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.The winecellar boasts 14,000 bottles.You ll need to make a reservation at leasttwo weeks in advance, and plan on spending at least $100 per personfor dinner (Middle and Main streets, 540-675-3800).The Country Café serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily in a ca-sual setting.Chicken, seafood, pork, fresh salads, homemade soup,desserts and ice cream.Located in the same building as the post office,across from the fountain (389-A Main Street, 540-675-1066).Sunnyside Farm Market, located in one of the oldest mercantiles inthe country (circa 1835), sells organic beef, pork, lamb and producefrom nearby Sunnyside Farms as well as gourmet condiments, im-ported cheeses, and wines.Nearly everything in the store is original,down to the wooden counters that were tracked down after they dbeen sold.We tried something we d never had before: Torta, a sheep smilk cheese layered with roasted red peppers and basil pesto.Scrump-tious! You can pick out a gourmet sandwich or salad from the coolerand eat outside on the backyard patio under an umbrella table.Opendaily, 10:30am-6pm (337 Gay Street, 540-675-1074, www.sunny-sidefarms.com).That s it for dining right in Little Washington.Nearby Sperryville hasseveral restaurants the Blue Moon ( 540-987-3162) is fun and inFlint Hill, The Flint Hill Public House ( 540-675-1700) and Four& Twenty Blackbirds are real treats ( 540-675-1111).LodgingThe Inn at Little Washington has 14 bedrooms and suites, eachdecorated in a unique way with European fabrics and antiques.Break-fast is served in the glassed-in porch looking out onto a courtyard; justask and you can have a picnic lunch packed for a drive in the country.Rooms start at $350 per night during the week and go up to nearly76 Information$900 on peak weekends.There are no televisions, but ask for anythingelse and your wish will be granted (Middle and Main streets, 540-675-3800, $$$$).If you can t afford to stay at the inn, but want to soak up some of whatdraws celebrities to Little Washington, there are several great bed &breakfasts in town:Fairlea Farm Bed & Breakfast is a five-minute walk from town to afieldstone manor house overlooking a sheep farm, gardens and moun-tain views.Three guest rooms and one suite with fireplace, all with pri-vate baths.The hosts will set up a horseback trail ride for you (636 Mt.Salem Avenue, 540-675-3679, http://bnb-n-va.com/fairlea.htm,$$).Arrivals at the Foster Harris House are greeted with either fresh icedlemonade or hot apple cider, depending on the season.The 1900country Victorian B&B has mountain views, fireplaces, whirlpool, andfive guest rooms with private baths (189 Main Street, 800-666-0153, www.fosterharris.com, $$).The Heritage House B&B is an 1837 manor house where therooms are decorated with heirlooms and afternoon tea is served in theparlor.All private baths; full gourmet breakfast (291 Main Street,540-675-3207, www.heritagehousebb.com, $$).Middleton Inn is an 1850 home on five acres with mountain views,eight fireplaces, four bedrooms with private baths, and full breakfastserved.There s also a guest cottage with fireplace and Jacuzzi ( 540-675-2020, www.middleton-inn.com, $$$$).The Gay Street Inn B&B welcomes dogs with advance no-tice and no extra fee, but they must be on a flea protectionprogram.The restored 1860s stucco farmhouse has fourguest rooms with views of the Blue Ridge.It s furnished with somepieces made by the innkeeper, Robin Kevis, who s also a carpenter.Donna Kevis, a graduate of Johnson & Wales College of Culinary Arts,prepares the breakfasts.They have a cat of their own and a chocolateLab named Kaulua.Children are welcome (160 Gay Street, 540-675-3288, www.gaystreetinn.com, $$).InformationTown of Washington, 540-675-3128, www.town.washington.va.us.Rappahannock County, www.rappguide.com, for information aboutlodging, dining, things to do, weather reports and the like.77Central Virginia CulpeperEventTrinity Episcopal Church s annual house tour the third weekend inOctober is a great time for leaf peeping as well as peeking into somefabulous private homes.The ladies of First Baptist Church serve boxedchicken lunches, and high tea is served at the last house on the tour.Contact the Rappahannock Association for Arts & the Community,540-675-3193.For other events, visit www.raac.org.CulpeperAround TownIt took a little time, but after walking up and down Davis Street, pop-ping into shops and talking to local business owners, we finally met aperson born and raised in Culpeper 73-year-old Dorothy InskeepJames, an employee in Clarke s Hardware.She wanted to make sure Iincluded her maiden name Inskeep is a very old name in these parts,but just how old, she couldn t quite say.She also wanted me to knowthat the vitality of Culpeper s downtown, Davis and Main streets, isn tjust a recent phenomenon.When she was a girl, Davis Street was justas busy with shoppers as it is now.There were three hardware stores(she worked at one for 21 years, and when it closed, she came toClarke s), and everyone knew everyone.Today, eclectic shops, art galleries and cafés blend fairly well with olderbusinesses that have become local institutions: the 100-year-oldClarke s Hardware, Gayheart s Drug Store, where patrons havebeen meeting at the soda fountain for half a century, and Knakal sBakery, where creamy confections have been satisfying generationsof sweet tooths.Some might call the recent gentrification of Culpepper a bit artsy-fartsy, but downtown is still a place where folks can get a haircut, gettheir shoes repaired, or buy the right size wrench for a plumbing job.And no one can complain about what Culpeper Renaissance, Inc [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]
