Thanksgiving Part II

Bill writes: A few people have written asking how our Thanksgiving dinner at the restaurant turned out. Very well, thanks. Although the woman with whom I made the dinner reservations repeatedly said that they would absolutely, positively have mashed potatoes with the turkey (as it was a requirement for me), you guessed it--when our dinner arrived, no mash.

However, the dessert more than made up for it. I had the best pumpkin pie ever, and Aline had a slice of the world's pecaniest pecan pie. It was all pecans, all the way down to about 1/4-inch from the bottom crust, where there was a narrow layer of filling. However, eating it turned into a culinary Project Mohole. Here is the photographic evidence.