Behind The Scenes: Cavalcade Vintage Kitchen Studio Tour!

There have been a number of requests for a closer look at the Cavalcade kitchen studio, so in this video I take you on the other side of the counter and into the kitchen. While the kitchen serves as the main studio for Cavalcade of Food videos, this is a real, working kitchen that is used multiple times a week. I often cook dinner here for personal gatherings with family and friends, as well as testing recipes. It is a kitchen that I designed myself and had custom built for ease of swapping stoves and other appliances. Come take a closer look at my favorite kitchen!
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[@lisachapman6492]

The older I get the more I appreciate vintage things. L9ve this little kitchen.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Lisa!!

[@BritInvLvr]

The studio kitchen reminds me of the kitchens in my home ec class. Besides cooking, we were taught how to keep everything clean and shiny. Although I was there in 1970, everything was from the 1950s. Adorable.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi BritInvLvr! My home ec class was the same way - everything was about 20 years old! Thanks!

[@666tokarev]

These types of videos cost me a lot of money…🤣🤣🤣 I have been watching for 7-8 years,in that time I have started collecting jadeite,Pyrex,a few mixers,coffee makers and radios!!! We love to cook,and we have tried MANY of the recipes you have made videos on.we love your content and always look forward to the next video!!! Thanks to you and your crew!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

LOL! Sorry for creating any additional expenses for you! Sounds like you have a nice collection of fun vintage things - enjoy!

[@046Bluehill]

Thank you for the tour. You have done a wonderful job organizing your whole store. We seniors enjoy remembering and your collections help us remember. You give us many happy memories of our Grandmother's and Mother's cooking and kitchen. We feel at home with you, Ralph and Mary Anne--your recipes and the kitchens you cook in.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Bluehill! I appreciate you watching and I'm glad you enjoy the videos and the memories!

[@AmyLearnsToCook]

Amazing! Beautiful kitchen, Kevin!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Amy!

[@nanetterolph2972]

I love all your wonderful retro items!!! If i wasn't a low income senior i could go crazy with these type of kitchen items!!!! I also adore thrift stores, yard and estate sales too!!!! I love your videos and really appreciate the time you spend on making them!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thank, Nanette! I appreciate you watching!

[@xjAlbert]

Thank you, Cavalcade! This tour is like riding the Tea Cups at Disney World!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

LOL! Thanks Albert - I'm glad you enjoyed the ride!

[@marcberm]

Love those cabinets! I always assumed they were rescued from a genuine ~1950's kitchen! Of course it makes sense that they look the part since they were designed and built the same way. Site-built cabinets and shelving are just a level of craftsmanship and quality you don't see anymore.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Marc - I was hoping to find some old cabinets, but when people tear them out they often get damaged, so it was easier to have a carpenter make them from scratch. Thanks!

[@amywright2243]

I'm not too old to wish I had a play kitchen that looks like this! So much nostalgia. Lovely tour!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for taking the tour with me, Amy!

[@johnbryan5608]

Everything looks so good! I love the wallpaper!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, John!

[@lynntomk]

Being old as dirt I remember the first dishwasher I had. It was a Frigidaire. It was so new to us that my sister filled the detergent cup with liquid dish soap while I was at work. I had suds all over my floor. You can't imagine how hard it is to get liquid detergent cleaned out of a dishwasher, ha, ha. I love your channel for that reason it's a nice walk down memory lane.

[@debbiel7736]

Oh my gosh I almost spit out my coffee reading your comment. When I was a child my mom ran out of dishwasher soap and did the same thing. I came running out of the kitchen yelling "THE DISHWASHER IS THROWING UP!"

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Lynn - LOL - I've heard that from a number of people who did the same thing and it was suds everywhere! Thanks for watching!

[@sharonhines9698]

Thanks for the tour of your kitchen, another great trip down memory lane. 😊❤

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Sharon!

