Posts Tagged ‘Food’
4th Annual Pittsboro Pepper Festival at Briar Chapel
Photos courtesy of the Abundance Foundation and Briar Chapel. Pittsboro, NC – Saturday, October 2nd promises to be an epic date in Pittsboro, with Briar Chapel’s OktoberBEST backyard Olympics followed by the 4th Annual Pittsboro Pepper Festival to benefit the Abundance Foundation.
Read MoreHops & Roots Fest: Local Food, Beer and Music
The first annual Hops & Roots Festival this Saturday, September 3rd showcases some of the wonderful edibles and talents that exist in Pittsboro and surrounding Chatham County.
Read MoreMonthly Sunday Dinners at the Inn at Celebrity Dairy
What do you call a goat dairy in the middle of Chatham County that serves Sunday dinner with falafel, spelt and chilled melon soup? Celebrity Dairy of course!
Read MoreA Southern Season Sold
A short drive from Pittsboro is A Southern Season, one of the state’s most wonderful and famous places to buy food, cooking implements, home wares and more. I was interested to learn that the business was recently sold to a prestigious group of local investors.
Read MoreThe Apple Man of Pittsboro NC
Pittsboro, NC – It’s always great to read about Pittsboro’s unique people in the national media. On Wednesday, The New York Times featured an in-depth story about Creighton Lee Calhoun Jr., an apple farmer in Pittsboro. The Amazing Mr. Calhoun Mr. Calhoun, now 82 years young, is no ordinary apple farmer. He’s a retired Army…
Read MoreFood: Farm House Restaurant in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC – A while back, I wrote about the great restaurant scene on West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. But, sometimes, I don’t feel like a “scene.” Fortunately, Chapel Hill also has The Farm House Restaurant.
Read MoreFearrington for the Holidays
Lots of great things are always happening at Fearrington, and no time is more happening than the holidays. Here’s their rundown of amazing holiday events.
Read MoreHoliday Dinner on the Farm
Imagine having Thanksgiving dinner on a real old-time farm, with heaping plates of steaming food, everything so fresh the taste explodes in your mouth. Imagine no more. Just a short drive from Pittsboro, right here in Chatham County, is The Inn at Celebrity Dairy. They’ll be hosting lots of great holiday events including Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner on the farm.
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