The star lot of Christie's upcoming Fine and Rare Wines sale is 100 years old and comes with a private dinner by one of the America's top chefs.

A collector's case of six 750ml bottles of the legendary Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage 1911 will hit the auction block Saturday.  The lot is estimated to fetch $30,000 to $50,000 and all proceeds will go to The Lunchbox Fund, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of impoverished and at-risk students in South African township high schools.

Chicago is now home to 21 Michelin starred establishments.

The famed dining guide for the Windy City goes on sale today and in it are 432 highlighted restaurants representing 45 types of cuisine-- and a handful of this year's picks are causing some controversy.

We hope you enjoyed our Thanksgiving amuse bouche!  Our trial launch went well and we are now hard at work behind the scenes.

Over the next couple of weeks we will be launching DineandCook.com, DamnFineEating.com and GoingGranola.com.  Each has its own unique flavor for the food and drink enthusiast.

Here's a helpful primer for each brand:

Dine & Cook: Food and drink's online alternative newspaper-- all things food journalism.

Damn Fine Eating: Food and drink's online tabloid-- Food journalism's "greasy spoon."

Going Granola: A lifestyle blog on living holistically and naturally-- comes from the slang phrase "living granola."

We can't wait to bring you these exciting new websites, in the meantime we thank you for your patience and encourage you to browse Dine & Cook's archives to get a better idea on what we are all about!

We're getting a head start on this year's Thanksgiving, dedicating the next day and a half to the big day.  Grab your beverage of choice and pull up a seat to our virtual table.  From our family to yours, have a wonderful, food-tastic Thanksgiving!