The Worcestershire Sauce Mansion: How the Iconic Sauce Came to America (Bonniecrest)

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Discover the fascinating history of Bonniecrest, a Newport mansion built on the success of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce. Join Ken as he explores this architectural marvel designed by John Russell Pope, blending English Tudor charm with American opulence. Uncover the spicy secrets behind the Duncan family's sauce empire and their stunning estate.
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  • @ThisHouse
    @ThisHouseАй бұрын

    Use code "THISHOUSE" to get a $10 discount off a one-year subscription: www.realitynetwork.tv

  • @ibuguru
    @ibuguruАй бұрын

    Worcestershire is essential in beef stew and meatloaf. I never make either without it.

  • @ibuguru
    @ibuguruАй бұрын

    What a shame to destroy all the interiors with their wonderful craftsmanship. The "developers" who turned it into apartments ought to be required to entirely restore the interiors.

  • @TimboZ79

    @TimboZ79

    Ай бұрын

    The “developers” have more money than you so they “do” what they want as would I. “You” should “do” something instead of “saying” something and the world would be a better place.

  • @shawnsmith2052

    @shawnsmith2052

    Ай бұрын

    This when I hate to hear developer mentioned.

  • @lucymorgan8859

    @lucymorgan8859

    Ай бұрын

    @jamestetley180 Have you ever heard of Historic Preservation? Most cities have an Historic Presrvation Dept, that blocks blockheads like these developers from doing this very thing, as Newport should have done.​

  • @MrGilstorf
    @MrGilstorfАй бұрын

    Got to have Worcestershire sauce in your Canadian Bloody Caesar cocktail. Makes the drink.

  • @andreaberryhill6654
    @andreaberryhill6654Ай бұрын

    Congratulations on your Roku expansion!

  • @SMtWalkerS
    @SMtWalkerSАй бұрын

    Glad it still exists. Great tour. I liked the Gothic interior, especially that huge Gothic fireplace.

  • @KristinSoliday
    @KristinSolidayАй бұрын

    Congrats on Roku! :) Worcestershire is essential in my family's beef stroganoff recipe. Lea and Perrins *only*

  • @user-yi7mg5ig6l
    @user-yi7mg5ig6lАй бұрын

    I use Worcestershire sauce in many things I make, salads, deviled eggs, beef gravy, meatloaf, hamburgers. Just a “shot” gives foods a great flavor!

  • @garryferrington811

    @garryferrington811

    Ай бұрын

    It really does!

  • @dougcargill6730
    @dougcargill6730Ай бұрын

    Most of the interior joinery of this house is still intact. It’s one of my favorite houses in Newport.

  • @artmosley3337

    @artmosley3337

    Ай бұрын

    I’m sure the front doors and the fireplace mantles, wood planning and book cases are Somewhere… a developer would never trash that stuff.. it’s probably in his house 😎🤙🏻🙈

  • @genghis_connie
    @genghis_connieАй бұрын

    Ken, I can’t help but imagining you doing this on PBS Chicago (at least). Thanks again! EDIT: I posted about 3 seconds before your Roku announcement!😂 Congratulations! 🎉🏘️🎉

  • @jillwiegand4257
    @jillwiegand4257Ай бұрын

    The fireplace is magnificent ❤ This sauce is perfect on hamburger and steak ❤

  • @EduardoMorales-sn4kp
    @EduardoMorales-sn4kpАй бұрын

    Beautiful house, beautiful interiors. As a Salvadoran-American, my family’s had a recipe for refried black beans cooked with Worcestershire sauce (plus equal parts garlic powder, cilantro, and Tajín). The end result is sublime, and can be added to many other dishes, especially Pupusas, or Casamiento

  • @mikenixon2401
    @mikenixon2401Ай бұрын

    Very good episode, Ken. I enjoy learning the business that built these homes. Very livable dining room. Interesting connection. Congratulations on your expanded exposure. Tip: You may find interesting the story behind Tabasco in Louisiana. New Orleans to Avery Island.

  • @sarahsouer213
    @sarahsouer213Ай бұрын

    Honestly not a fan of what they did with it but at least they didn't tear it down

  • @BasementBerean
    @BasementBereanАй бұрын

    An A1 house if there ever was one.

  • @sharksport01

    @sharksport01

    Ай бұрын

    😂

  • @derricklangford4725

    @derricklangford4725

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@sharksport01got a bottle of that too 😁

  • @garryferrington811

    @garryferrington811

    Ай бұрын

    A1 was originally British as well.

