Doesn't have to be buffet style, that's just preferred

Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes on October 29, 2025, 10:23:56, in reply to "I think he can find some dinners, but I'm not aware of buffets in the Dogtown/CWE/TGP area."

May even just order from a restaurant and then eat at the airbnb Previous Message Everest Cafe is kind of close and sometimes has a buffet, but it's in the Indian/Nepalese genre, not a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. If City Foundry is open when he's looking, it's not a buffet but you could order a whole bunch of stuff from different restaurants and make your own buffet at a table. I've never been to Farmstead, but that might(??) be another option for pseudo-buffet Previous Message Cool, historic, slightly creepy, building near Soulard Previous Message Looking like thanksgiving will be spent in STL with my in laws. Looking ideally for a buffet type meal in a cool space. Not insanely expensive, but doesnt have to be 20 bucks or something. Also ideally close-ish to the Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Sure, but being at home (or at someone else's home) is also important to me

Posted by Sounder on October 29, 2025, 13:58:34, in reply to "The people I am with is more important than the meal. "

As I said earlier, I'm not judging, it's just a personal preference. Previous Message Its been 3 years since we have had a home cooked Thanksgiving meal and honestly, it's been just fine. Previous Message but Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year, and the idea of eating Thanksgiving at a restaurant is incredibly depressing to me. We did it once in Vegas because we went there for an Illinois holiday basketball tournament, and it was in fact as depressing as I thought it would be. That being said, I spend days and several hundred dollars preparing a meal that lasts about 30 minutes, so what the heck do I know? Previous Message Looking like thanksgiving will be spent in STL with my in laws. Looking ideally for a buffet type meal in a cool space. Not insanely expensive, but doesnt have to be 20 bucks or something. Also ideally close-ish to the Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Yep, this is where I am at.*

Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes on October 29, 2025, 10:01:35, in reply to "The people I am with is more important than the meal. "

Previous Message Its been 3 years since we have had a home cooked Thanksgiving meal and honestly, it's been just fine. Previous Message but Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year, and the idea of eating Thanksgiving at a restaurant is incredibly depressing to me. We did it once in Vegas because we went there for an Illinois holiday basketball tournament, and it was in fact as depressing as I thought it would be. That being said, I spend days and several hundred dollars preparing a meal that lasts about 30 minutes, so what the heck do I know? Previous Message Looking like thanksgiving will be spent in STL with my in laws. Looking ideally for a buffet type meal in a cool space. Not insanely expensive, but doesnt have to be 20 bucks or something. Also ideally close-ish to the Zoo and Botanical Gardens

It's mainly a personal thing, I love cooking Thanksgiving dinner

Posted by Sounder on October 28, 2025, 16:15:26, in reply to "I don't know, I had thanksgiving dinner on a whale watching cruise in Hawaii and it was awesome*"

and it's an absurd amount of work and for sure a labor of love. Previous Message Previous Message but Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year, and the idea of eating Thanksgiving at a restaurant is incredibly depressing to me. We did it once in Vegas because we went there for an Illinois holiday basketball tournament, and it was in fact as depressing as I thought it would be. That being said, I spend days and several hundred dollars preparing a meal that lasts about 30 minutes, so what the heck do I know? Previous Message Looking like thanksgiving will be spent in STL with my in laws. Looking ideally for a buffet type meal in a cool space. Not insanely expensive, but doesnt have to be 20 bucks or something. Also ideally close-ish to the Zoo and Botanical Gardens