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
When I stand in my new kitchen on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving Day, I shall not stand alone. My son and my sister will be there, and so will my mom and her mother in spirit. I am not a culinary traditionalist for the most part. I seldom use recipes or make the same … Continue reading
There are only 18 pie-making and -buying days ’til Thanksgiving. I include Nov. 26 because you can buy pie at the last second at Safeway. When I was a kid – back before the turn of the century and the birth of the microwave oven, we were out of luck (and lard) if we needed … Continue reading
