"Eggnog is one of those much maligned holiday traditions, taking it’s place right alongside jewel speckled fruitcakes and mincemeat pie. Being a lover of eggs, sugar and cream, I never quite got why people hate it so much, but it’s popularity seems to have waned even further in recent years due to food safety concerns as well as the heart-attack inducing amount of cholesterol in one glass of this creamy eggy concoction. Given my recent trip home and another planned for Christmas, I decided to stay in Manhattan for Thanksgiving this year. Thoughts of wandering out to the Thanksgiving Parade did cross my mind but I quickly dismissed them given the lunatic crowds that were sure to be lining the streets of 6th Ave." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet