Thanksgiving started early this year when family arrived from three different states, converging on the East Bay. Since we have lots o' foodies in the group, we made our way from fried chicken sandwiches and scones from BakeSale Betty's to a tour of the Ferry Building and The Slanted Door, to a drop in at Expresso Roma Cafe, Monterey Market and Mangiani's. All for research purposes, of course.

Naturally, all this was prep for the main event(s) tomorrow, when we produce multiple home made pies and head for turkey and yet more food.