  • @lordpembridge303

    @lordpembridge303

    3 күн бұрын

    ​@@garryferrington811 It's basically HP sauce.

  • @wessebaggers
    @wessebaggersАй бұрын

    ❤❤❤ love your tours ! Thank you

  • @laurielaurie8280
    @laurielaurie8280Ай бұрын

    Congratulations with your show making on to television 🎉😊

  • @michaelgreenslade7260
    @michaelgreenslade7260Ай бұрын

    Ken, look into the mansions of former Indianapolis mayor Thomas Taggart. In Hyannisport MA he built a beautiful seaside mansion. The Kennedy family moved in next door. In French Lick Indiana, where he owned the French Lick Springs Hotel. On the second highest elevation in Indiana (Mt Airy) Thomas Taggart built a copy of the Hyannis mansion, this time in brick. Identical mansions, wow now that’s unique. “This House” becomes “These Houses”

  • @misterjaxon2559
    @misterjaxon2559Ай бұрын

    I have read that one of the ways they advertised was by hiring agents to meet ships coming into port from Europe. Every passenger was handed a free bottle as they came off the ship. They then proceeded to wherever their final destination was, distributing the product all over the country. Very smart.

  • @LesleyHenderson-h9n
    @LesleyHenderson-h9nАй бұрын

    Use Worcestershire in an amazing white cheese fondue.. Swiss cheese, wine, mustard powder, Worcestershire & fresh garlic..dip sourdough bread, green apples, veggies, potatoes..if you love cheese you will want to eat this weekly!

  • @asteverino8569
    @asteverino8569Ай бұрын

    I put Worcestershire sauce in meat loaf, hamburger meat, and sometimes salad dressing. I top burgers and steaks with A-1 steak sauce though, amongst other condiments.

  • @derricklangford4725
    @derricklangford4725Ай бұрын

    I'm 48 years old and I have a bottle of Worcestershire Sauce in my kitchen cabinet, grew up in a household in the suburbs of Chicago that used it 😋

  • @waynebrady7439
    @waynebrady7439Ай бұрын

    It also has a bunch of condos built on the grounds

  • @GlennMandeville154
    @GlennMandeville154Ай бұрын

    I basically like the sauce in question on pretty much anything. It's really spectacular on a roast beef sandwich with cheese. I am far from a gourmet cook but with things like that sauce, it's easy!

  • @quicklykay
    @quicklykayАй бұрын

    Add few drops of Worcestershire sauce (to taste), fresh minced garlic, and lemon to mayonnaise and you have the perfect dipping sauce for an artichoke (particularly, a chilled one).

  • @gec1800
    @gec1800Ай бұрын

    I have spent summers living in the house since 1985. we love it and have tried to maintain the feeling of the original home. Note the grand stairs are to the left of the entrance.

  • @corrineagnello4584
    @corrineagnello45843 күн бұрын

    I’m glad they didn’t demolish it like so many other mansions.

  • @camhamster3891
    @camhamster3891Ай бұрын

    I once saw the mansion of the guy who invented the paper clip. Maaaasive.

  • @johnpotter8039
    @johnpotter8039Ай бұрын

    Another great tour, thanks. I buy Worcestershire Sauce by the gallon and use it to add umami flavor to everything. I will think about this episode the next time I cook. By the way, another of the classic bottled flavors is Angostura Bitters, which contain quinine as an anti-malarial. The Morgan family controlled the import of Angostura Bitters, not the banking Morgans, but the family of the well-known actor, Frank Morgan, "The Wizard of Oz". We were family friends with his son, George, who always kept us supplied with Angostura Bitters.

  • @Imlookingover007
    @Imlookingover007Ай бұрын

    Congratulations Ken

  • @Zan_Chris
    @Zan_ChrisАй бұрын

    It is still a stunning property. There is a 2 bedroom available now and it’s quite grand.

  • @rob-time
    @rob-timeАй бұрын

    Hello from Toronto! You make terrific videos! I really enjoy watching them. I put Worcestershire Sauce on scrambled eggs!

  • @moboda7233
    @moboda723326 күн бұрын

    In Worcestershire Massachusetts it’s pronounced “Woostah.” I love it on burgers and, coincidentally, just bought a bottle today. I’m eager to try it on my Cesar salad as someone mentioned. Thanks for the tour, I love mansions too 😊

  • @jimwiskus8862
    @jimwiskus8862Ай бұрын

    Thrilled it still exists. Perhaps someone with very deep pockets may buy it and restore it as best they can. Lea & Perins is great on most meats. My fav is grilled chicken & veggies with whipped potatoes. I keep a Jell-O shot container to hold the L & P for dipping the chicken. Great video Ken. Thanks for bringing us along.

