As each time zone in the world welcomed the new millennium, twelve
people in a little flat in San Francisco celebrated with a unique
dining experience.
The New Year’s Eve feast began at 4pm Pacific Time with long-life
noodles and caviar tarts, as Sonja, her husband Dave and their guests
joined a few billion people who were still partying in Asia and Russia.
Then, every hour on the hour, wherever it was midnight, they served
assorted bite-sized cuisine indigenous to countries where the 21st
century had just begun.
Latkes, also known as potato pancakes, are a traditional treat to eat at least once during the eight days of Hanukkah. The reason you eat latkes for Hanukkah is because they are fried in oil. Why oil? Hanukkah celebrates the re-dedication of the second temple after a battle and along with the victory came the miracle in which mere drops of oil in an oil lamp lasted eight days. The "miracle" is much like a story about a fat man coming down a chimney with presents...
Goose is so easy to make, I don't know why more people don't make it especially at Christmas, when it makes you feel so totally gentile. But, here's one caveat: a huge goose feeds a surprisingly small number of people. 
As most people imbibe one, okay two margaritas in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, I hope they take a moment to give thanks to 