Triangle Restaurant Week, January 20-26, 2020, brings fresh culinary opportunities at a low price. Restaurant week in the Triangle is an excuse to try a new place or save on an favorite. Restaurants in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, Cary and Morrisville will be serving up specials on 3-course, fixed menu meals. For $15 you […]
Happy New Year!!! After the hangovers from lack of sleep, overindulgence or food and drink or a combo thereof, where off, please think about patronage of our local wine shop. For a town Pittsboro’s size, the quality of our very own wine shop is impressive!!!! What better way to slide into the new year than […]
Fall festivals are all around this time of year. Take advantage of the fabulous fall weather and get out to the farms, fields and festivals of fun! Clayton Harvest and Music Festival – Clayton, NC – Oct 30 to Nov 3, 2019The Clayton Chamber of Commerce’s Clayton Harvest Festival has roots dating back to the 1951 […]
Wide Open Bluegrass Festival September 27th and September 28th 100+ Bluegrass bands invade downtown Raleigh for a foot stomping good time. This free street festival has 8 stages, a vendor area with artisans, food and more, a whole hog barbecue championship and more! Featuring IBMA and Grammy Award winners, top-notch emerging acts, traditional bluegrass, and acts […]
North Carolina’s LARGEST local food festival is moving back home to Main Street Pittsboro! September 22, 2019 3 – 6 PM A celebration of sustainable agriculture, farmers, and the creativity of the Piedmont’s top chefs, (as well as peppers!) brewers and artisans, this amazing culinary event draws over 3,000 people for good food, live music, children’s activities […]
It’s that time again ya’ll! Old Fashioned Farmers Day at the Silk Hope Ruritan. The 44th Annual event showcases the evolution of agriculture throughout the years with a display of tractors, animals, dancing, craft demonstrations, food and more! This is no ordinary machinery show. You can see a cotton gin, a working sawmill, steam engines – even […]
Mark Hewitt Summer Kiln Opening It’s that time again. Mark and his apprentices, Stillman Browning-Howe and Will Baskin are busy making pots for the summer firing. This will be Firing 101 of the impressive wood fired salt kiln. The kiln openings are essentially a sale mixed with a party. There are light refreshments, lively conversation between locals […]
Fearrington Cooking School: Sunday Dinner from the Garden August 11 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm AND Easy and Elegant Make-Ahead Chilled Menu for Hot Days August 25 @ 3:00 PM – 6:00PM Join cookbook author, recipe developer, and cooking teacher Sheri Castle, author of Instantly Southern, for a cooking demonstration taking inspiration from the beautiful Fearrington gardens and local farmer’s markets. […]
August 3 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm @ Starrlight Mead Free Event Do you like mead, otherwise known as honey wine? If so, you are in luck as Pittsboro is home to its very own meadery, Starrlight Mead. This award winning meadery produces a delicious product similar to white wine as well as fruit infused blends. […]
Harvest Abundance Dinner tickets are on sale now! The Chatham Mills Farmers Market (CMFM) needs your help. It’s time to celebrate the bounty of the market with a phenomenal hand-crafted meal with food actually from the market. This annual farm-to-table dinner is also a fundraiser with a silent auction and raffle. Proceeds go to support […]
