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A Star Chef’s Italian Christmas

20 Holiday Parties The fun ideas here should inspire some of the season’s most unforgettable get–togethers.

40 Stellar Holiday Gifts Starting at $6.50 All tasted, tested & hand-selected by our pickiest editors.

A Guide to Buying Well-Aged Wine Only a few wines benefit from aging, but some of them are relatively affordable and sold ready to drink. Peter Hellman offers a guide to what to buy, and where.

A Star Chef’s Italian Christmas New York chef Fabio Trabocchi grew up humbly in Italy, yet he and his family always ate extremely well at Christmas. Today he makes many of the same marvelous holiday dishes, including a succulent pork rib roast and a creamy lasagna.

Christmas Cookies from Baking’s Biggest Talents Inventing a truly great cookie requires a kind of genius. The men and women on the following pages all have that mega-talent, and each has a terrific new cookbook as well. They share some of their best Christmas cookies with Food & Wine.

Christmas Cookies from Baking’s Biggest Talents: Cindy Mushet Inventing a truly great cookie requires a kind of genius. Baking talent Cindy Mushet shares some of her best Christmas cookies with Food & Wine.

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Editor’s Letter

F&W’s Top 10 Tips for Dining Out on the Cheap There are plenty of clever ways to lower the check at the country’s best restaurants. Here are F&W’s 10 top tips for dining out on the cheap.

Five Great Boutique Champagnes for the Holidays Food & Wine’s Ray Isle Shares Five Great but Lesser-Known Bottlings

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Mother-Daughter Kitchen Confidential Writer Aleksandra Crapanzano’s mother dominated the kitchen—until the night 11-year-old Aleksandra promoted herself to chef and changed their relationship forever.

Recipe of the Day: November 2008 These delicious dishes for everyday cooking are fast, easy and automatic staff favorites.

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