History of Josephine’s
Josephine's is set in a log home built in 1792 with exposed beams, log and stucco walls, and the original fireplace flourished and became the Colonial Tea Room around the turn of the twentieth century. During prohibition the “Tea Room” doubled as a speakeasy, serving tea and sandwiches up front, and providing bootlegged alcohol in the back. After prohibition, the building was used as the Colonial Inn, a very popular bar and restaurant specializing in beer, burgers, and prime rib specials. The private party room was added in 1980.

In the early 1990s Jean-Luc and Janet Sandillon bought and restored the building to its original beauty. They uncovered the log and stucco walls and original fireplace, and exposed the beams in the ceiling which were hand chopped with axes. They named the restaurant “Josephine’s” and provided Central Pennsylvania with one of its finest and most honored French restaurants. In October of 2004, they sold the restaurant to their former chef of three years, Daniel LeBoon.

Josephine's Today
Josephine’s is owned by Daniel LeBoon.

Daniel is a chef and is a Certified Sommelier (wine expert). He became a chef the old fashioned way, by apprenticing under Master Chefs, including such places as Georges Perrier’s Le Bec-Fin in Philadelphia, and Alain Ducasse’s Hotel Vernet in Paris, France. Daniel prides himself on using only the freshest and finest ingredients in his dishes, all made personally by him. He designs his wine list in the same meticulous manner, by finding up-and-coming wines from vineyards around the world. The quality and value of the wines are far more important to Daniel than public perception. He finds wines for Josephine’s list that people will be talking about in the future, rather than ones that are known now, and pricy because of it. Most week nights and late on weekend nights you can enjoy his company with a chat at your table.