Lon Symensma (born March 22, 1977) is an American chef residing in Denver, Colorado. He is the executive chef/owner of Denver's ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro.

In its first year ChoLon was a semi-finalist for the James Beard Foundation Award "Best New Restaurant" in the nation.[1] ChoLon has since risen to be ranked 3rd Best Restaurant in Denver by 5280 magazine[2] and Chef Lon has been awarded Best Chef in Denver in 2012 and 2013 by Westword.[3]

Honors and awards

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  • 2009- Featured in the Fall Edition of Art Culinaire.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "James Beard Foundation Awards". Open Table. Archived from the original on 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  2. ^ "5280 Magazine". Archived from the original on 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  3. ^ Denver Westword
  4. ^ Art Culinaire. Madison, New Jersey: Culinaire Inc. 2009. p. 84.