Micro management: Tiny greens give chefs fresh flavors to play with
Colorado food / Dining and Restaurants / Food trends

Micro management: Tiny greens give chefs fresh flavors to play with

By JOHN LEHNDORFF (This feature appears in the current issue of Produce Business magazine.) Micro greens and edible flowers are far from a “new” produce item. The baby seedlings and blooms have been consumed in one form or another since humans first farmed. They did not become a “thing” until upscale California restaurants started using … Continue reading

Twang spoken here: Bill Monroe fathered Colorado’s bluegrass boom
Music / Music festivals

Twang spoken here: Bill Monroe fathered Colorado’s bluegrass boom

BY JOHN LEHNDORFF (This feature appears in the current issue of Colorado AAA Encompass magazine – plus additional information) It’s not a native tongue, but the bluegrass ballads, waltzes and breakdowns full of stories about mournful death, deep valleys, lonesome train whistles, heartbreak, outlaws and wide creeks resonate in the Rockies as clearly as they … Continue reading

Mom’s best cooking tips didn’t involve casseroles
Colorado food / Dining and Restaurants / Food trends

Mom’s best cooking tips didn’t involve casseroles

By John Lehndorff Boulder Weekly, May 5, 2016 – Even now I can transport immediately to Mom’s kitchen and seat myself against the pantry closet and watch her make stuffed cabbage, or Portuguese pork chops or hardboiled egg croquettes. Decades of meals and the birthplace of my career are deeply imprinted. If I had to … Continue reading