As I work on a Lesson Plan for Third Graders, “The Best Meal I Ever Had,” thoughts run through my head.  What was my favorite meal?   The foie gras at the Hotel Crillon our first night in Paris?  My birthday lunch with Bette Midler?  Or was it one of those Sunday feasts from the deli in the years before my father left us, when we were still a family?

In a Kids Talk Story class, we get the kids to write about their favorite meal ever.  They write about the food.  Then, we ask them who was there.  Who made the food?  Was it Mom?  Dad?  Did you make it yourself?    Whatever the dish, the best meals are the ones we share with the people we love, the ones that mark those important moments in life. 

What was your favorite meal?  I really want to know.