[@salliemorrill2671]

Kevin, I'm so glad you brought us behind the scenes. The layout of the kitchen is excellent! It's so cozy & welcoming. Love your design & decor style. Love the vintage water dispenser! I'm sure that w/ the age of the Ben Franklin bldg you had to upgrade the service panel to accommodate higher amperages for the kitchen. On the shelves to the left of the vintage refrigerator (which my parents also had) appears to be some Fiesta dinnerware. Am I correct? You mentioned the cottage. Did you sell it, or have you just stopped recording there? There's a channel I think you & your viewers might wish to subscribe to: "Chit Chat with Granny Pat". She collects vintage Jadite, Fiesta dinnerware, Fostoria glassware & dinnerware, etc. I have recommended your channel to her as well. Finally, any time you wish to take us on tour through the Cavalcade of Food, please do. Thoroughly enjoy it! Hello to Ralph, Mary Ann, & Wally. God bless.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Sallie! Thanks so much! Those dishes are not Fiesta, although I do have a collection of Fiesta (at my home). The ones you saw actually belonged to my grandma, and they are from the 30's. Those colors for dishes were popular during that period. I sold the cottage a number of years ago. For a time I owned three homes - too much! I'm glad be down to just one now. I will check out Granny Pat - sounds like a channel I'd enjoy! Thanks so much!

[@hanscraig1850]

I love Granny Pat, so much history.

[@knightwing51]

one thing i remember in both grandmothers kitchen you don't have ,the black cat clock with the tail wagging with the second hand. it amazed me as a young child. all the other things are spot on. ty kevin.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi knightwing! That's a Kit-Kat clock, and they still make them. If I ever came across a vintage model it would be fun to put in the kitchen. I haven't seen one in years. Thanks!

[@trudybednarek3610]

It’s such a great place full of memories…treasures 😊

[@sarahussery5868]

The reason we notice changes is because we love the kitchen so much. The large stoves always wax nostalgic for me. Takes me right back to my childhood. I absolutely love the vintage kitchen. If I could make my dream kitchen, it would look very much like yours.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Sara!

[@rustynailmendlesohn8710]

Great tour👍👍👍 I had NO idea Kevin that Pioneer sugar was processed right there in Croswell MI. Wow. All these years. TY for really nice vid this morning. 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Rusty - Pioneer Sugar has three plants in the "Thumb" of Michigan and one of them is here in Croswell. This part of the state grows a lot of sugar beets! Thanks!

[@rustynailmendlesohn8710]

@@cavalcadeoffood I learn something new everyday. TY :)

[@powerlinekid4296]

Another amazing video. Best studio kitchen tour ever; up till now I don't remember any cooking show giving a studio tour. The cabinet design is for function, modern kitchens hide everything, those are great if you never use the kitchen. It's a lot easier to slide a curtain, than to bang your shins on a door.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi PLK - I'm constantly taking things in and out of those bottom cabinets, so having the curtains instead of doors makes it so much easier. Thanks!

[@dlotboy]

It’s so good to see you enjoy that space. Not many people remember Ben Franklin stores but yes they were fixtures in many towns and sometimes were the only “dept” stores available. My mom still uses her untouched 1971 st Charles metal kitchen that she refuses to replace and her chambers ovens. She has a waste king stainless steel dishwasher that regrettably has to be replaced because the seals turned brittle and she couldn’t find anyone to replace them. Thanks for this great video.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi dlotboy - Ben Franklin stores were franchised and you would see them often in smaller towns where others like Woolworth and Kresge wouldn't put a store. So great that you mom has St. Charles metal cabinets! They held up better than many of the wooden cabinets of the era. Thanks!

[@marfa1861]

I see a Kitchen Aid KDS dishwasher. I got mine (portable) back in mid 70's and it ran until 2015 ThanksGiving night- fully loaded! 😩 Had to take alllll dishes out and hand wash them! But it was the best dishwasher...EVER! Made by Hobart! I wish they would come back with that dishwasher and the inside setup, too!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Marfa - as you know, that is a terrific dishwasher! I agree - wish they still made them like this! Thanks!