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.The winecellar boasts 14,000 bottles.You ll need to make a reservation at leasttwo weeks in advance, and plan on spending at least $100 per personfor dinner (Middle and Main streets, 540-675-3800).The Country Café serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily in a ca-sual setting.Chicken, seafood, pork, fresh salads, homemade soup,desserts and ice cream.Located in the same building as the post office,across from the fountain (389-A Main Street, 540-675-1066).Sunnyside Farm Market, located in one of the oldest mercantiles inthe country (circa 1835), sells organic beef, pork, lamb and producefrom nearby Sunnyside Farms as well as gourmet condiments, im-ported cheeses, and wines.Nearly everything in the store is original,down to the wooden counters that were tracked down after they dbeen sold.We tried something we d never had before: Torta, a sheep smilk cheese layered with roasted red peppers and basil pesto.Scrump-tious! You can pick out a gourmet sandwich or salad from the coolerand eat outside on the backyard patio under an umbrella table.Opendaily, 10:30am-6pm (337 Gay Street, 540-675-1074, www.sunny-sidefarms.com).That s it for dining right in Little Washington.Nearby Sperryville hasseveral restaurants the Blue Moon ( 540-987-3162) is fun and inFlint Hill, The Flint Hill Public House ( 540-675-1700) and Four& Twenty Blackbirds are real treats ( 540-675-1111).LodgingThe Inn at Little Washington has 14 bedrooms and suites, eachdecorated in a unique way with European fabrics and antiques.Break-fast is served in the glassed-in porch looking out onto a courtyard; justask and you can have a picnic lunch packed for a drive in the country.Rooms start at $350 per night during the week and go up to nearly76 Information$900 on peak weekends.There are no televisions, but ask for anythingelse and your wish will be granted (Middle and Main streets, 540-675-3800, $$$$).If you can t afford to stay at the inn, but want to soak up some of whatdraws celebrities to Little Washington, there are several great bed &breakfasts in town:Fairlea Farm Bed & Breakfast is a five-minute walk from town to afieldstone manor house overlooking a sheep farm, gardens and moun-tain views.Three guest rooms and one suite with fireplace, all with pri-vate baths.The hosts will set up a horseback trail ride for you (636 Mt.Salem Avenue, 540-675-3679, http://bnb-n-va.com/fairlea.htm,$$).Arrivals at the Foster Harris House are greeted with either fresh icedlemonade or hot apple cider, depending on the season.The 1900country Victorian B&B has mountain views, fireplaces, whirlpool, andfive guest rooms with private baths (189 Main Street, 800-666-0153, www.fosterharris.com, $$).The Heritage House B&B is an 1837 manor house where therooms are decorated with heirlooms and afternoon tea is served in theparlor.All private baths; full gourmet breakfast (291 Main Street,540-675-3207, www.heritagehousebb.com, $$).Middleton Inn is an 1850 home on five acres with mountain views,eight fireplaces, four bedrooms with private baths, and full breakfastserved.There s also a guest cottage with fireplace and Jacuzzi ( 540-675-2020, www.middleton-inn.com, $$$$).The Gay Street Inn B&B welcomes dogs with advance no-tice and no extra fee, but they must be on a flea protectionprogram.The restored 1860s stucco farmhouse has fourguest rooms with views of the Blue Ridge.It s furnished with somepieces made by the innkeeper, Robin Kevis, who s also a carpenter.Donna Kevis, a graduate of Johnson & Wales College of Culinary Arts,prepares the breakfasts.They have a cat of their own and a chocolateLab named Kaulua.Children are welcome (160 Gay Street, 540-675-3288, www.gaystreetinn.com, $$).InformationTown of Washington, 540-675-3128, www.town.washington.va.us.Rappahannock County, www.rappguide.com, for information aboutlodging, dining, things to do, weather reports and the like.77Central Virginia CulpeperEventTrinity Episcopal Church s annual house tour the third weekend inOctober is a great time for leaf peeping as well as peeking into somefabulous private homes.The ladies of First Baptist Church serve boxedchicken lunches, and high tea is served at the last house on the tour.Contact the Rappahannock Association for Arts & the Community,540-675-3193.For other events, visit www.raac.org.CulpeperAround TownIt took a little time, but after walking up and down Davis Street, pop-ping into shops and talking to local business owners, we finally met aperson born and raised in Culpeper 73-year-old Dorothy InskeepJames, an employee in Clarke s Hardware.She wanted to make sure Iincluded her maiden name Inskeep is a very old name in these parts,but just how old, she couldn t quite say.She also wanted me to knowthat the vitality of Culpeper s downtown, Davis and Main streets, isn tjust a recent phenomenon.When she was a girl, Davis Street was justas busy with shoppers as it is now.There were three hardware stores(she worked at one for 21 years, and when it closed, she came toClarke s), and everyone knew everyone.Today, eclectic shops, art galleries and cafés blend fairly well with olderbusinesses that have become local institutions: the 100-year-oldClarke s Hardware, Gayheart s Drug Store, where patrons havebeen meeting at the soda fountain for half a century, and Knakal sBakery, where creamy confections have been satisfying generationsof sweet tooths.Some might call the recent gentrification of Culpepper a bit artsy-fartsy, but downtown is still a place where folks can get a haircut, gettheir shoes repaired, or buy the right size wrench for a plumbing job.And no one can complain about what Culpeper Renaissance, Inc [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]