Gourmand getaways: America’s best hotels for food lovers
Blackberry Farm; Ace Hotels; The Willows Inn
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True food lovers don’t just eat while traveling; they travel to eat, said BonAppetit.com. So when we looked to rank the best hotels in America, we considered only places “where the meals are more indulgent than the beds.”
Blackberry Farm Walland, Tenn. “There might be more elegant resorts in the U.S., but there are none so satisfying, so relaxing, and so utterly delicious” as this refuge in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Joseph Lenn’s “mesmerizing take on Southern” classics extends from the pimiento cheese set out for your arrival to the artfully boxed cold fried chicken—“some of the best you’ve tasted”—available for your flight home. 1471 W. Millers Cove Rd., (865) 984-8166
Ace Hotels New York; Seattle; Portland, Ore.; and Palm Springs, Calif. With four locations and counting, this “burgeoning chainlet taps into all that is right in America’s food galaxy.” Drop in on one of their signature lobby lounges and you’ll see they’ve aced everything from morning espressos to midnight cocktails—often by bringing in big names in the local culinary scene, like chef April Bloomfield for the New York site. acehotel.com
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The Willows Inn Lummi Island, Wash. Don’t expect five-star accommodations at this simple inn on an island a few hours from Seattle. But chef Blaine Wetzel draws from a stint working at Noma in Copenhagen to craft an “electrifying cuisine from the surrounding forest, sea, and farms.” 2579 W. Shore Dr., (360) 758-2620
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