The Frugal Yankee talks w/GrubHub.com's Matt Moloney on how new website/phone app is changing restaurant take-out plus a look at the Recession Generation. How will they be changed by the state of the economy.

Some New Year's Resolutions involve running, maybe even the Boston Marathon. Carl Faust from Newton Wellesley Hospital puts it into perspective with a prescription for success.

Plastic Surgeon Dr. Bill LoVerme from Newton Wellesley Hosp. explores new trends for women & men plus why the Golden Globes are like The Emperor's New Clothes.

The Frugal Yankee looks at emerging trends and how we can best take advantage of them. 2010 will be challenging for families & business, but understanding what lies ahead can help.

PBS's American Masters is showing a documentary on Louisa May Alcott. We talked with its director Nancy Porter about the subject, the techniques used and why Louisa was decades ahead of her time.

Boston's best Santa shares some great tips for parents to help them make the experience an enjoyable and lasting memory.

Here are a few more tips on SEEING SANTA:

Remember, the Santa and child photo is not the most important thing. Success is if the child enjoys meeting Santa and forms a lifelong memory. If you get a great picture, that's a bonus.

Santa is unusual. He doesn't look like a child's parents or most other adults. This newness can be scary, even for a sociable child. Enthusiastic or not, any child may react differently when the face-to-face visit with the Big Man happens, but here are a few tips from the experts.

1. DON'T OVERSELL
Keep expectations low key. Any child can feel overwhelmed when a big guy starts booming "HO, HO, HO!" A calm conversation just before meeting him will help. Perhaps a question like "What will you ask Santa for?"

2. LET SANTA DO HIS JOB

The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a traditional part of Italy's Christmas. Boston chef Gianni Caruso shows how to take this time of year's Italian dishes out of the restaurant & into your home.

Check out Gianni's great recipes on the BRICCO web site. The recipe link is right under the pictures.

Oh, and if you decide to make, be sure to invite us over.

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The Frugal Yankees question whether Black Friday is worth it & look behind a Canadian movement called Buy Nothing Day. Full of tips, ideas and web sites.

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Cheap has gotten a bad name, bathroom reading gets better & the Feds finally reign in greedy banks - it's all on this issue of THE FRUGAL YANKEE with hosts Garen Daly & Louise Reilly Sacco.

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader is full of trivia, stories & history. It is the essential book while sitting on the throne. The Frugal Yankee talks with its founder and bad pun collector.