HOW MANY TIMES have you cooked and eaten at home during the last 20 months? For many Americans, the number is…a lot. So, for this Thanksgiving, might we suggest an indulgent alternative to making your own meal: Change your scenery and let someone else slave over the stove. With a few precautions, you can skip the awkward family Zoom and instead overdo it on tryptophan together by the shore of the Atlantic, in the hills of Texas, surrounded by wineries in Oregon, or in an architectural marvel in the center of Chicago. A chef will be doing the shopping, cooking and cleaning. To them we give thanks.
A Fine-Wine Fete
Surrounded by hundreds of wineries and situated on 35 acres, the Allison Inn & Spa in Oregon’s Willamette Valley presents a fine starting point for an oenophile’s adventure. The region’s annual cellar-stocking event—when dozens of wineries open their doors and their special vintages to the public—kicks off Thanksgiving weekend, giving you another reason not to cook this year. Slough off holiday anxiety with some pinotherapy at the spa, then hasten to Jory, the restaurant where the Thanksgiving meal will be partially sourced from the resort’s 1.5-acre garden. Rooms from $495, Thanksgiving dinner for $75
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