Next time you're dining at The Fearrington House Restaurant, take a peek at the kitchen through our viewing window!  Installed in January, the window offers a glimpse into the kitchen of what OpenTable diners voted one of America's Top 50 Best Overall restaurants in the nation.  Diners can now see our chefs in action, and can witness the standards, collaboration and attention to detail that goes into fine dining meal preparation.  The window is in the hallway just past the lounge fireplace. And while you're there, take a look at some of the awards surrounding the window the restaurant has earned these past thirty years - it's pretty neat!

We are pleased to be featured in the January issue of Our State magazine in an issue titled, "Urban Escape".  Fearrington Village is among the 12 destinations the magazine covered as part of its "Year of the North Carolina Vacation" theme along with other destinations such as The Swag and Biltmore Estate in this feature written by Mark Derewicz.  To read the full article, visit our website and to see the bonus video, visit the Our State website.

Greg

This is an excerpt from Wine Country Minute 00.60  titled The One Wine for the Holidays: What the Pros Would Bring featuring a selection of wines from sommeliers across the country that would make great accompaniments to your holiday meal. Enjoy!

Maximilian Kast, Fearrington House Restaurant, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Wine: Domaine Tempier, Bandol Rouge, 2006 (~$40)
This wine is a celebratory wine and a contemplative wine, something which I think the holidays represent equally. We celebrate life and also contemplate the year that has passed. It is best decanted. Aromas of raspberry, rosemary, cyprus, clove, leather and orange rind fall perfectly with the sensory experience of the holidays, bringing warmth and a cozy rusticity. It is perfect with lamb, goose, and duck (all favorite holiday fare at my house). It is complex yet with no pretention, just like the guests you want to have around for the holidays.

Happy Holidays from Fearrington!
Max

These lovely ladies are getting all dressed up for the holidays!  The Fearrington gardeners and floral designers are bringing Vicky, Roost's resident Woodland Sprite Creator, all sorts of beautiful things from our winter gardens.  Cotton fluff, lichen, berries, mosses and grasses turn into magical, one of a kind couture gowns for these glorious creatures.  They go very quickly, but Vicky always has at least one of these works of art in progress.  Come see!

Daneen