[@charlessommers7218]

Great show 👍

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Appreciate you watching, Charles!

[@jonathan_nc]

I loved the kitchen tour and seeing everything close up. You changed the tea kettle on the stove to a glass coffee pot. My mom has the same stainless kettle and almost the same 40" GE stove with the tea kettle on the same right rear unit. I have the same dishwasher as you, installed new in 1985 and it still works great. You can't kill a Kitchen-Aid except by not using it. My cabinets are also made by my home builder on site and only last year did I have to fix a drawer after 38 years of use. Yes it's almost a lost art.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jonathan - I used the tea kettle to heat the water to make the coffee, so I think the kettle was on another stove LOL! Those KA dishwashers are real workhorses! Thanks!

[@TuckerSP2011]

Thanks Kevin! My favorite things in your kitchen are the two burner electric stovetop, of course the vintage stove and the cute little owl kitchen string holder. I'm always looking for one of those.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Tucker! I love that string holder, too! Thanks!

[@ginib6350]

Waverly has had so many beautiful wallpaper choices throughout the years, wouldn't you agree? Thanks for sharing your collections. I have a lot of stuff, some inherited, so I try to rotate as often as I can. My grandmother would love to know that I use her Fostoria glass and Haviland china. My late Mom was so happy to know we would use her Noritake china and that it wouldn't get thrown away or hide in a box. I think vintage is really fun and it comes with stories and nostalgia. Life is precious, and I give thanks to the Lord Jesus. Also, I still use and really enjoy your 1948 BC chiffon cake recipe. Thank you!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Gini - I agree! Waverley has made a lot of really nice looking wallpaper over the years, and all of it I've used has held up really well. So nice that you use your grandmother and mother's things! These things were intended to be used and enjoyed! Thanks!

[@lisapop5219]

Thanks for the tour. Throughout, I kept thinking that dusting must be a nightmare!. I have one of those nut grinders. I believe that we found it at a thrift store when we were stationed in CA around 20 years ago. Still works beautifully. It also saves me from dealing with the food processor

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Lisa - those little nut grinders are handy and easy to use. Thanks!

[@fredwiley3731]

This is just like my grandmother's 1950s kitchen especially the cabinets. I love your kitchen and the channel. Thanks for your videos. I have that Sunbeam toaster which is considered one of their greatest products ever.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Fred. That Sunbeam toaster is one of the greatest things Sunbeam ever had on the market. Thanks!

[@mshowell6264]

I 💛this show! I'm building a1949 kitchen! LOV your cabinets! Also All the cute things! So homey, & well pulled together! Just darling! 💛💅🏻☕

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi mshowell! Your 1949 kitchen sounds like a fun project!! Thanks!

[@charlestatem3099]

What an amazing collection and just love the kitchen set.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Charles!

[@serendipitysue3255]

❤️❤️ I had fabric exactly like the wallpaper. I made kitchen curtains.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

I'll bet the matching curtains looked great! Thanks!

[@andrewclarke3622]

Thanks for the tour!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Andrew!

[@corey3151]

Loved this! Thanks Kevin! I always wondered if the fridge worked or was just for looks. Would love to find a mint green refrigerator for our kitchen. Beautiful old Kitchenaid dishwasher! Truly a hurricane in a box.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Corey! That KA dishwasher does a great job - and fast!

[@russbear31]

Loved the kitchen tour, Kevin. It reminded me so much of my grandma's kitchen. She probably decorated her kitchen around 1952 and it stayed the same until she died in 1998. She even had the red formica-topped chrome table and the plastic Tupperware salt and pepper shakers you have on the table. 😅 Today I have her McCoy pottery cookie jar from the 1940s and a set of small pewter salt and pepper shakers, shaped like owls.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Russ! Sounds like your grandma had a great kitchen and how nice that you have a few pieces that belonged to her!

