Eater

It’s a brilliant fall day on Carter’s Creek in Irvington, Virginia, and a small group is hauling baskets of oysters from the brackish waters. They aren’t Chesapeake watermen; they’re guests of the Tides Inn, and this is the best way they know to press pause on the noise of their everyday lives and be fully present in this place. Meanwhile, in the dappled light of a B...

Plenty of resorts across the country have excellent restaurants, but travelers seeking more should explore the hands-on side of culinary resort experiences. From New York’s Hudson Valley to the South Texas Coast, adventurous food lovers can partake in workshops and experiences that get them out of the dining r...

American resorts are once again having a moment — and it’s not pickleball partisans driving the trend. A new generation of travelers, beset with decision fatigue in their daily lives, are embracing the all-inclusive stay where activities, amenities, and dining are all on the menu and usually just ...

At some hotels, food is an afterthought: Breakfast buffets are bland, in-room mini bars are stocked with generic snacks, and lobby bars are lackluster. But other resorts understand that we don’t simply factor food into an itinerary; many people plan their entire trip around eating, hoping to get to the heart of local cuisine and dine at the area’s best restaurants wi...

Do birthdays matter? Not really. But they are, at the very least, an excuse to do something you might not usually do as a middle-aged father of two. On this most recent occasion, my birthday was a reason to drag an assortment of friendship flotsam across the Los Angeles coastline, working our way down through a selection of