Cafe Society served up three Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a still-unidentified bowl of pork-studded posole from a new restaurant (with an old name), to another yet-to-be-identified mound of chilled lentils from a new Ethiopian restaurant to a plate of seaworthy seared scallops from a restaurant that’s occupied…

Thank God for beer and big pretzels, because the rest of the food at this suds-centric chain really makes me wonder why anyone would ever want to eat here. But judging from the crowds — and the incredulously long waits for a table — I’m clearly in the minority. Can…

“Sad, but excited.” That’s how chef Jensen Cummings, who’s helmed the kitchen at Row 14 since July of last year, describes his forthcoming departure. Cummings is leaving Row 14 at the end of this year, he reveals, to concentrate on Slotted Spoon Meatball Eatery — his ballsy new shop devoted…

On Wednesday, the Populist, a restaurant from Jonathan Power and Noah Price, the duo behind Crema Coffee House, will open its doors on Upper Larimer, its debut arguably one of this year’s most anticipated restaurant openings. But there is nothing remotely splashy about the Populist, which, at this point, is…

‘Tis the season of decadence at Barolo Grill, Blair Taylor’s lovely Italian restaurant in Cherry Creek North that, each year, bestows truffles upon Denver diners during its two-week truffle festival, an annual tribute to fresh black Burgundy truffles and the fall harvest of the coveted — and far more expensive…

There are two species of cooks: those who have baking down to a science, and those who are absolutely flummoxed by anything that has to do with measurements, piping, spring form pans or docking. Jen Bush, who just opened Lucky’s Bakehouse and Creamery, in Boulder, is the former, a pedigreed…

Announcement: We have a winner of our First Bite Boulder contest. Congrats to Chris, who guessed 38,818. The actual number is 40,265. There’s no shortage of upcoming food-centric events around the city, but autumn signals the arrival of one of our favorite restaurant celebrations: First Bite Boulder, a week-long eating…

I keep threatening to break up with Top Chef, the Bravo reality show that pits “cheftestants” (Bravo’s word, not mine) against one another in a string of often ridiculous challenges and theatrically contrived snippets that force the chefs to look into a camera and say really stupid shit — things…

We’ve all heard the myth — the one that stipulates that because we live in a land-locked state, we’re too far from the deep blue sea to procure great fish. The sea scallops in the above snap prove otherwise. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…

The lovely weather we’ve been experiencing this week is apparently coming to end this weekend, which, for me, means a warm bowl of soup, and the posole at this Mexican joint is exactly what I’d like to have in front of me when the flakes begin to fall. Can you…

Darrel Truett Barolo Grill 3030 East Sixth Avenue 303-393-1040 www.barologrilldenver.com This is part two of my interview with Darrel Truett, exec chef of Barolo Grill. Part one of our chat ran yesterday. What do you enjoy most about your craft? The instant gratification of pleasing a guest. I can prepare…

Darrel Truett Barolo Grill 3030 East Sixth Avenue 303-393-1040 www.barologrilldenver.com This is part one of my interview with Darrel Truett, exec chef of Barolo Grill. Part two of our chat will run tomorrow. Darrel Truett has spent the entire morning on the horn, negotiating the price of black truffles. They’ve…

We’re down to the wire. Tonight, we’ll learn whether Barack Obama retains his chair in the Oval Office, or if that other guy — Mitch — will really create those “twelve million new jobs” he’s promised. See also: – Best Specialty Pizza – 2011 – Ten best patios on the…

My favorite Ethiopian restaurant in Denver is Nile, a dark, moody and bustling restaurant in Aurora frequented by huge crowds of East Africans. The restaurant where I ordered the azifa, a cold salad made with green lentils, is the exact opposite of Nile: eerily quiet and a bit too bright,…

Earlier this year, in April, the staff from Venue, a New American restaurant in Highland, took a few days off to go on a fishing sabbatical. And now it appears that the sabbatical has turned into a permanent vacation. See also: – Chef and Tell with James Rugile of Venue…

There’s a lot going on right now in the culinary universe, but tonight’s fundraiser at Star Bar goes way beyond food and drink. Early last month, Mike Bass, a 39-year-old line cook at Biker Jim’s, had a stroke, and within an hour, he had another. And his medical bills, as…

When Brad Arguello, along with his partners, Henry Dematteis and Alex Gschwend, opened Über Sausage in July of 2011, they sourced all of their franks from Continental Sausage, the same local company that Biker Jim — and several other restaurants — use to procure their meat candy. And while the…

Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a flaky house-baked biscuit topped with bacon and egg from Hi-Rise, to a pomp-and-circumstance breakfast burrito from Fooducopia’s Corner Store and Cafe, to a perfect whiskey cocktail…

On Wednesday night, three Colorado chefs — Jorel Pierce (Euclid Hall), Tyler Wiard (Elway’s Cherry Creek) and Eliza Gavin (221 South Oak, in Telluride) — will compete on Top Chef Seattle, Bravo’s award-winning chef showdown, now in its tenth season. See also: – Tyler Wiard, Jorel Pierce will compete on…

If there’s anyone in this city who’s become synonymous with salumi and sausages, it’s Mark DeNittis, the co-founder of Il Mondo Vecchio, a Denver salumeria and production plant that opened in 2009 in a bare-bones industrial building on South Cherokee Street. DeNittis and his partner, Gennaro DeSantis, quickly generated local…

And…the wait is over. This morning, Christina Smith and Josh Epps opened the second Jelly Cafe, a year and a half after bestowing the Capitol Hill neighborhood with the original Jelly Cafe, arguably the hamlet’s most popular breakfast joint for pancakes, eggs Benny, hashes and bloody Marys. See also: -…