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June 5, 2003
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Cooking at the Store - and Holly Tree Edu-Tainment! |
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Mark your Calenders! For an Evening of Holly Tree Edu-tainment! Door Prizes and more! Monday, June 16th (6:30 pm) Join us for an interesting evening with NC Field Representative of American Forests, Guy Meilleur, who will be presenting a powerpoint presentation on "The National Register of Big Trees" and another titled, "From Gray to Green," which focuses on the value of tree canopy in developing areas like Chatham County! Also--there will be door prizes of five locally adapted trees! Presentation will break and allow time for questions and comments. Across the street from the General Store Cafe, stands the nations oldest living Holly Tree. This old and grand tree, which has graced the center of Pittsboro for so many decades, is in desperate need of some care. For years its root system has been smothered by asphalt, struggling to provide the water and nutrients that its branches need to live. That struggle has not been successful; the top of the tree is dead. With community support and assistance, this tree can be saved. Donations to save our oldest Holly Tree are being accepted by the General Store Cafe. Please send donations for the Holly Tree to "Holly Tree Rescue" c/o General Store Caf?, PO BOX 1651, Pittsboro, NC Come Play Chess at the Store on Thursday Nights! Attention Chess fans! Enjoy a delicious dinner, listen to jazz music, and enjoy a game of chess every Thursday night!
Bring your own chess set, join the gang and pick up a game or two. Contact the Chatham chess clan at http://www.blast.com/chess/ for more information. Hope to see you at the store! We Need More Free Range Eggs! We can't seem to get enough, and so we are looking for additional resources. If you can help us please contact us at [email protected] General Store Caf? Space Available for Rent on Sundays Want to have a party, retreat, or business meeting, but don?t have the space? Currently the General Store Caf? is available to rent on certain Sundays. For more information, please email |
Hey! What?s Cooking at the General Store?
Daphne Lagasse, formerly of Nomadic Catering Company, brings some incredible experience from both the restaurant and catering worlds. She uses her vast experience to create formidable dishes both for the restaurant, and for our catered events.Combining Daphne's catering background with the General Store?s name and contacts, we hope to forge a union that provides a delicious dine-in and catering experience for all our customers.
The General Store Caf? is proud to have Daphne on our team and we invite you to enjoy some of her delicious cooking. Her diverse catering menu includes such mouth-watering dishes as herb garlic crusted tenderloin, thyme marinated porkloin with roasted red pepper basil sauce, and delicious spinach ricotta toasted pecan stuffed mushrooms and more! Catering is available for any occasion ? such as breakfast platters, corporate lunch platters, Hors D? Oeuvres, dinner entrees for casual get togethers and full dinners for formal events. Please contact Daphne at for more information. Next Tuesday - June 10, 7:00pm - Enjoy a delightful evening of "Jazz, Blues and More" with Shelley Higgins and Tony Godwin (for the whole family)!
Attention Farmers! Compost Anyone? We accumulate a lot of organic food waste that would be wonderful compost for your gardens. We hate to waste it and throw it out. If anyone of our farming customers would like to arrange a weekly pick up, please contact us at |
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This Week's SPECIAL EVENING MENU !
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Hello Neighbor! Hello neighbor is the recurring section of the newsletter where we highlight local people, businesses, events and other local items of interest. If you have an event that you want to recommend for this section (a person, business, event or other item of interest) - please email
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This Week's EVENING ENTERTAINMENT!
