John Lehndorff

Banana cream pie at the Humble Pie Shop in Denver. (Photo by Kim Long/ American Forecaster)

BLOG: Colorado Pie Update includes new pie shop, pie classes, pie contest, pie words

AURORA – As I reported in Nibbles this week, as a person of the pie persuasion I was thrilled to witness the opening of a …

BLOG: Hey Mitt! Real men make dinner

Maybe the dudes in Mitt's generation or social group leave all that icky family stuff to the women

This photo of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney posing with workers after ordering a burrito bowl at a Denver Chipotle Grill Oct. 2 has gone viral because of the wide-eyed expression on the face of the guy to Romney's left, and the fact that Chipotle is famous for its progressive approach. It's the anti-Chik-fil-A. (AP Photo)

Colorado Food Blog: Romney, Chipotle guy go viral; Three locals on ‘Top Chef’

  Tonight’s big gamer.. err… debate should boost the economy through food/booze sales, according to smartmoney.com: The debate may create a micro-economy all its own, …

McDonald’s is testing its own TV channel in 700 California restaurants in a pilot project that could expand to all the company’s restaurants. Critics may suspect that TVs are designed to distract patrons from the new calorie postings at the fast food chian. (AP Photo)

Blog: Tofu approved for school lunches – What’s next, beets?

• You can already hear the applause in Boulder and the howls of protest coming from Colorado’s cattlemen (and women) as the news leaks out …

Colorado Food Blog: The curtain closes on a quartet of Italian-American favorites

Colorado Food Blog: The curtain closes on a quartet of Italian-American favorites

It’s been a bad month for fans of classic Italian-American eateries, the ones with the reed-wrapped chianti bottles and checkered tablecloths.  Chains and “authentic” Italian …

Colorado Food Blog: Grade A Awards honor the best eats in Aurora

Colorado Food Blog: Grade A Awards honor the best eats in Aurora

The Aurora Sentinel’s inaugural Grade A Awards were published Aug. 30 honoring the things we love best about Aurora. It includes the results of our …

Fresh slices of pie lay on display Friday afternoon, Aug. 17 near North Chambers Road and East 6th Avenue. Open almost a year in Aurora, Flava serves all-American fare including soul food as well as espresso drinks. (Marla R. Keown/Aurora Sentinel)

Colorado Food Blog: Have a taste of coconut custard pie, ripe tomato salad and fried chicken

Today’s Colorado Table menu features a splendid repast of local food features. • Colorado Table editor John Lehndorff profile Flava, a year-old Aurora strip-mall cafe …

Colorado Food Blog: When John met Julia he laughed at her

Colorado Food Blog: When John met Julia he laughed at her

  (Julia Child would have celebrated her 100th birthday this week. The fallowing appeared in a Nibbles column originally published in Yellow Scene magazine in 2009) It was …

This coconut cream pie would balance well with a wheat beer or an IPA. (AP photo)

Colorado Food Blog: Pie-A-Palooza celebrates state’s beer & pie fame

Beer and pie. Both include some of the same basic ingredients, many homebrewers are also pie lovers, and Colorado has played a significant role in …

Colorado Food Blog: Fair fare, a tea fest, a brew fest and more this weekend

Colorado Food Blog: Fair fare, a tea fest, a brew fest and more this weekend

Plan ahead for a big weekend of food and beverage fun in Colorado. Here’s an amuse bouche to whet your appetite: • Arapahoe County Fair, …