Tour Of Newtown Kitchens Returns Sunday

The Second Annual Tour of Newtown’s Kitchens will be presented by The Newtown Residential Preservation Society on Sunday, September 19.

Tickets are already on sale for this event, which will run from 11 am to 3 pm. Advance tickets are $20 per person, and any remaining tickets will be $25 on the day of the tour. The tickets – which are in the form of a brochure – include a clear map with each home’s specific address and location clearly marked, and brief descriptions of the kitchens.

Advance tickets are available at The Little Green Barn in Sandy Hook; The Magic Garden, Newtown Savings Bank, Shear Image, UK Gourmet, Union Savings Bank and Victoria Yarrow, all in Newtown; and Addessi Jewelry in Ridgefield.

This year’s tour will offer two kitchens that seamlessly bridge the gap between classic and modern, old and new; one that offers traditional grace accented by tones of Mexicana; a kitchen within a 175-year old estate; a French country style kitchen; a dramatic solution to dining and hosting parties effortlessly; and a diner’s haven for meals amid Nature’s quiet beauty.

Each home will be decorated with flowers, and there will be selections of breads and baked goods from Andrea’s Bakery. The Ashford Lane home will have showcase treats from Rudy’s Gourmet of Bethel, and the Castle Hill Road home will have a display of baskets from The UK Gourmet in Newtown. Kitchen & Bath Creations will be presenting a “From Creation to Completion” display at the Hundred Acre Road house.

Pat Barkman, the president of The Committee for Al’s Trail, will be at the Kent Road house with information about the Newtown trail project.

Additionally, author Kathy Farrell-Kingsley – an 18-year resident of Newtown and the author of The Complete Vegetarian Handbook and Woman’s Day Desserts – will offer a culinary presentation, meeting visitors and autographing copies of her cookbooks at the Main Street kitchen from 11 am until 1 pm.

For additional information contact Richard Coburn at 426-0406, Janis Opdahl at 270-9344, or Jane Torrence at 426-4228.

Newtown Residential Preservation Society maintains the concept of the residential neighborhood within existing single-family neighborhoods as established by the Town of Newtown. Similarly, the group opposes actions that promote the development of institutional or commercial land use within residential areas.

NRPS is also concerned with public safety and community health. The group supports those efforts of the town which protect the environment while preserving the community’s natural setting.

NRPS is a not-for-profit association registered with the Town of Newtown.

Partial proceeds from the kitchens tour will help Al’s Trail, a project that was named for the late Al Goodrich, who had pioneered development of an 8½-mile recreational trail from Reed School to Upper Paugussett State Forest. NRPS has chosen to endorse the town’s efforts to construct Al’s Trail.