As a city slicker visiting North Carolina for the very first time, with its rolling green pastures and NASCAR enthusiasts, I prepared my stomach for a smorgasbord of angus beef, and Mocksville did not disappoint. But to my surprise after 5 days of dining, it's the subtle-yet-sophisticated flavors of the Herbal Accents high tea experience that have stolen the show, as well as my heart. Located in a quaint historic farmhouse across from a picturesque white chapel, Mrs. Laura welcomed us inside with that kind of easy-going southern hospitality you thought only existed in the books you were forced to read in grade school. You'll enjoy the English-inspired classics: an assortment of egg, cucumber, and chicken salad sandwiches enlivened with "herbal accents" from the garden - is that dill and jasmine I taste Madame Laura? Enchanté! But the crowd pleaser will most definitely be the warm scones with homemade fig jam. Do not press the skip button on these bad boys. You'll wash these down with your choice of a few teas, all sweetened with home-grown stevia leaf, and this is where the joint truly shines. The English black tea? Delicious. The vanilla chai tea? Best I ever had. But the hibiscus iced tea? A revelation. One sip and you'll be whisked away to a time when life was simpler, flavors were sweeter, and when the finer things were just simply "the things". An easy 5 stars. read more