[@ravenmccall5486]

Thank you Kevin, I have always wanted an up close look at all the collectables in the kitchen. I grew up in a small three bedroom house, (there were five of us) and the largest room in the house was the kitchen! I live in a small two bedroom house where the largest room in the house is the kitchen. I love a big kitchen. My kitchen has so many more cabinets than Momma's and there is collectable goodness everywhere, but nothing like yours. We have a cowboy kitchen...Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, Hop-a-long Cassidy, Bonanza & John Wayne are everywhere. I did it for my husband! Added some colored glass for me. Can't wait to see what you do next!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Raven - your cowboy kitchen sounds terrific!! I love the old western theme! I'll bet it's been fun collecting all those cowboy treasures! Thanks!

[@jamessheridan4306]

Kind of you to acknowledge my nosy, busybody sweet tooth. Thanks. I had a ball.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi James! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gregbudig5014]

Are you retired from teaching at Wayne State? Nice behind the scenes look. The cottage kitchen will always be my favorite... so many fond memories of past episodes, but you have captured some of that charm with the studio kitchen. Wouldn't it be interesting to do an episode with your friends and family as a studio audience? Everyone could sit at those vintage dining tables and enjoy the filming and participate possibly? I just think it would make for a fascinating show! Wonderful episode. Thanks for sharing!

[@johnhpalmer6098]

I loved that cottage kitchen too. The main thing was it's red/white colorway, and it still had some vintage cabinets/sink area and funky layout. I recall Kevin saying that the cabin originally had no kitchen and that the present one was built in I think he said, early 50's from a back porch. That is the esthetic I'd love to use for inspiration when I redo my tired kitchen, but lit it with vintage preheat fluorescent fixtures from the 40's instead of the 2 lamp, T-5 generic one I have now (came with the house).

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Greg! I'm still working full-time and will continue doing so for a number of years yet. I'm lucky to have had a job and career that I really love so I'm glad to keep at it. I'm afraid there's only a couple of us hams in the crowd that don't mind being on camera, so I keep the cameras away for personal functions LOL! Thanks so much! Stay warm!

[@juliestockwell6213]

I would love that exact kitchen. Beautiful!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Julie!

[@sandradaniels7662]

Wow! This was an even more fabulous episode. Why oh why did you show this? Now I gotta look for a cool spice rack, mug tree, swing away can opener etc. Thanks for a super cool peek behind the scene.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Sandra! All those things are out there and it's fun to look for them. Thanks!

[@davidrobinson2638]

I love your channel and your collection as well as the space you house it all in ! What an awesome blessing it is to be able to collect and share it with the world ! Happy New Year and keep up the good work.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi David! Thanks so much! I feel blessed to have the opportunity! Happy New Year!

[@corashell7116]

I watched your Cavalcade update from 4 years ago on your channel today- and you can see how far you guys have come along!😊 thank you for the tour. 🙂

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi corashell - it's been a journey, that's for sure! But so much fun putting it all together. Thanks for watching!

[@1AEROSOL.1PUFF]

I JUST LOVE THE STUDIO KITCHEN 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thank you!

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Good video, I like retro stuff/looks 😀

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Michael!

[@elainejan]

I love the tour. And, of course, the kitchen. When I first started watching your videos, I was so intrigued. I kept trying to figure out whether that was your real kitchen or a set. I did figure it out eventually. And now I have had a tour of the set. It’s so nice to see all these old things again. Thank you.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Elaine! Glad you enjoyed the studio tour!

[@Bob-ml1mv]

Good. Morning Kevin love the tour of your kitchen love watching your show.and always love your vintage appliances

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Bob!

[@rheahorvath9274]

Love this kitchen space of your!!!!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Rhea!

