The notion of a "big family dinner" is often something that gets left behind when you move to New York. Most likely, you don't live with more than one or two roommates - so "family dinner around the dining room table" (if you even have a dining room - or a table!) is more like "bowls of pasta on the couch in front of the TV". And if you are living with more than one or two people, good luck getting all of your schedules to magically free up around 7pm so that you can gather together in that forgotten sense of camaraderie.
But when you do have the chance to sit around a table (even if every single one of the chairs are mis-matched), and join hands with a dozen or so other friends to give thanks for what you're about to receive, and enjoy the various and delicious dishes that everyone brought... it's truly a gift and a delight.
Not to mention the chocolate cake and coffee ice cream you have for dessert.
And, of course, the lingering around - long after all the plates are cleared - with your hot cup of tea and relishing in the stimulating conversation.
Mmmm. That's a "big family dinner" for sure.
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