The Brookstone Summer Birthday Cake competition takes place in each contestants kitchen. The competition showcases not only the Simple Summer Birthday Cake but also puts a lot of emphasis on a Cottagecore style kitchen. Below are images of this years finalists. BrookStone prides itself on old fashioned nostalgia in cooking and decor in it's homes and businesses. It is a place that feels like home even if you don't live there.
BrookStone is a thriving tourist destination year round with quaint little shops and museums, outdoor markets and parks and cozy homes in to die for neighborhoods. BrookStone square has every little shop you may need and several apartments above the businesses. Tenants are mostly long term and have everything they need within walking distance in the Square. The square is a popular place for socializing and shopping errands alike.
The Cootagecore kitchen and Birthday Cake bake off boasts images of all the contestants' kitchens and includes them in the Fall Tour of homes each year. The tour coincides with Holiday decorating contests starting in the Fall and images are entered year round for each season and holiday. Halloween-Fall and Christmas are the largest, but each entry and holiday is spectacular in its own right and included in the Museum photo room.
Some of the best bakers and baked goods in the world come from Brookstone and can be purchased in local bakeries throughout town.
Seasonal farmers markets also carry fresh organic ingredients for purchase one to three times a week dependent on seasonal availability. Several smaller local greenhouses grow produce year round.