[@meredithlynn]

Thank you Kevin for the behind the scenes tour of Cavalcade of Food Studio. It was so enjoyable. You have become my favorite Michiganders. Just a small suggestion, maybe this summer it would be fun to see you make jello mold recipes. It was definitely a 50’s and 60’s popular dish item. They had lots of strange variations but some are actually good. Stay warm and keep your bellies full❤😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi meredithlynn! Thank you so much and I love your suggestion for jello mold recipes - I'm adding to the list! I must have a dozen cookbooks that are all recipes for jello salads! Some of them don't seem too appetizing, but others are really great. We had a party last year and I gave five of the guests a jello mold a week in advance of the party and then they all came with a different jello salad - it was really fun! Thanks!

[@curlyqstooge]

This was a fun episode! I love behind the scenes views such as this. I can see with the seating area & number of tables/chairs, where you would be able to do a lot of hosting here! Thanks!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi curlyqstooge! Thanks - glad you enjoyed the episode. Yes, we have holiday family gatherings here - it's nice to have the space!

[@dzeller8995]

Thanks for sharing!

[@suzanneandersen7319]

Kevin thank you for the tour of your adorable kitchen! I absolutely love everything and the colors are perfect. My mom and dad still have their 1949 General Electric refrigerator and it still works like a charm! I love your attention to detail too so many of the vintage items work better than the things we buy today. Such a fun place! 🍒

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Suzanne!

[@goingslightlymad7172]

Hi Kevin! This video is awesome!🥰🥰 I finally found a red and white check/gingham mug and a blue mug tree!😁😁

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi GSM!! So glad you found your mug tree and mug! Enjoy it!

[@antcsoaw]

I love your channel and your kitchen. I do miss the cottage kitchen, it seemed we got to see you actually use and cook more on the vintage stove at the cottage. Now we just see it in the background unless you using the oven

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi antcsoaw - thanks! At the cottage, the vintage stove was the only thing to cook on, so I did use it much more in the videos. I will try to get more shots of the vintage stove in action!

[@judefrazier4727]

I missed seeing that beautiful Farberware tea kettle sitting on the stove. I love it so much……what a lovely kitchen thanks

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Jude - the Farberware kettle is off on a little vacation! I'm going to give another kettle a chance to hang out on the range! Thanks!

[@crystals4023]

Oh Kevin, thank you so much for the wonderful tour! I was one of the requesters and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have a few copper pots and pans and copper accents in my kitchen. I’m a bit of a jealous wreck over your copper molds, but I bet I could find some if I started looking! Thanks again.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi crystals! Glad you enjoyed the tour! I see those molds everywhere so they are pretty easy to find and collect. Thanks!!

[@susanwoodcarver]

Oh…how wonderful!! Thank you. I model my kitchen after that era. It makes me feel warm and happy. Best wishes.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Susan!

[@64ssmalibu]

Loved the behind the scenes tour. Would love to see a tour of the whole store in general and any pictures of it back in its heyday.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi 64ssmalibu - I will probably do some videos in sections of the store otherwise it would be a very long video. Thanks!

[@dianadunaway656]

Love your studio kitchen tour, just like I remember as a kid, not only in my family home but at both my grandparents homes also, a joyful blast from the past! I collect vintage kitchen items also and still have a set of canisters always at my reach on the countertop, the good old days! Just a side note, I imagine you and friends enjoying the Lions game, what are you planning for game time snacks when they make it to the Super Bowl🤞😉👍. From WI so a Packer fan but will be cheering for the Lions, their time has come👍🤞👏🎉

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Diana! Thanks so much! Can you believe the Lions are in the playoffs! If they make it to the Super Bowl there will be a lot of watch parties! Not sure what we will be doing, but there will be plenty of food and drink! Thanks for cheering us on from Wisconsin!

[@Ladythyme]

Nice setup 😊 My parents had cabinets just like that in our kitchen growing up…handles and all….they were maple though not white….oh such memories…. Great job ❤ So fun! Thanks for showing us 😍

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for coming along on the tour, Ladythyme!

[@eightacrehomestead]

Your collections and kitchen are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome - appreciate you watching!

