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 a short walk from their rooms.

Fortunately, stress-free no longer needs to mean bland or generic when it comes to cuisine and culture. Resorts have begun forging deep culinary connections to their surroundings, far beyond merely offering a few regionally specific cocktails or themed burger toppings.

Onsite farms, creameries, and distilleries provide fresh ingredients with true terroir, as well as a new category of resort activity: food-and-drink-focused tours and workshops to fill the time between morning yoga and an afternoon poolside nap.

Some resort restaurants, like Clay at Wildflower Farms in New York’s Hudson Valley and Sierra Mar at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California, have become destinations in…