Note: This review was published April 29, 2005 in the Rocky Mountain News By John Lehndorff, Rocky Mountain News First, let me describe all the things we liked about our dining experiences at Brittany Hill. The view is incomparable from the dining rooms at this Thornton landmark that crowns a rise … Continue reading
Note: Here is a review I wrote in 2001 that popped up when I gained access to my RMN writing. Reading it now makes me hungry. MIZUNA Grade: A Where: 225 E. Seventh Ave. Hours: 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays to Sundays Food: New American How much: $7-$13 starters; $17-$29 entrees Information: (303) 832-4778 MIZUNA … Continue reading
By JOHN LEHNDORFF (This is an excerpt from a feature in the Rocky Mountain News in January 2001) To gauge whether eatertainment venues are actually fun for kids, I persuaded my 6 -year-old son, Hans, to accompany me by promising him all the root beer he could drink. We were seeking places where kids and parents could … Continue reading
By John Lehndorff (November 22, 2014) – Ten years ago today I stood in a corner of the kitchen at Rioja restaurant in Denver on opening night with my pad and pen in hand. I went home and finished my year-long research chronicling the birth of a restaurant. It would become a 16-page, advertising free … Continue reading
Au revoir, Gourmet It’s the ultimate irony that even as the interest in all things culinary has boomed in the United States, Gourmet magazine will die after the November issue, it was announced today. The problem is that interest in anything printed on paper is low and dwindling rapidly, even when it’s a landmark, classy, … Continue reading
