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 without ever leaving the property.

These culinary resorts will help you build an entire vacation around great meals. If you want to get your hands dirty, resorts on working farms have guests harvesting produce that will end up on their dinner plates that night, and some properties send visitors off on fishing and foraging expeditions to find their own meals. Other spots keep it more low-key with award-winning restaurants, special wine tastings, and wellness-minded retreats serving homegrown juices. No matter how you want to engage with the food that will power your trip, these 10 culinary resorts are the best places in the U.S.…