John Lehndorff

emailed aug 12, 2009

Dinner in the Round

Almost everything good I know I learned around the dinner table.

Eatery Update: February 2011

OPEN, CLOSED & COMING SOON Wine & Cheese Winebar and Restaurant opened at 14697 Delaware St. in Westminster

Keep the Change

So I am second in line at the local coffee place and two large jars are staring at me

OPEN, CLOSED & COMING SOON The founding chef at Boulder’s Sushi Tora recently opened Sushi Leo at 2315 Clover Basin Dr. in Longmont. Meanwhile, Yurihana Sushi Bar and Pan-Asian Cuisine is dishing everything from firecracker rolls to garlic pork at 6525 Gunpark Drive in Gunbarrel. And in-between Japanese food fans are offering kudos for Sachi Sushi at 7980 Niwot Road inside the Niwot Market

Dishing on 2011

As we head into 2011, I glance over my shoulder at a remarkable year of food in the North Metro area. Farm-to-table dinners became commonplace as farmer’s markets inched closer to being open year-round

Season’s Fleeing

‘Tis the season for the gathering of the tribes. From November through New Year’s Day, the dining table will be circled by family and friends. While that thought may fill you with joy, you’d be less than honest if you didn’t also confess to a tinge of impending doom

Beyond Boulder

I’ve given out hundreds of food-related awards over the years ranging from local “best of” lists to the James Beard Awards, and I learned one thing: awards are designed to instigate debate and make people really mad.

Chile Power

I’m old enough now that I can admit that I was a virgin when I moved to Colorado. I’d never even seen a green chile (or jalapeno pepper) when I moved to Colorado. Growing up in Massachusetts in the 1960s, the only pepper I saw was black and ground plus some paprika in the goulash, and no Mexican, Thai or Indian food. I didn’t even know those green bells my mother served baked and stuffed

Going Round

Maybe it’s a sign of our growing interest in locally sourced, handmade fare or simply a result of our growing culinary sophistication, but there’s an amazing artisanal pizzeria boom arising in Boulder and the North Metro area

Nibbles: Nibbling is 3-D

Your mouth is talking to you. It’s saying: “When do I get a vacation? You’ve got summer plans to revive your brain and the rest of your body. What about your palate, buddy?” I’m as guilty as the next eater of falling into a culinary rut. Eventually, I listen to that inner voice and seek out fare that’s hotter, spicier and more exotic than my usual