Lidia's Family Table with Lidia Bastianich and Everyday Italian with Giada De Laurentiis. (Food Channel) Get a few buddies together and take some time planning a course or two each for dinner. When the day comes, devote several hours just to mealtime, treating your guests to a series of small plates, one after the other (beer or wine pairings are a nice touch). By dessert it will be hard to tell who is having more fun: those at the table or those in the kitchen. One good turnover deserves another.
