Both have their good points but I think the second would be easier to send to the digital darkroom to doctor up a bit. I would do some blurring to the food and stuff on the right along with the background. The you will have a better DOF. I would then go and play with hightlight midtone levels some and see if you can give it a bit more oompphh. Maybe up one level on the focus, too. These are just my opinions though and you maybe out for a more softer look. Otherwise I think I think you have a great idea here :)