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After 23 years at Kitchen Kettle Village, Phil & Stephanie Garnett will be hanging up their pottery wheel and ending their time at the Village. Their shop will remain open though the end of October 2021. In March of 2022, the shop will reopen under new ownership.
Impress your friends with these delicious and healthy recipes for your fall tailgate, plus pick-up some event planning tips to knock your gathering out of the park.
Kitchen Kettle Village is filled with delicious treats, but have you ever wondered what our best baked good is? Read on to find out what guests think, plus a few other scrumptious suggestions.
Get the inside scoop on the hidden gems throughout Kitchen Kettle Village that you won't want to miss!
At Kitchen Kettle Village, we're always looking to improve our guests experiences. That includes adding new shops and updating other stores with merchandise, name changes and the overall presentation of the shop. Read on to learn more about some of the recent changes in the Village...
Check out this "sweet" interview with master fudge maker Geoff Cordell and get a behind the scenes look at the making of his confectionary delights.
Learn the best way to eat your way through Kitchen Kettle Village. This is an insiders look at the top 7 foods that you don't want to miss on your next visit to Kitchen Kettle Village.
Ready to hit the road this summer? Don't miss a visit to the Happy Camper, a new outdoor gear and gift shop, that recently opened at Kitchen Kettle Village. It's filled with everything you need to make your road trip fun and comfortable.
Mark your calendar now for our 2021 Rhubarb Festival happening May 21-22, 2021. Find out why you won't want to miss one delicious minute of the fun!
In an effort to keep you up-to-date with Village hours and best practices in regards to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Take advantage of your time now at home to plan a future adventure when it is safe to travel again. Why not start planning your next trip to Lancaster County, PA? If you have visited before, you might want to stay a little longer or plan a few day trips to our area because there is so much to see and do.
In these uncertain times it is easy to feel negative and sad, but I encourage you to look at the glass (or jelly jar) half full. Here a few ways we can all stay positive during the COVID-19 crisis.
Whatever your preference, sleeping over at Kitchen Kettle Village is an experience not to be missed. There are studio rooms, one-bedroom suites, two-bedroom suites and “traditional” (if you call our one-of-a-kind decorating traditional) hotel rooms.
Join us for our annual Presidents’ Day Sale starting Friday, February 14 through Saturday, February 22!
When you visit Lancaster Yarn Shop this winter, you’ll agree that unprecedented access to fine yarns, beautiful tools, and interesting patterns, makes it a great time to be a knitter or crocheter!
During the holidays it is like a treasure hunt of great gifts at Kitchen Kettle Village!
Small Business Saturday is just around the corner on Saturday, November 30th and I cannot think of a better place to shop than Kitchen Kettle Village!
The holiday season has officially begun here in the Village! My family and friends have come to expect goodies from Kitchen Kettle every year and I love picking out the perfect jams, salsas and pickles for everyone on my list.
Discover fun, unique, and delicious gifts from Kitchen Kettle Village for everyone on your list this holiday season!
Join us for our annual ‘BE Thankful’ Customer Appreciation Day on Veteran's Day weekend: Saturday, November 9th, 2019 9am-6pm at Kitchen Kettle Village.
Yummie’s Halloween Boo Bash on Saturday, October 26th
Come to our 4th Annual Pink Party on Saturday, October 12th from 11am-3pm, and help us raise money in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
With quick dinner recipes, packable lunch ideas, and simple snacks back to school season can be much easier!
We’re inviting kids of all ages to join us for a day of fun at Yummie’s Birthday Party on Saturday, August 3rd at Kitchen Kettle Village! Who doesn’t love a party? And this one is filled with entertainment, birthday treats, dancing, mascot friends, plus…it ‘s FREE!
Celebrate the kick-off of summer this Saturday, June 15that Kitchen Kettle Village. Enjoy a relaxing summer day while helping to raise funds for Music For Everyone, a Lancaster based non-profit dedicated to raising awareness and resources to strengthen the role music plays in our schools and communities.
Looking for a way to ‘Treat Mom’? Join us for this week long celebration at Kitchen Kettle Village! Saturday, May 4th– Saturday May 11th. Mark your calendar for our 3rd Annual Treat Mom event! Many of our stores will be offering treats for the moms in our lives. Shop, and enjoy being treated extra special this…
I guess you can say I “fell into a foodservice career”. My ambitions and dreams were in math and science. I was going to be an electronic engineer and had prepared throughout high school by taking many independent study classes on the subject. My other love was sports…more particularly full-contact sports.
