Mediterranean Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is generally a very big event for Jana and I. For the past four years, we woke up early and prepared a turkey (actually prepared in a brine bath the night before) and fixins for family and friends. When we were asked by a friend what was in store this year for Thanksgiving, we were shocked to realize that so much time had past since we first arrived in Israel and turkey day was only a week away.

Even though we've been here for a bit, we haven't quite nailed down grocery shopping. Rather than scramble to find all the necessary ingredients in time, we decided to do a Mediterranean Thanksgiving lunch. So Jana, Atom, my boss, his son, and I headed to Manta Ray. We had a great time, eating great seafood right along the beach with views of the Mediterranean and Old Jaffa complimented by stories. Here's a photo of the food:

Atom was a perfect little kid for the full two hours. He liked the mackerel ceviche.

Funny note: I told my boss, "This is like the original Thanksgiving. Us, the pilgrams, giving thanks to you, the indians, for helping us get settled in this new land. "