The Epicurean.

Drop your bags, freshen up, grab a map of downtown and make room for dinner and drinks

Taste a mix of varietals and vintages. Hillsborough Wine Company features three state of the art tasting machines serving up 2 or 4 oz. pours with a punch card you purchase from staff.

Your culinary adventure starts here! Panciuto features Chef Proprietor Aaron Vandermark who has been a semifinalist for the James Beard Award (Best Chef, Southeast). Panciuto serves up Italian fare with Southern flair and local ingredients so this is a meal you’ll be talking about for weeks, months, possibly even years!

You’ll likely want to take advantage of the breakfast at the B&B, but don’t fill up just yet. A quick stroll down to the local coffee shop will have impressed with the wide range and selection of speciality drinks and baked goods.

Feel free to take your laptop so you can see how the stock market closed out while you sip your latte.

Work up an appetite by taking in the breathtaking beauty of this 1815 Federal-era plantation house, restored and furnished with period antiques and fine art. Tours are available at 11am and 2pm on Saturdays.

Stop by the shops of historic Hillsborough in Downtown where you can browse fine art, pottery, plants, textiles, and vintage & handcrafted sparkly jewels.

The folks at Mystery feel that beer is not only a science, but an art. Let them show you all of their artful, and seasonally crafted brews in their newly renovated space. Grab an artisan antipasto platter if you’re feeling peckish, but don’t fill up too much on great food and brews. The day is still young.

Enjoy a nice glass of wine (or 2!), large bowl of pasta or the nightly special, and finish with a decadent dessert.