​There’s been a lot of change lately at The Hunt Club. Remember a couple of years back when the restaurant did an Iron Chef-like contest to pick its new head chef for the kitchen? The winner, Matthew Mina, stayed in the position for about five months before moving on to the Salish Lodge.

The Sorrento Hotel bar is classy, not stuffy, despite the wood-paneled walls that surround the fireplace. The hunting-club vibe makes it the ideal spot for scotch.

If you are like me, you are probably procrastinating on Thanksgiving dinner plans. If you are like me, you probably prefer not to host Thanksgiving dinner, to avoid cleaning all those dishes, what with all the courses in the traditional dinner.
Fear not! Here’s a guide to dining out and to-go options this Thanksgiving (which is next week).

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, so for those who always dine out, are coming in from out of town, want the meal with all the fixins to go, or have yet to reserve a raw bird from one of the city’s haute butchers—it’s time to get on it. Luckily Eater has compiled a helpful guide of Puget Sound restaurants that are open on Thanksgiving.

The Sorrento Hotel, just a couple blocks down from campus on Madison, is what you would call “classy.” It was built in the Italian Oasis style, which means there is a giant fountain in the oval-shaped courtyard out front. Inside it’s all Rococo-looking carpets and upholstered leather everything. Chandeliers, moody oak paneling, it’s basically the Clue mansion, but with less murder. The Fireside Room is the pride and joy of the Hotel — a dimly lit, romantic, circular room with gorgeous fireplaces.

The longest-standing boutique hotel in Seattle, the 7-storey Sorrento Hotel was designed in the Italian renaissance style by architect Harlan Thomas, who was also the first dean of the University of Washington’s School of Architecture. Named after this architect’s muse in Sorrento, Italy – the Vittorria Hotel – it is laden with Italian architecture, signature lemon drops, and limoncello. It has 76 guestrooms and suites, including Deluxe Rooms, Junior Suites, Sorrento Suites, Corner Suites, Luxury Suites, and a Penthouse Suite, available for $1,800 a night and complete with 1,850 square-feet of space, a baby grand piano, and a private rooftop terrace.

Haunted Suite and Pumpkin Carving Contest at Sorrento Hotel – A fun excuse to explore one of our city’s prettiest hotels. Suggested donations ($5) benefit Puget Sound Blood Center. Also: winner of the carving contest gets a free stay at the hotel. Knives at the ready! 10/28 – 10/31. Times and prices vary. Pumpkin contest 10/29 only.

Get Spooked! Take a tour of the “Haunted Suite” at the Sorrento Hotel. We suggest stumbling into the ghost-infested room with friends right before close and practicing your best shriek. Oct 28–31, 4–10.

Three of The Town’s most discerning (and hospital-proximate) drinkeries are dropping a $500 best costume prize on the first person to earn an ER necklace from each of the participating spots — the Hideout, Vito’s (w/ performances by DJ Stack & Lushy, respectively), and a… um, sweet haunted suite at the Sorrento — all of which are going with no cover for the night, just like the girl who will no doubt win the $500.

Vermillion is throwing a bash on Saturday, the same night the Hideout, the Sorrento, and Vito’s team up for the now-annual ER Costume Crawl. Expect live music and festivities at each. Best outfit wins $500, and nota bene: you’ve got to be wearing a getup to get in. Things kick off at 9pm.