Open Hearth Cooking featured in the News-Record

We love this story by Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta in the News-Record NJ, (Worrall Community Newspapers, Inc.). It truly captures the spirit of last week's Open-Hearth Cooking Demonstrations with Margaret Quinn and Bernadette Rogoff. Durand-Hedden offered three seatings for the demos, all of which were full. This continues to be one of our most popular events every year. We thank all who came, enjoyed the food, and asked interesting questions about the history of open-hearth cooking.

Gingerbread House Contest featured in the Village Green

Lisa Mainardi wrote this wonderful article for The Village Green about our holiday event.

2024 Durand-Hedden Gingerbread House Contest Winners Announced

This year's entries for the Gingerbread House Contest were innovative, stunning, and enchanted guests at the December 8 Holiday Open House.

The Grand Prize was awarded to Carolyn Rugel and Sierra Wagner, who also took home the First Place ribbon for the Teen Category, for their team entry "The Snowy Inn."

See the complete results below.

Carolyn Rugel and Sierra Wagner, Grand Prize and Teen First Place Winners, "The Snowy Inn"

Grand Prize: Carolyn Rugel and Sierra Wagner

Professional

First: Ashley Apodaca

Adult

First: Julie Schubert

Second: Danielle Walsman

Special Mention: Amanda Ekstrand

Teen

First: Carolyn Rugel and Sierra Wagner

Second: Gaby Levine

Youth

First: Serafina Visco

Second: Leela Nanjayya

Little Ones

First: Gus Allgood

Second: Oscar Duenas