Hails... I raise my drink in toast (although since I'm not consuming any alcohol for the forseeable future, you shall have to settle for it being iced tea)
It's actually rare I drink alcohol with food. A good wine or beer can go nicely with various foods, but I tend to get more out of food when the drink is something very light.
Eh, I tend to be an ale guy, so I like bold foods with my bold ales My everyday beer is Newcastle, so you see the stuff I like. But if its the drunken drinking you're stopping, hey, more power to you.
Pretty much all of it, but i've been steadily feeling less inclined to drink to drunk or even buzzed. can't say why. just has no appeal for me. but I do like the taste of ales and stouts, those were always my favorite brews.