John Lehndorff

1 week ago | boulderweekly.com | John Lehndorff

Aspen farm stand. Credit: John Lehndorff Spending a Saturday morning visiting the farm stands dotting rural roads is like playing an immersive agricultural video game. As you hit more stands, you win by gathering the most greens, loaves and blooms to take home. Boulder County is home to a genuine wealth of distinctive local farms offering a pastoral escape. These little agricultural oases often grow unusual, less common vegetable and flower varieties you won’t see at supermarkets.

1 week ago | boulderweekly.com | John Lehndorff

Sipping and snacking in the mountain sun at the Breckenridge Wine Classic. Courtesy: Breckenridge Wine Classic Car advertisements and TV shows typically depict Coloradoans as highly fit adventurous folks who build summer road trips around climbing rocks, spending days at music festivals and riding trail bikes down mountain sides. There is another breed of adventurer who calls this state home: tens of thousands of foodie thrill seekers like myself.

2 weeks ago | boulderweekly.com | John Lehndorff

Matzoh ball soup from Linday’s Deli was the perfect meal for a rainy spring weekend. Courtesy: Lindsay’s Deli New York-born and raised in Atlanta, Lindsay Shaw wanted to represent her Jewish roots at Lindsay’s Deli through sandwiches and her family’s matzoh ball soup recipe. One spoonful made me smile, because it tastes exactly like the traditional soup is supposed to taste — without any superfluous spices or toppings.

2 weeks ago | boulderweekly.com | John Lehndorff

Lindsay Shaw stands with a cone in front of a wall of family ice cream photos at Lindsay’s Boulder Deli. Credit: John Lehndorff Every day seems like Father’s Day at Lindsay’s Boulder Deli, according to owner Lindsay Shaw. For 21 years, she has watched the parade of bliss only produced by a lick of a favorite frozen flavor. “The kids who came in for a scoop with their dads when I first opened are now coming in with their kids,” Shaw says.

3 weeks ago | boulderweekly.com | John Lehndorff

Yotsuba Sushi is open at 5290 Arapahoe Ave. in Boulder, former location of BRU Handbuilt Ales & Eats, adjoining Sherpa Kitchen and Boulder Baked. Happy 15th anniversary to Moxie Bread Co., opened in Louisville in 2015 by the late Andy Clark. The bakery has won numerous local and national awards for its artisan breads and pastries made with heirloom grains. Moxie Bread Co. now also has locations in Boulder and Lyons, and sells breads and freshly milled flour at the Longmont Farmers Market.