The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is offering house tours and a series of food-related programs from Friday, Oct. 14, through Sunday, Oct. 16, as part of the Historic House Festival weekend.
Free guided tours of the mansion will be available to the public on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Tours start at a quarter past the hour.
"High Time for Low Tea" will be offered on Friday, October 14, and Saturday, Oct. 15, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., during the Festival Weekend. Guests can enjoy a Victorian low tea in
the mansion’s orangerie served by docents in period dress. The session will also go into the differences between low and high tea; tea history and etiquette; and delight in delicious, traditional tea-time treats.
"High Time for Low Tea" is appropriate for children ages 10 and up. Cost is $20 per person; members $15. Registration is required.
On Sunday, Oct. 16, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., chef, writer, and James Beard Award-winning cookbook author Judith Choate will present A Brief History of American Food,
a talk about the evolution of American food, the different cultures that have made an impact on contemporary American dining, and other related topics. After the talk, there will be a tasting of quintessential American food, the apple pie. Participants are welcome to bring their own homemade pie to the tasting.
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The talk is free but registration is requested.
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