Dinner And Conversation With Julia And Jacques

By MELISSA MASON

Published: Aug 29, 2000 12:00 am

NEW HAVEN â Legendary chefs Julia Child and Jacques Pepin will visit New Haven for a special event to benefit Long Wharf Theatre on Friday, September 15.

The evening will begin at New Haven Lawn Club at 5:30 pm with a wine and cheese reception followed by an informal conversation in the clubâs ballroom. The eveningâs program will feature topics chosen by Mrs Child and Mr Pepin as well as a question and answer period.

The event will culminate at Union League CafÃ©, where guests will dine with the two chefs.

Mrs Child and Mr Pepin are currently the hosts of the acclaimed public television series Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home. Each has his and her own illustrious culinary career spanning half a century.

One of the worldâs most beloved chefs, Julia Child brought the art of French cuisine into Americaâs kitchens with The French Chef, which first aired in 1963. After some 200 programs in classical French cooking, she branched out into contemporary cuisine with Julia Child and Company, followed by Dinner at Juliaâs. In recent years, she has served as host for the Master Chefs series.

A definitive expert on the art of cooking, she has written such mainstay cookbooks at The French Chef Cookbook, From Juliaâs Kitchen and The Way to Cook.

Jacques Pepin is also one of Americaâs best-known chefs. In addition to Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home, he has also hosted two series with his daughter, Jacques Pepinâs Kitchen: Cooking with Claudine, and Jacques Pepinâs Kitchen: Encore with Claudine. Each 26-show series has a companion cookbook.

Tickets to the special event are $35 for the reception and conversation at the New Haven Lawn Club. Guests who choose to also attend the dinner at Union League CafÃ© may purchase all-inclusive tickets for $150. Call 203/787-4284, extension 237. Seating is limited.

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Thank you for pointing out the trail access provisions included in the BOS motion—it’s an important clarification that deserves more attention in this conversation. If the development is, in fact, required to provide permanent free public access and commit to ongoing maintenance of this section of the Rochambeau Trail, that is a remarkably beneficial outcome for the town. oIt’s not every day that a private project shoulders the long-term burden of preserving and caring for a public historical corridor at no taxpayer cost—especially one that previously had no formal access, upkeep, or visibility. Let’s be honest: the idea that the only way to protect history is by preventing any development nearby is a rigid and unworkable standard. What’s being proposed here appears to strike a rare balance—historic preservation, public access, and smart development all rolled into one. That’s not a loss its a win. So rather than allowing a handful of voices to derail progress under the banner of “historic purity,” maybe it’s time to acknowledge the reality: this trail is better off with structured stewardship and visibility than remaining an overgrown ghost on old maps. Let’s move forward. Bring in the easement, bring in the public access—and yes, bring in the bulldozers!!! Progress and preservation can coexist. Let’s not let the NIMBY use fear or nostalgia keep us stuck in the past.

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I've heard that several people are under the impression that the public might be banned from the Rochambeau Trail. Points 2 and 3 from the BOS motion (included in full below) make it clear that public access to the trail is part of the requirements for the developer. From what I understand, it requires free public access to the trail in perpetuity. Technically, this could be argued to be a "payment-in-kind," that attempts to balance public good with overall town growth. We can argue about weather that balance is acceptable and how the trail may be affected, but with the understanding that the trail is expected to be maintained as a publicly accessible trail regardless. July 15, 2024 Board of Selectmen approved motion: Discontinuance of Reservoir Road: Selectman Cruson moved the resolution: Resolved, that the Newtown Board of Selectmen, in accordance with Section 2-115(d)(8) of the Town Charter and Conn. Gen. Stat. §13a-49, and subject to the conditions set forth below, hereby discontinues an unimproved portion of Reservoir Road described as “Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued “on that certain survey map which will be recorded on the Newtown Land Records titled “Map Showing Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued” dated August, 2023 and revised September 15, 2023, and certified substantially correct by Gregory Szyszowski of SLR (the “Survey Map”), said discontinuance contingent and effective only upon the completion of the following: 1. The approval of an application for the development of land in the manner described in a letter from Attorney Thomas W. Beecher to First Selectman A. Jeffrey Capeci and Members of the Board of Selectmen dated May 30, 2024, pursuant to the “Residential Open Space Development” regulations of the Borough of Newtown by the Borough of Newtown Zoning Commission, and construction of that approval project within the timeframes required for special exception approval; 2. The inclusion of the discontinued portion of the road as part of the final Declaration of Conservation Restriction; 3. The conveyance of a mutually agreeable public easement to the Town of Newtown for pedestrian, bicycling, equestrian, and all other passive recreational uses (to exclude the use of motorized vehicles except as may be necessary by the Town or its designee to effectuate the purpose of the easement), and for municipal utility purposes; Be it further resolved, that Castle Hill Real Estate Holdings, LLC., its successors and assigns, shall not use any portion of the discontinued road as a vehicular road or access way to and from any developed portions of the property. Be it further finally resolved, that should any of the foregoing contingencies not occur, then the discontinuance contemplated herein shall not become effective and this resolution will become null and void. From: https://www.newtown-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif12216/f/minutes/bos_7-15-24_min-_att_final.pdf

Is this paper road (roads that only exist on paper map but not in reality) even owned by the Town? Many roads that predate the Town's road standards are privately owned and were never accepted by the Town, such as many of the nonconforming roads around the lake communities where the property owners own right to the center line. That is something we had to deal with when working on the Roads Ordinance a few years back. We also had to deal with a private road to run the utilities to the new SHS.

For anyone who wants to know, I cant post a link here, but Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority has an entire website. Look up "HRRA whats in whats out"

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PLEASE NOTE that the Panacea Reunion on August 31st is not "AN ALL CLASS Reunion." This event has been hosted by members of Panacea band for the past 12 years as a town-wide event, and all from Newtown are invited to attend. Any Newtown High School classes are welcome to meet and organize their own gatherings, too.

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