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Chatham and Orange May and June Events Calendar! This is a new section of the newsletter where we highlight some of the many upcoming events in Chatham (and some in Orange) in February. Check out What's Happening! If you have an upcoming event you want us to highlight in this newsletter, please email [email protected] . Please title and date your event. All entries must have no more than 200 words. Do not submit attachments. All entries are left to the discretion of the GSC to edit as necessary.April 11 - June 6 Art Exhibit by Central Carolina Community College students The Friends of the Pittsboro Memorial Library present an exhibit by the students of Doris Dunlap, in the Reeves Auditorium at the Pittsboro Memorial Library. Doris Dunlap is an art instructor at Central Carolina Community College in Pittsboro. The exhibit will include realism, still life, abstract, and impressionism art. Artists exhibiting are: Sally Bird, Anne Bodner, Betty deSherbinn, Edee Gazda, Marian Glick, Tussey Marble, Jeffrey Payne, Gloria Preminger, Naomi Putney, and Linda Skuns. The Reeves Auditorium is open during regular library hours, Monday, 2pm to 6pm; Tuesday, 9am to 8pm; Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 10am to 6pm and Saturday, 9am to 5pm. This exhibit is free and open to the public. 158 West Street. Please call the library at 542-3524 for more information. Friday, June 6- Book signing by author Sylvia Tomlinson Please join author Sylvia Tomlinson for a reception and book signing at the Dan Pollitt Center at RAFI-USA in Pittsboro on Friday, June 6th from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. In her fictionalized expose of the modern poultry industry, Plucked and Burned, Ms. Tomlinson delves into the sobering reality of farmers, chicken catchers, and plant workers. The event is sponsored by the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI-USA). The Dan Pollitt Center is located at 274 Pittsboro Elementary School Road in Pittsboro. For more information and directions call RAFI-USA at 919-542-1396 or go to the web site www.rafiusa.org Saturday, June 14 - 2003 Deep River Tour: Gulf to Deep River Park (10:00 am) Join us for the Grand Opening of the McIver Landing canoe access in Gulf, then paddle from McIver Landing to Deep River Park. For more info, please contact 919-833-3662 or http://www.tlc-nc.org/deeptour2003.shtml Saturday, June 21 - ClydeFest Clyde Jones will work with children to paint their own "Clyde Critter." Live music, Folk Artists display their work, and great food. Tickets are $12. Children 12 and under are free! Ferguson House at Wade, Hampton Farms, Siler City, 27344. Call 919-542-0394 for more information. Saturday, June 28 - Summer Constellation and Planet Viewing Join astronomers from UNC'S Morehead Planetarium to view Jupiter and learn how to identify the summer triangle and other summer constellations. Meet at Ebenezer Beach. Viewing lasts from 9 to 11 p.m. No fee charged for entrance after 8pm. For more info, please call 919-362-0586 |
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How are we doing? The General Store Caf? appreciates any feedback, suggestions or comments you may have as to how we can fulfill your expectations. Email suggestions to . Your comments are important, please allow 24-48 hours to receive a response. The final word! BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DELI & DINNER: DINNER & MUSIC : How to get here: 39 W Street, Pittsboro is next to the downtown traffic circle, just across from the Pittsboro courthouse. Phone: (919) 542-2432 If you wish to discontinue receiving these weekly emails, than please just send it back and say remove. Thanks |
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Among the many signature items of the General Store Caf? - music series, the Green Chili Burrito, and the sun filled dining fa?ade - our food continues to be one of our trademarks. Our menu is known for its quality, its diverse selection, and of course the delicious taste. Carrying on this tradition is our new chef, Daphne Lagasse, who has presented some fine tantalizing dishes over the short few months since she joined us in April.
Daphne is no stranger to the General Store. She originally came on board a couple of years ago and worked with previous owners Richard and Beckett McGough when they introduced evening dining. At that time, this new dinner offerings had not yet captured the interest of the community, and the store was unable to support the lovely gourmet dinners Daphne was preparing. Undaunted, Daphne continued to develop her love of food and cooking as a Line Cook at The Grill in Glenn Lennox and later as the Sous Chef at the fine restaurant, Provence. Ready for a new challenge, Daphne has now returned to Pittsboro and is excited about the possibilities of working with the General Store Caf?, which she sees as an outlet for her creativity.
Originally from Vermont, Daphne moved to North Carolina nine years ago, and has lived in Chapel Hill ever since. Having an interest in culinary arts, it was second nature to Daphne to spend her afternoons experimenting with new dishes. She didn?t realize she had a knack for cooking until she found that when she grocery shopped, she always bought enough to feed a small army (which her friends took advantage of, by often dropping by around dinner time at her home).
Tony Godwin and vocalist Shelley Higgins bring the intimacy of the duo setting to a broad repertoire that is accessible yet extraordinary... you'll hear tunes from the Beatles, Cole Porter, Ernestine Anderson, Dizzy Gillespie, India Arie, Bonnie Raitt, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norah Jones, and more. The sound is sensual, elegant, bluesy and funky, sometimes intense, always engaging... just two musicians, a lot of music to listen to. Come and enjoy with the whole family!
Mika is a dainty, petite kitten who instantly starts purring when touched. Just 8-9 months old, this precious gray and white fluffball is an extremely affectionate, gentle, and calm girl who seeks out a lap at every opportunity. Mika so loves to have her chin and face scratched that she will help you by steadying your hand with her paw, all the while rubbing her face in your hand. This sweet girl has luminescent gold-green eyes that are as big as saucers, which she uses to gaze intently at you, and when spoken to, she responds with a melodious meow. Mika believes she is the queen of the house, strutting across the floor with her fluffy plume of a tail held high. She is very well-behaved and litter box trained, FeLV/FIV negative, vaccinated and spayed. For adoption, contact C.A.R.E. at www.chathamanimalrescue.org or call 542-5757.