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French Lick Resort in West Baden Springs, Ind., plans a variety of Thanksgiving feasts. There'll be a traditional Thanksgiving Day buffet at the Grand Colonnade Family Restaurant, a festive dinner under the hotel's landmark domed atrium, and turkey pizza all weekend at the resort's Pluto’s Pizzeria.
The Grand Colonnade buffet will feature ore than 40 items including oven roasted turkey with cranberry relish or giblet gravy, clove studded honey glazed ham, carved smoked sirloin, airline chicken, baked cod with caper lemon butter sauce, smoked sausage with grilled peppers, sweet glazed pork ribs, a wide variety of salads, butternut squash soup du jour, creamy corn pudding, candied yams, whipped Yukon gold potatoes and giblet gravy, green bean casserole, cooked collard greens with applewood smoked bacon, plus other fresh vegetables and fruits as well as freshly baked breads and desserts.
The buffet will be available from 11am to 9pm on Thursday, November 24. Prices are $25 for adults 13 and over, $12.50 for children ages 5 through 12, and free for children 4 and under. Reservations recommended.
Families interested in a more intimate setting can visit the West Baden Springs Hotel where Thanksgiving dinner is served under the atrium along with classical harp music. There'll be starters including a raw bar, a variety of salads, acorn squash soup with maple syrup cream, deviled eggs, marinated grilled vegetables and a cheese board with fall fruit compotes. Holiday selections include carved prime rib of beef with au jus and yorkshire pudding, carved smithfield ham with roasted late pepper-pineapple chutney, sliced tom turkey with cornbread dressing and giblet gravy, pecan crusted duck leg confit with apricot wild rice and braised mustard greens and crab stuffed trout with stone ground grits. Entrees are paired with traditional sides such as whipped Yukon gold potatoes, candied yams, green bean casserole and more. An assortment of traditional holiday desserts is also available.
Dinner will be served from 3pm to 8pm on Thursday, November 24. Prices are $55 for adults 13 and over, $15 for children ages 5 through 12, and free for children 4 and under. Reservations required.
Special Thanksgiving Day hotel packages are available. Room rates start at $195 at French Lick Springs Hotel and include an overnight stay, Thanksgiving dinner for two in the Grand Colonnade Family Restaurant and a special welcome gift. Room rates begin at $286 at West Baden Springs Hotel and include overnight accommodations and Thanksgiving dinner for two in the atrium. To book a stay or make dinner reservations, call (888) 936-9360 or visit
www.frenchlick.com.
About French Lick Resort
French Lick Resort is a $500 million historic restoration and casino development project that includes the West Baden Springs Hotel, French Lick Springs Hotel and French Lick Casino. This Midwest premiere resort destination features 689 guest rooms and suites; a 51,000-square-foot, single-level casino; 45 holes of golf, including the fully restored 1917-designed Donald Ross Course at French Lick and the18-hole Pete Dye Course at French Lick; two full-service spas with a combined 36 treatment rooms totaling 42,000 square feet; meeting and event space totaling 115,000 square feet and an array of dining and entertainment options.
...Well we probably can't match the imagination and creativity of some of these dishes but we've certainly got an empty seat or two at our table. If your circumstances find you spending time alone of without family this Thanksgiving, drop me a P.M. and we'll see if we can't work something out.