The first day of spring arrived a few days ago and it is time to get outdoors and have some fun. Lancaster County is a great place to stretch your legs, enjoy the sights and experience a little adventure. Here are just a few suggestions for your “To Do” list this spring: Spend a relaxing…
“My husband and I wanted a quiet getaway to celebrate our anniversary. Strawberry Street Guest Quarters at Kitchen Kettle Village was the perfect spot! It’s right in the center of all the fabulous shops both in the Village and the surrounding area. Great eateries nearby. We spent three relaxing, slow-paced days. We enjoyed shopping, eating…
I love to cook. That being said, I’m a rather lazy cook. Let’s just say I like the biggest bang for the buck with the largest “wows”. There is nothing I like better than for a guest to gush over my dish and me knowing that I put very little effort into it. So what’s…
Join us for our annual Presidents’ Day Sale from Friday, 2/15 through Saturday, 2/23. It’s the ONLY sale of the year at Kitchen Kettle Village, and your chance to save big on the items and brand names you love! Save up to 50% OFF merchandise in participating shops. Below, find a sneak peak to some of our…
I am a PA girl. I love my Penn State football (and players)! I also cheer for the Eagles and the Steeler’s. Since I have no PA teams in the Big Game this year and no Saquon Barkley to cheer for…I turn my focus to the food and games to make the party special. The…
Shopping, cooking, planning, parties, and wrapping gifts tend to be the routine during the holiday season. The holidays bring beauty through valuable time with friends and family, but it can also bring a lot of stress to our lives. Taking time to slow down after the holiday season is a great way to kick off…
With the holidays right around the corner, Kitchen Kettle Village aims to helps those in need. What does Christmas mean to me? It’s the joy of being blessed in oh so many ways. I feel blessed to have a job here at Kitchen Kettle Village surrounded but people who care. The store I work at…
I was here before Kitchen Kettle was a gleam in my Mom and Dad’s eyes. This is my 67th Christmas, that’s more years than Kitchen Kettle has been in existence. Whether or not the Village existed, Christmas was always a very special time of year for my family. I have wonderful memories of the house which…
During the holidays it is like a treasure hunt at Kitchen Kettle Village. With over 40 unique shops, restaurants and lodging you never know what cool gifts you might find. Because there are so many great gifts, I narrowed my focus to what I would like to find or plan to put in a holiday…
Join us for our annual ‘BE Thankful’ Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, November 17th, 2018 9am-6pm at Kitchen Kettle Village. Check-in at our welcome tent, located in the middle of the Village, on Saturday, November 17th, and pick up your passport. Travel store to store to get your passport signed. This will enter you to…
What is Character Days you ask? It all started with a guest who asked one of our Kitchen Kettle employees, “Why don’t you dress up for Halloween here in the Village? You’re all such characters!” Well it stuck and Character Days began 17 years ago and has become an annual judged event. We ask all…
“No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” -Alfred North Whitehead Each November we take time to give thanks for the many people who keep the Village running like a well oiled machine! There are so many behind the scenes teams…
Turn the Village Pink! Come to our third annual Pink Party on Saturday, October 13th, from 10am-5pm, and help us raise money in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The first 500 people to check in at our welcome table will receive a pink tote (pictured below) for FREE! How can you help raise money? By shopping!…
Lancaster Yarn Shop is celebrating 10 years of knitting for fun (seriously)! Lancaster Yarn Shop opened in October 2008 on Gallery Row in downtown Lancaster. Within a year, we had moved to Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, a fun, crafty town. The shop has become a destination for knitters and crocheters and everyone who appreciates…
Over the past month we have received hundreds of memories and stories from our loyal guests. We’ve read through them and selected the top stories to share. “Suddenly, there was a jingle of sleigh bells! The next thing we knew, Santa Claus was at Kitchen Kettle Village!” Jan and her family come to the Village…
I can bring home the bacon…and fry it up in a pan! Actually, I don’t even need to fry it up. I can just come to the Kitchen Kettle Village Tailgating Festival this weekend! The MVP of all the tailgating foods is bacon. I can get my fill of bacon and so much more this…
Looking for a fun place to work with a great team? Stop by our Job Fair and learn more about what Kitchen Kettle Village has to offer. Join us for an onsite interview during one of our upcoming Job Fairs at the Harvest Cafe in Kitchen Kettle Village! FRIDAY, SEPT. 7TH, 2-5PM SATURDAY, SEPT.…
Many students are heading back to school, including college students! Hello all! My name is Adrian, and I have been the Kitchen Kettle Village Marketing Intern this summer. A little bit about me, I am marketing student heading into my senior year of college. My journey at Kitchen Kettle began in 2015, while I was…
