Three Reasons Thanksgiving Rocks at the Epicurean Hotel

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and it’s your turn to host. The prepping, cooking, cleaning sounds downright exhausting and this year you’d like to just relax and spend more quality time with your family and friends instead of stressing about the turkey and perfecting granny’s pumpkin pie recipe.

Epicurean Hotel and Élevage to the rescue! We’re giving you three reasons Tampa’s only 4-Diamond, food-focused culinary resort, the Epicurean Hotel, has devised an appealing solution for the entire family — making it your best Thanksgiving ever!

One: The menu features four regional Thanksgiving Day Dinners channeling muses from the Traditional, Cajun, Wine Country and the soulful South. Two-time James Beard Foundation Best Chef South semi-finalist, Chad Johnson, has also crafted apropos sides and desserts to properly elevate the experience. Are you ready to dig in?

The Traditional
Slow Roasted Turkey Breast — sage stuffing, cranberry relish, giblet and egg gravy
If the Pilgrims were French
Butter Poached Turkey Breast — brioche and confit turkey stuffing, black truffle apricot marmalade, herbes de provence gravy
Cajun Thanksgiving
Blackened Turkey Breast — andouille stuffing, okra pickles, gravy z’herbs
Tired of Turkey?
Bourbon Glazed Smoke Ham — sweet corn spoon bread, spiced apples, coffee jus
All meals accompanied by soulful, family-style sides:
Yeast rolls, cornbread, mashed potatoes, crushed sweet potatoes, southern style greens, mac n’ cheese and home style dessert. Cost per person: $45

Two: Mini turkeys are invited! Bring the kiddos to this feast. Petite Epicureans (12 and under) have their very own“pilgrim-approved” menu with their choice of turkey or ham, stuffing and gravy for only $15 per person.

 Three: Make the time with your family and friends more memorable than ever! Leave the prepping, cooking and cleaning to the Élevage team this year. With just a quick call to 813.999.8726 or a simple online reservation through OpenTable (Hours: 11 a.m.–10 p.m.), this Thanksgiving you can prepare to Awaken Appetites Unknown.

 Insider Tips:

• Spots are filling up quickly, so please make your reservation today!
• Have your family shop together and purchase an unwrapped toy for Epicurean Hotel’s Toy Drive and bring it with you on Thanksgiving day. Not only will you be donating a gift to The Spring of Tampa Bay — the only certified Domestic Violence Center in Hillsborough County, but you will also take home a $25 bonus gift card from Spa Evangeline. It’s our way of saying “Thanks!”