[@bonniepeterman1904]

Interesting behind the scenes video. I can tell you put a lot of time and thought into the design and functionality of this kitchen. Great job 👍🏼

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Bonnie! Appreciate you watching!

[@judyp.6753]

I really enjoyed this video! And everything in your kitchen is fantastic! It brings back many memories of my mom and grandma’s kitchen 😊❤ Thanks

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Judy! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@debbieriddle9429]

I love this kitchen. I don't have a couple things here that I'm now going to be looking for. I am literally out of space. Thanks for the tour.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome! Hopefully you'll find the items you're looking for - and they space for them! I know what that's like! Thanks!

[@KatyInNH]

Fantastic!!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Katy!

[@hanscraig1850]

I wish I could organize and get everything clean like you have!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Hans - it's taken a few years to get things organized. It also helps to have a building for the collection. Thanks!

[@adalb137]

Thanks so much for the tour, Kevin! Loved it!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Adam! Glad you enjoyed the tour!

[@jack6964]

Loved this video! Thanks for the tour and giving us some up close shots of things that we see from far away in all your videos. You have some great vintage items!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for coming along on the tour, John!!

[@delphine858]

Hi Kevin. What a great tour video of the kitchen. Loved it. Will show it to Blanche when I see her.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Delphine! Thanks so much - yes, please share it with Blanche! Stay warm!

[@melaneymattson3733]

I'm new to your channel and loved this studio tour!! I grew up in the 50's in southeast Los Angeles and remember so many of your things. Especially the cabinets and kitchen table, which at one time were both yellow then changed to turquoise!!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Melaney! I'm so glad you found the channel and are enjoying the videos! Thanks for watching!

[@KarenKayF]

Very cool! Thank you for the behind-the-scenes tour!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Karen!

[@mariasmargiassi1983]

Fabulous, thank you!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Maria!

[@bbushor1965]

Thank you for the tour! Loved seeing this!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome!

[@MiddleAgeMike]

I actually liked the cottage more because of it's charm, but I understand that the store is so much more practical.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Mike - the cottage kitchen was fun, although small and a bit cramped, but I could work with it. I was glad to have a space where I could finally display the 45 year collection and be able to start sharing it with folks through the videos, so for me it was the right choice. Thanks!

[@naudetf]

Thanks for sharing this nice video 👍

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@CC-.-.-.-.]

This was fun! Thank you for the tour.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, CC!

[@kimworkman2425]

Thanks for the kitchen tour. Loved it

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, kimworkman!

[@JohnSurf5]

Thank you so much for a wonderful episode! I’ve always been curious about how you designed the kitchen. I think it’s amazing you were able to have modern cabinets made as they would be in a 1950s kitchen. They look perfect and what a joy to be able to enjoy, essentially a vintage kitchen when it was new. I thoroughly enjoy this channel and as a collector of vintage items and antiques it’s so nice to see somebody using antique and vintage appliances to tell the story of the 20thc and giving a virtual experience of what food preparation was like in the 50s. Its so neat to see how these kitchen appliances would’ve looked and worked as new. I think that in this modern world where things become obsolete in months, it’s wonderful to showcase the beauty of quality design and longevity of the past and most importantly, the charm of that bygone era.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi John - glad you enjoy the vintage things like I do. That is very much what this channel is about and it's great fun to share my collection through the videos. I'm happy with how the cabinets came out. If you have a skilled carpenter, anything is possible. Thanks!

[@lauren6889]

Thankyou very much Kevin, from now i will look out for window changes.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Lauren! I change the windows through the seasons!

[@SomeWhereOverTheRainbow1]

Thank you so much for sharing everything those nutcrackers at the top were exactly what my mother had I would really like to get one and it's so nice it's neat that you can organize and change out your kitchen like you do it would be really great if you would do a gelo Mold video that would be really cool to see since you have so many jello Moldes

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi SWOTHR - I often see those nut grinders around - I'm sure you'll find one. I'll do a Jello mold episode in the future! Thanks!