Register now for the 1st Annual Kitchen Kettle Cornhole Tournament! Join us during Tailgate Festival for the First Annual Kitchen Kettle Cornhole Tournament sponsored by 717 REC on Saturday, September 15th from 9am-12pm, benefiting Giving Back. Our Giving Back program touches the lives of 225 local families in need during the holiday season. Join us for…
Over the past month we have received hundreds of memories and stories from our loyal guests. We’ve read through them and selected the top stories to share. “We were heading up to the Adirondacks for our 19th anniversary, but we made sure to make a pit stop at KKV overnight on our way up…” Christine…
Since Perfect Pots joined Kitchen Kettle in 2017, the Village has been invigorated with bright colors and luscious planters. Perfect Pots have specifically designed each pot for it’s location and we couldn’t be more bedazzled with the results. We’ve added window boxes at the Harvest Cafe and under our display windows in the middle of…
We’re inviting kids of all ages to join us for some summer fun at Yummie’s Birthday Party on Saturday, August 4th at Kitchen Kettle Village! Who doesn’t love a party? And this one is filled with entertainment, birthday treats and furry friends, plus Mom & Dad…it ‘s FREE! The FREE party gets underway at 10:30am…
It’s Giveaway Time! Get excited! One of our lovely Instagram followers will be the winner of this summer gift basket giveaway! How to enter in 3 easy steps: Go to Instagram & make sure you are following us @kitchenkettle Find the @kitchenkettle giveaway post and tag three friends in the comments Make sure you are also following…
Savor the summer with this deliciously fresh pasta salad! Summer is officially in full swing! With busy schedules, picnics galore, and scorching heat, cooking may seem like a thorn in your side. I’d like to share a delicious easy summer pasta salad recipe from my kitchen to yours. This recipe is easy to prepare, light,…
The Inn at Kitchen Kettle Village welcomes The Bungalow Kitchen Kettle’s most popular overnight accommodations and the most value for your dollar if you’re traveling with friends are The Grandview Suite and The Hershey Suite. Beginning July 19th you can add The Bungalow to that list of two bedroom, two bath suites. And this one is…
Geoff Cordell takes over Pepper Lane Fudge and Sweets in preparation for the retirement of his mom, Deb Sensenig. I am sure that you are familiar with the saying “it’s like being a kid in a candy store”. Well that is exactly what life was like for me as a young boy. My family moved…
Pull up a chair and enjoy the live music! Kitchen Kettle Village has grown to 42 shops, 2 restaurants and 17 lodging rooms, and like most homes in Lancaster County, the hub of activity around here is our family-run kitchen…but do you know about the talented musicians who play at the Village? While no one…
Locally produced wool that is exclusive Lancaster Yarn Shop Lancaster County has some of the richest, non-irrigated soil in the United States, but sheep, it turns out, don’t like a grassy pasture. The land here is too valuable for food production, and so we don’t really have a sheep or wool tradition. However, like much…
Looking for a way to ‘Treat Mom’? Join us this Saturday, May 5th at Kitchen Kettle Village! Mark your calendar for our Treat Mom event this Saturday, May 5th. Many of our stores will be offering treats for the moms in our lives. Shop, and enjoy being treated extra special this Mother’s Day!* Here are…
Don’t miss the zany Kitchen Kettle Village Rhubarb Festival on Friday, May 18th and Saturday, May 19th. All hail the pink and green as rhubarb arrives in Lancaster County and takes over Kitchen Kettle Village for our 35th Rhubarb Festival. What is a “rhubarb” you ask? It is one of two perennial vegetables and a…
“Welcome to Kitchen Kettle Village!” If you arrive at Kitchen Kettle by bus, “Welcome” may be the first word you hear from our Village Host. Our bus greeters began on April 1st and will be greeting buses until the end of October, with many dates in November. We are so glad to have them back as they do…
Put your Jam & Relish Kitchen products to use with these delicious dip recipes! Our website is loaded with recipes that incorporate many of our Kitchen Kettle products. If you are looking for a way to share with friends or just to try something different, check out our many dip recipes. Here are three of our…
Many people only know about the shops we have at Kitchen Kettle, and are excited to find out they can stay the night. With a cozy village atmosphere, numerous shops to explore, and live street music, this bed and breakfast-like inn is packed with fun for the whole family. We have 17 rooms/suites that are…
Spend 2018 with us at the Village! January & February are always a time of pre-planning in the Village. It is a time for construction projects (when not so many people are around). It is a time to develop new offerings – like events and products. It is even a time when some stores leave…
We’re a popular stop for group tours and bus trips to Lancaster County, PA. Give your group tradition… with a twist! Start your Lancaster County adventure at Kitchen Kettle Village. Bring the best of Pennsylvania Dutch Country to your group with more than 40 specialty shops and plenty of hands-on activities, some you have come to expect … and…
Our Presidents’ Day Sale is Here! Join Us for Our Biggest Sale of the Year! Join us for our annual Presidents’ Day Sale from Friday, 2/16 through Saturday, 2/24. It’s the Village’s biggest sale of the year, and your chance to save big on the items you love! Save 20-75% off selected merchandise in participating…
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