Big news… We are hosting a kick off luncheon for Anita “Spring” Councilfor her new cookbook, Southern Roots: Recipes and Stories from Mama Dip's Daughteron Friday, February 13th. Spring will be in conversation with Marcie Cohen Ferris, who wrote the foreword to the book. Tickets are $125 and include a signed copy of Southern Roots, plus luncheon, wine, tax and gratuity. We are working on the menu now, but thought we should announce this as soon as possible as it would make a dandy gift for the holidays.
For nearly fifty years, Mama Dip’s Kitchen wasn’t just one of Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s most beloved restaurants—it was an institution. In 1976, with just $64 and a lifetime of kitchen wisdom, Mildred “Mama Dip” Council opened the doors to a gathering place that fed the soul as much as the stomach. Her youngest daughter, Anita Spring Council, honed her skills as a chef within its walls, learning the secrets of the Southern kitchen at her mother’s side. Now, the inheritor of this incredible legacy steps forward to share her family’s story.
In her tenderhearted debut cookbook, Southern Roots, Spring offers more than 100 dishes grounded in the oral recipe-sharing tradition. It’s a collection filled with treasured family secrets and vignettes from her experience coming of age as a Black girl in the Jim Crow South, all brought to life with a thoughtful, modern approach to the classics.
McIntyre's regular hours are Wednesday through Friday from 10-6 and Saturdays and Sundays from 10-5. For the last two weeks of December we will be open on Mondays and Tuesdays. To be more concrete, we will be open December 22nd, 23rd, 29th and 30th, in addition to our regular hours.
McIntyre's creates giftcards in any amount you desirethat can be used Fearrington Village-wide, and we mail them for free if you can't swing by to pick them up. From cocktails at the House to a pedicure at our spa to that copy of The Correspondent you have been dying to get your hands on, a gift card has you covered.
Time is ticking… We are noticing longer shipping times in getting books to the store. Please do yourself a favor and get any books that you are considering gifting ordered now. For sending gifts with UPS ground service, we recommend orders be out our doors by December 15th. The last day we can ship out3 day select on UPS is December 19th.
And finally (for your shopping pleasure), we have created a special table full ofWinter Book Guide for the gift giving season with a corresponding flyer for quick pick up to reference at home. This above link will take you to our online catalog.
We have a food donation box for CORAin the bookstore, so if you feel like bringing out some canned goods or pet food, we have a collection point.
The Usual Suspects,
The Sarahs, Pete, Johanna, Amy, Tyler, Juliana, and Keebe