[@patriciasarata3360]

I love the floor!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Patricia - it was fun finding that tile!

[@mr.vintage4889]

I'm a big fan of your channel Kevin. You've inspired me to cook cakes and pies, which I'm really good at. Just a couple days ago I made a Banana Bundt Cake with cream cheese frosting. I really want to make a strawberry pie for my birthday coming up. Hope you have a good year!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thank you, Mr.Vintage! Glad to hear that you are baking well and that Banana Bundt Cake with cream cheese frosting sounds terrific!! Happy Birthday in advance!

[@SK-ki1te]

Thx! That was an awesome tour! Wish I could come visit. I have the Coffeepot Diner Salt and Pepper shakers you have on the window sill and I have a nut grinder I bot at a vintage store in a small CO mountain town but all the paint is gone! It’s just galvanized metal. I didn’t realize till much later they originally came in all different colors.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi SK - I think the paint came off many of these old grinders - still nice that you have one! Thanks!

[@victoriabell8519]

I just found your channel. Love the content. Great job!!! Very informative, too.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thank you - so glad you found us!

[@kevink1980]

Awesome video! Subscribed yesterday. Wana visit some day. I like that the lower cabinets go right to the floor. No kick plates. Kick plates are a dead giveaway of a big box cabinet retrofit.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Kevin!!

[@Gussy818]

Love this video.. your hand writing is stunning ❤

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thank you, Carolyn!

[@christinamo7]

I love this video! this kitchen feels *so* homey and reminds me very much of my grandmother's kitchen over in Brown City. happy happy memories. I don't know how you manged to get all this stuff together and make it a working functional space but oh I am so glad you do these videos! it feels like I am a "back" door friend coming to visit in the kitchen. THANK YOU. as an aside, I sure miss shopping at Ben Franklin. That wall lamp is excellent. my Dads family is of dutch origin, enjoyed seeing that. I sure did use those nut grinders a lot at the holidays when I was growing up.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Christina! I miss the Ben Franklin, too! We would come to Croswell just to shop there. This is a collection that took 45 years to create and until I had this building, it was all packed away in boxes in a warehouse. Thanks so much!

[@kathleenpalmer845]

Thank you for the update close tour - it was nice to see everything that I’ve wondered about from afar .

[@cavalcadeoffood]

You're welcome, Kathleen!

[@compactc9]

Seen a few videos now, and the thing that impressed me the most is definitely how accurate you got the cabinets. When I build my house, it'll be a decision between having cabinets like this made, or getting metal ones. I guess budget will decide.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Whatever you decide, I'm sure they will look great. The metal ones are hard to find in good original condition, so for me having wooden ones made was the best option.

[@compactc9]

@@cavalcadeoffood I'd end up getting new ones, there's one company that makes them, but they might be insanely expensive.

[@susanpaulson9010]

That was fun

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Susan!

[@kevinziskie2326]

Love everything you collected ; that’s my dream kitchen it has a polish look to it red and white :) how fun it would be to have that,

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Kevin!

[@scooterdover2771]

Thanks for the up close tour of your kitchen. I got some Waverly wallpaper with some of the same colors for my kitchen back in the 90s. I got it because it had that Fiesta vibe to it. Don't know if I'lll ever hang it. They had some nice stuff back in the day. I got some others that were from their Greenfield Village collection. I'm curious how that corner cabinet under your sink works.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Scooter! I'll bet that Greenfield Village collection of wallpaper is great. The corner cabinet has an interesting door. The carpenter built a center-hinged bi-fold door which is fairly unusual but it works great. Thanks!

[@scooterdover2771]

@@cavalcadeoffood Wow, that sounds really cool. You don't see any of the center hinges, so I never would have guessed.

