

the time to give thanks and reflect on the past year. Without further

ado, here are some of the things that Foodie is happy about this year:

·Restaurants

like the City Cafe, the Village Cafe and Valentino's . These restaurants

show that Fayette Countians are willing to support genuine, independent

restaurants in the vast expanse of chain restaurant dining.

·Weekend

brunches at Shadows, Original Pancake House and Waffle House. The

first two offer a upscale start to your weekend, but sometimes you just

have to have 'em scattered, smothered and covered.

·The increase

of ethnic dining choices in the county. Thailand of Smiles and Grand

Buffe t in Fayetteville offer choices that were only a distant dream

a few years ago.

·Good

bread and coffee on a dreary morning. For years, residents moaned over

the lack of good, crusty European bread in the area. Now, Atlanta Bread

Company, Starbucks and City Cafe offer a taste of the continent to

the Southside.

And finally,

I'm most thankful that we live in a country where we have the opportunities

to make choices in what we eat, who we worship and how we live. The last

two months have shown us that many people don't know what it's like to

experience freedom. Let's hope the day is not too far off when everybody

can make the same choices.

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