Everyone loves a buffet, and Dockside Restaurant, located in the lobby level of the Coeur d’Alene Resort, is once again putting on its all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving Day spread with all the obligatory turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing and green beans one needs to bring on the necessary food coma. Turkey haters are in luck as well, as they can just fill up on the endless delightful mini-pastries and orange rolls that always appear at any Coeur d’Alene Resort buffet situation. In fact, I’m pretty sure the Pilgrims shared chocolate-dipped cannolis with the Indians on that first Thanksgiving many years ago. Piling one’s buffet plate with exclusively sugary treats is merely a tribute to our esteemed early American ancestors/OrangeTV, Get Out! North Idaho. More here.

Question: When did you last forego Thanksgiving in favor of dining out?