[@thethriftyfawn]

Absolutely INCREDIBLE video Kevin! Like many viewers, so many of the items in this kitchen trigger so many memories. The "oil lamp" lights on top of the cabinets stood out to me- I have a small one on my nightstand at home, with a milk glass base. Your cabinets look VERY similar to my best friend's cabinets (his house was built in the mid or late 1940s). Your carpentry team did an excellent job! I always wondered about the windows by the sink- I figured they were decorative, however they certainly give a pleasant and realistic charm. Very clever option! I forget if I've asked before, but the remainder of the "collection" in the studio/the items that are not on set- are these strictly for rotating on and off set, as well as for collecting? Or do you also sell them from time to time as well? Your loved ones are very fortunate to have such a unique venue to gather, enjoy good food, good times, and an incredible amount of nostalgia! Thank you SO MUCH for this tour Kevin. This is now one of my favorite videos on this channel, and I will certainly be re-watching it whenever I feel like it. I will also share and watch it with my best friend, who will certainly love seeing this! Fawn 😊

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Fawn! Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed the video. The collection in the studio is just for using in the videos, or in some cases, just things that I collect. I don't sell anything. Appreciate you watching!

[@jonathanarthur570]

I have great memories of Woolworths....

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Me too, Jonathan! I really miss that store - Kresge's, too!

[@chrisingle5839]

I have one of those Amana Radaranges from the late 60's? Door opens down. Works great, since i put a new (yes i found a New Old Stock) magnetron in it. Kinda fun. I hate to think what that must have cost new.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Chris - those Amana Radar Ranges were the top of the line microwaves and more expensive than most others, but they were very well made. Glad yours is still going strong! Thanks!

[@gymbeef]

Do you have photos of when the building was a department store ? Surprised that your kitchen was new, looks so authentic, really well done.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi gymbeef - I have a couple of photos of the Ben Franklin store. The space where the kitchen is now used to be the Housewares Department! Thanks!

[@triciawoolley3982]

Kevin, we had a brown portable kitchen aid with a butcher block top And I have a little red and round jar nut grinder!!! I didn’t know there were such things as electric bean pots…have you used them? And fyi, love your videos! Thank you! Loved the tour!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks so much, Tricia! There are electric bean pots and I have a few in my collection. They were made by West Bend.

[@ronaldbaker3047]

I really enjoy watching all your videos. Do you collect any old radio’s? I like the art deco look of them. When I look at them I can just imagine a family sitting around listening to music and news broadcasts on the war!

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Ronald! I have a few old radios, but not many that are the old wooden cabinet art deco type that you are thinking of. Most of mine are from the 50s and 60s. Thanks!

[@teresakohman9791]

Oh would I love a kitchen like this! You have an amazing collection. I was wondering if you have a Kelvinator Foodarama in your collection?

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks, Teresa! I don't have a Food-A-Rama in the collection. They are fairly hard to come by, and even more difficult to move (they weigh a ton)! I do have a couple of standard Kelvinator refrigerators though. Thanks!

[@Bob-ml1mv]

Do you have any tours coming in to see the studio..?.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi Bob - not at this time. Thanks!

[@bob3782]

Okay

[@JC-hu9eq]

I have the same GE range, except mine has a heated space for a salt and pepper shaker set rather than the radio (?) built into yours. What year is your range? I have been doing some research on mine, but I haven't quite narrowed it down to the exact year.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi JC - mine range doesn't have a radio in it. Mine is a 1953 model. Thanks!

[@anmlvr05]

Does sugar beet sugar taste different than cane sugar? As a Louisiana girl I didn't even know sugar beet sugar was a thing.

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Hi anmlvr - beet sugar and cane sugar taste the same (at least to me). Domino sugar is made from cane. Since sugar cane can't grow up here in the north, we produce beet sugar. But I really can't detect a difference in taste. Thanks!

[@kimkelly-kline3768]

Thought it was going to be a tour of the whole place...seeing as how your not open to the public..bummer..

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Sorry - just a look at the kitchen. The place is really too large to cover in a single video. Thanks!