As I toured the ho
mes featured in this years’ VHF Heritage House Tour, three words were in the back of my mind: preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and how the decision to focus on one – or more – of these is such a contentious one, with so many ramifications. The other word that kept coming up is kitchen: so often it’s where choices made are most evident, and personal taste so prominent (pun intended). Ironically many people who believe in heritage conservation today are also great cooks, something that would likely shock their homes’ original owners.