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Reader: Lon Symensma is exactly what Denver needs

ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro is one of the more than 300 restaurants participating in Denver Restaurant Week. We're collecting diners' accounts of their DRW meals on this post; the best and/or worst stories will win EatDenver decks. In the meantime, ChoLon chef/owner Lon Symensma is dishing up stories of his...
By Patricia CalhounMarch 4, 2011
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ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro is one of the more than 300 restaurants participating in Denver Restaurant Week. We’re collecting diners’ accounts of their DRW meals on this post; the best and/or worst stories will win EatDenver decks.

In the meantime, ChoLon chef/owner Lon Symensma is dishing up stories of his own in the current Chef and Tell interview, which inspired this comment from Bsquared:

Chefs like Chef Symensma are EXACTLY what Denver needs, and this is what puts Denver on the culinary map. An amazing pedigree at such a young age, I can’t wait to see the full impact of his presence in the Denver food scene.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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