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Where Else on Earth…

… can you find a meadery, a steampunk art gallery/bar, a charter school supported by a great little Italian restaurant, a biofuels plant, and a beautiful pollinator garden? All in one town with a population of less than 4000.  Proof that you need only a few special people to create unique places.

Starrlight Mead, a [...]

The Innkeeper Lunches

For a small town, Pittsboro has extraordinary options for lunch.  These are my favorite places.

Angelina’s Kitchen.  Man, do I love her lentil soup. I  also love her falafel, on pita bread with local tomatoes, tzatziki, and tabouli.  The baklava ought to be banned as an illegal addictive substance. 

On Mondays, when Angelina’s is closed, [...]