  • @claireburkus8497
    @claireburkus8497Ай бұрын

    Steak and lots of recipes!! Hope somehow this beauty gets the restoration it needs!

  • @zovalentine7305
    @zovalentine7305Ай бұрын

    I used it on rice 😋

  • @scottmolnar4132
    @scottmolnar4132Ай бұрын

    My grandfather bought several of these houses. Sadly, he tore them down to make the land for post-ww2 house neighborhoods for returning vets. True it was the basis of our money now, but it sad to think of the architecture that is gone - particularly when we see the architectural salvage we have saved for generations to never incorporate in future homes for ourselves.

  • @monkeygraborange
    @monkeygraborangeАй бұрын

    Beautiful house, but Gothic interiors are unlivable IMO. That being said, Worcestershire sauce is mandatory whenever beef is cooked here!

  • @garryferrington811

    @garryferrington811

    Ай бұрын

    Gothic interiors are unliveable, but people did.

  • @pmn2821
    @pmn2821Ай бұрын

    Regarding the mansion, I guess I'm happy to see it still standing. As for Worcestershire Sauce, the only thing it's good for is a Bloody Mary.

  • @garryferrington811

    @garryferrington811

    Ай бұрын

    It seems most commenters don't agree.

  • @ryanpomedli6550
    @ryanpomedli6550Ай бұрын

    Congrats on the TV show. I am sure that it will be successful.

  • @SoCalFreelance
    @SoCalFreelanceАй бұрын

    I was pretty familiar with Newport mansions and surprised I did not know about Bonniecrest. Looking at it with Google maps I see why as it is a gated community and cannot be seen from the road.

  • @DaleRussell2
    @DaleRussell2Ай бұрын

    Another great, informative idea. Thanx!

  • @pyrexmaniac
    @pyrexmaniacАй бұрын

    A suggestion.....check out Cleveland and Cincinnati. Both are old American cities with extensive industrial histories.....and hundreds of utterly magnificent gilded-age mansions. English 😢Tudors, French Chateaus, Romanesque Castles, Georgian Colonials, Victorian Confections, all b 5:47 breathtaking and palatial and beautifully preserved. Would love to see some featured. 5:47

  • @alexxstarr27
    @alexxstarr27Ай бұрын

    As Always Amazing but the interiors are most amazing 🤩, thanks and congratulations on the move to TV u deserve it........but my current question ❓ since you know and have seen so much do you have a favorite place or style or is that a garden secret .

  • @KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgain
    @KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgainАй бұрын

    I wish you had plans of the second floors too. And any others.

  • @williamtyre523
    @williamtyre523Ай бұрын

    Wonderful house, why would anyone feel the need to gut and redo the interior?!?

  • @zenamom
    @zenamomАй бұрын

    Worcestershire sauce is my secret ingredient for minced meat pie and for gravies.

  • @devonna6171
    @devonna6171Ай бұрын

    I use Worstershire sauce to make cheese balls at Christmas! Yum! As for the house Im not a fan of the gothic style; per se

  • @megfuchs9425
    @megfuchs9425Ай бұрын

    Gorgeous mansion in it's day. I also love Worcestershire sauce! Put it in my chili. Also have a recipe for ham and cheese sandwiches and on the bun, you put butter, garlic/ onion powder and Worcestershire sauce. The Worcestershire is what makes the whole sandwich in my opinion.

  • @lkuffer
    @lkufferАй бұрын

    Worcestershire = Bloody Marys!

  • @Paulftate
    @PaulftateАй бұрын

    👍

  • @javonamari
    @javonamariАй бұрын

    Use it with my red meats when I let them sit when ion feel like cooking at that moment so it give me a reason to sit down 😂🤔

  • @JulesUS8386
    @JulesUS8386Ай бұрын

    It’s great with breakfast sausage & toast!❤ It’s great on any beef. The home is beautiful! Looks like ones in a lot of films. I wish they would take photos before updating the interior. It’s really a shock to walk up to a home like this then as you enter the interior decor is all redone in something that doesn’t flow with the age and style of the exterior!! If photos were made and given to buyers, they could always update it to its original state!! Going through the front doors seeing 1960 decor is hideous to look at in homes of this style. Sure would not change the exterior. I haven’t eaten it in years thanks to a genetic condition causing intolerance to most all foods to the point of hospitalized and having possible surgery. I use to prefer Frenches brand too. I miss eating so many foods.

