Brendann had spent the whole day before cooking, but not at his restaurant. He knew that Anne would have plenty of food, but he also knew that he loved cooking, especially Thanksgiving food. Fall harvest had a lot of foods he liked, squashes and things. He'd made some vegan stuffing (just in case), some carrot vichy, butternut squash with brown butter, and two pies - pecan and pumpkin/butternut squash cheesecake with crème fraîche.
He'd put all the food on the buffet table before going back to Maison's to get his boyfriend.