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Experienced restaurateur to open Sparrow in New Milford with global menu: 'Create a culinary vibe'
John Bourdeau, former owner of the restaurant The Owl in New Preston, has taken over the former Zaragoza space at 31 Bank St. in New Milford and is opening a new restaurant, Sparrow, in the space. New Milford, Conn. Friday, November 3, 2023.
NEW MILFORD — Between his restaurant’s “intense” bar program and global menu of South American, Korean, Vietnamese and other dishes, John Bourdeau hopes to create a destination restaurant in New Milford with his newest venture, Sparrow.
LITCHFIELD MAGAZINE
Sparrow Takes Flight - John Bourdeau’s Latest on Bank Street
by charles debow
What is it that makes a successful restaurateur constantly seek new challenges? Like any creative person, there is always the desire to find something new and fresh, to put behind you your last restaurant, your last book, your last painting, and start all over again. That is the case with one of Litchfield County’s (and Litchfield Magazine’s) favorite restaurateurs, John Bourdeau. Seven years after opening New Preston’s The Owl, he has set off on his next adventure. This time he has returned to his old stomping grounds on New Milford’s Bank Street—where he previously was co-owner of Lucia—and opened his latest, Sparrow.