Eureka! I’ve searched all over the city — and beyond — for the best paella, and finally, after years of hanging my head in despair, I’ve found the holy grail. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where…

Cafe Society dished up six Guess Where contests last week, including a mint julep from Williams & Graham — or as one cheeky commenter quipped, Wallace & Gromit. And even though the Derby is done, when it comes to mint juleps, it’s just way too easy to say, “I’ll Have…

In early March, after Jeremy Kittelson, the opening exec chef of Ambia, was canned during a to-the-point meeting at the Cheesecake Factory, he made it clear that he wanted to stay in Denver: “I really want to find another restaurant, where we can do the same caliber of great cuisine…

I love bun — deep bowls of Vietnamese rice noodles tossed with fresh herbs, fish sauce, grilled meats and a Vietnamese egg roll — and here, at this citadel of Vietnamese cuisine, just about every table was devouring one. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives…

There wasn’t anything particularly wrong with these — save for the fact that the jalapeños were completely bereft of heat and I’d prefer an absence of yellow cheese — but they still brought tears to my eyes in remembrance of the terrific jalapeño poppers at Encore. #Sniffle. Can you guess…

“I want a conversational bar — not a bar where people are going to zone out in front of the TV,” says Pete VanItallie, a former caterer and bar and event manager, who just inked a deal on the former La Brisa space at 375 South Pearl Street, which will…

Joe Freemond Cellar Wine Bar 2556 15th Street 303-455-9463 www.cwbon15th.com Read part one of my interview with Joe Freemond, exec chef of the Cellar Wine Bar. Best thing about cooking in Denver: Being a part of the culinary explosion that this city is finally experiencing. Having grown up here, I’ve…

When was the last time you said, “Honey, let’s go to the clubhouse for dinner?” Right. That’s because most golf course grub sucks balls. But here, at this cozy golf club pub, the food is worth the drive from Denver — and beyond, thanks to a chef who allows his…

I was rather hoping to see a few monkeys when I stopped by 3 Monkeys Cantina, the new Mexican restaurant that owner Alex Waters opened yesterday in the former Bistro One space, which he closed four weeks ago after a four-year run at 1294 South Broadway. No monkeys, no trees…

Joe Freemond Cellar Wine Bar 2556 15th Street 303-455-9463 www.cwbon15th.com Read part two of my interview with Joe Freemond of the Cellar Wine Bar. Raw fish. That’s what Joe Freemond gravitated toward when he was a kid. Not burgers, definitely not pizza, and certainly not hot dogs. And if you…

This, declares Gary Lee Bomar, standing behind the bar of his new, eponymous Motor Club & Grub, has “always been my dream.” A dream, he continues, that’s finally come to fruition after more than a year of blood, sweat and tears. “It’s been a year-and-a-half process putting this together, and…

In baseball terms, that’s a hot dog with the bases fully loaded. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts is entered into a pool — and every Monday, we select one lucky winner who’ll receive an…

It’s been nearly two years since the Samba Room, a Cuban restaurant chain based in Dallas, closed in Larimer Square, following a major water leak that dripped…and dripped into the Comedy Works space below. The chain’s parent company, E-Brands Restaurants, eventually filed for bankruptcy last year, leaving the two-level Larimer…

If you’ve been following this blog, then you’ve no doubt read about the endless parade of pizza joints that are sweeping across the Denver landscape: Toppings started slinging pies in LoDo last Friday; Right Coast Pizza began tossing dough two weeks ago in Wheat Ridge; and Fired Up will open…

A few weeks ago, when I was in L.A., I spent some time in Koreatown, where I pigged out on some amazing Korean barbecue and banchan — a parade of more than 25 at one restaurant. There are several Korean barbecue joints here, too, including the restaurant where the above…

Cafe Society dished up five Guess Where contests last week, including two stumpers: a still-unidentified pizza that is definitely not from Pizzeria Basta and an anemic Reuben that reinforces our plea for better sandwiches in the Mile High City. It didn’t take long, however, to identify Cafe Terracotta as the…

Think you have what it takes to kick ass with charcoal, gas or wood? Do your neighbors crash your backyard patio party when they sniff the char of a ribeye wafting through the ‘hood? Do you know the difference between direct and indirect grilling, the intricacies of smoking yakitori, how…

Craft beer, cured meats and cheeses, bread, chocolate, wine and coffee: All of that and much more will exist under one enormous roof, when the Source, an indoor European market, is unveiled early next year in a 26,000 square-foot, 1880s ironworks building in River North…

Have you heard? There’s pizza here, pizza there, pizza everywhere! In light of the glut of pie palaces taking over the city (and its environs), can you guess where I’m eating…pizza? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week’s Guess Where posts is entered into a…

Beginning Saturday, May 5, Bob Blair, the owner/executive chef of Fuel Cafe, will add weekend brunch to his repertoire, pumping out a menu that zigzags from chilaquiles to sausage and brioche bread pudding to smoked white fish with bagels, and just for fun, boda bags, courtesy of bar magician Jonathan…

Aurora, which is already clotted with some of the city’s best ethnic joints, is about to welcome a new quick-service soul food spot. Kirk’s Soul Kitchen, which is slated to open on May 5, will dish up everything from fried chicken and meatloaf to collard greens and sweet potato pie…