Anywhere in the RTP area of NC would be good for me. The B&Ns around here host a lot of people. There is also a great bookstore in Raleigh in the Quail Ridge shopping center that hosts quite a bit as well. The walls of their restroom are covered with pictures of the different authors they've hosted. We have plenty of Burger Kings and lots of microbreweries along with places to get great steak sandwiches.