  • @Thomas-wn7cl
    @Thomas-wn7clАй бұрын

    At least it was not knocked down like many other historic mansions. They all cannot become museum pieces.

  • @Porsche996driver
    @Porsche996driverАй бұрын

    There’s going to be a run on the markets ha. I know I’m out. I love it as a steak sauce. I think it’s the tamarind that gives it the unique subtle tartness.

  • @suenesnidal2600
    @suenesnidal2600Ай бұрын

    I love this sauce.❤😊😊...So many uses,.in numerous recipes.😊😊😊 Horrible FATE for grand ole house/history.😢

  • @aliceputman3260
    @aliceputman3260Ай бұрын

    French fries

  • @mszepr
    @mszeprАй бұрын

    I like your voice.

  • @jamiecobb5066
    @jamiecobb5066Ай бұрын

    lol my ex husband used to call it what’s this here sauce.😂

  • @moboda7233

    @moboda7233

    26 күн бұрын

    Hi Jamie, when I was little my brother called it that. Clever guys 😊

  • @KateHartsell1964
    @KateHartsell1964Ай бұрын

    I call it wash your sister sauce.😂🤣😅

  • @jameskiehm546
    @jameskiehm546Ай бұрын

    It was a beautiful house but the interior too dark. I’ve never liked woorstishisheishuer cause.

  • @shoelady6457
    @shoelady6457Ай бұрын

    😁👌

  • @bjkjoseph
    @bjkjosephАй бұрын

    Well, at least they didn’t tear the whole building down,

  • @LJB103
    @LJB103Ай бұрын

    It is probably the most maligned mansion in Newport due to those interiors, but it was truly magnificent. Sorry, but I hate Worcestershire sauce.

  • @michaelhealy1590
    @michaelhealy1590Ай бұрын

    At least it wasn't demolished

  • @gandfgandf5826
    @gandfgandf5826Ай бұрын

    Those opening words re pronunciation 😂. I pronounce it woosh shooster sheer, so no one feels the need to 'correct' me, as I'm clearly not being serious.

  • @BellaCroyda
    @BellaCroydaАй бұрын

    That beautiful home was turned into apartments??? Sacrilege...

  • @asylumlover
    @asylumloverАй бұрын

    KEN, AT LEAST IT'S STILL THERE, BUT WITH THE INTERIORS MUTILATED AS THEY ARE, I HAVE TO WONDER IF IT'S WORTH KEEPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK ABOUT THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MUTILATION?????????????? WELL, LET'S JUST SAY THAT IT IS VERY FRENCH IN ORIGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @eily_b
    @eily_bАй бұрын

    Or you pronounce it "Wooster", the right way. 😉

  • @harper7509
    @harper7509Ай бұрын

    They are going to give back what they stole too

  • @lilliancathrynperry8827
    @lilliancathrynperry8827Ай бұрын

    Bonnie crest is beautiful back then but them changing it is just sad.

  • @jefflawrentz1624
    @jefflawrentz1624Ай бұрын

    Please tell me the 1200 yr old interiors were dismantled and sold to someone that would appreciate them. What a shame if they were just destroyed.

  • @garryferrington811
    @garryferrington811Ай бұрын

    It's interesting that people have this desire to "blandify" things. I suppose it's the modern need for conformity. Congratulations on your budding TV career!

  • @StamperWendy
    @StamperWendyАй бұрын

    Worcestershire goes on steak

  • @bugsandbeasties
    @bugsandbeasties26 күн бұрын

    Its pronounced vooster

  • @ladyjane9980
    @ladyjane9980Ай бұрын

    It's pronounced, "Wooster" sauce.

  • @gandfgandf5826
    @gandfgandf5826Ай бұрын

    Love the house, don't like the sauce.

  • @sharksport01
    @sharksport01Ай бұрын

    Always heard the sauce contains rabbit and quail blood.

  • @danielulz1640

    @danielulz1640

    Ай бұрын

    Whomever told you that was pulling your leg. 😅

  • @bonniegettingthrumyday2866
    @bonniegettingthrumyday2866Ай бұрын

    Evil

  • @amandab.recondwith8006
    @amandab.recondwith8006Ай бұрын

    A steak is not a steak without Worchester Sauce to marinate with. As far as the house goes, it's very pretty - but let a property developer (like Trump) get his claws into it, and everything turns to crap!

  • @garryferrington811

    @garryferrington811

    Ай бұрын

    It would have his name on it in big neon letters.