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Colin Livingston's Art Bucket turns commerce on its head at Plus

See also: Photos: Four exhibits at Plus Gallery and Spark Gallery focus on conceptual art

Round two with Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant

Garren Teich 1515 Restaurant 1515 Market Street 303-571-0011 www.1515restaurant.com This is part two of my interview with Garren Teich, exec chef of 1515 Restaurant; part one of our chat ran yesterday. Most memorable meal you've had: In Pines Point, Maine, there's a little lobster shack where yo ... More >>

The 50 worst rock/pop lyrics: The Complete list

Well, here we are, at the end of the road of lyrical idiocy. As our countdown to crappiness finally culminates, we've trained our eye on some of the greatest lyricists in rock, who during select moments, greatly disappointed us with their valueless verse. These lyrics are all bad on their own terms, ... More >>

The 50 worst rock/pop lyrics of all time: 50-41

Sometimes we love a song because it's stupid. When the Flaming Lips immortalized a girl for not using jelly, for instance, we treasured the witty idiocy of it all. These are not those songs. These are the radio hits that tortured us with their inane babbling, with lyrics that sound epic and sentimen ... More >>

Catch them if you can: The top five con men in pop-culture history

Americans love a good con-man story. They love hearing about attractive criminals -- the charmingly deceptive leading man or intoxicatingly distracting female -- getting away with it, and the loot that provides them with another kind fantasy in the land of the super-rich. After a brief delay becau ... More >>

Super Bowl ads: MSU Denver marketing professor Darrin Duber-Smith on what makes them successful

It's on your mind. You can't stop thinking about it. Your blood starts to pump. Your mouth begins to water. And while the buildup lasts for days, the actual live action (from start to finish) only lasts about ten minutes. No, I'm not talking about sex; I'm talking about the Super Bowl, baby. And whi ... More >>

Exclusive first look: The Slotted Spoon Meatball Eatery opens February 4

The Slotted Spoon, Denver's first bona fide meatball emporium, opens on Monday, February 4, and while that's more than a week away, co-owner and chef Jensen Cummings, along with his partners, Johnny Coast and Alex Comisar, are way ahead of the curve (ball). See also: - Photos: Behind the scenes wi ... More >>

Five weirdest food deaths of 2012: Killed by bugs, beans and empanada makers

We must eat to live -- but sometimes what we eat and drink also kills us. The oddest things can cook our goose. This past year saw many food-assisted expirations and accidents that were peculiar, creepy -- and very, very unappetizing. Here's our list of the five weirdest food deaths of 2012. See ... More >>

Five reasons why banning Flamin' Hot Cheetos is flaming stupid

Of all the things on the planet to get people's knickers in a twist, this week it happens to be Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Several public schools in California, New Mexico and Illinois have banned these spicy red snacks, claiming they are unhealthy, germy, messy, addictive and salty. Sure, a tiny bag of F ... More >>

Freeosks give out free Rice Krispies Treats -- no human interaction required

I thought the Freestyle Coke machines and touch-screen, meal-ordering systems that keep popping up in restaurants were going to be all the unmanned, automated, de-humanizing product-offering and/or dispensing machines out there for a while. Nope. After finding a "Freeosk" that dispensed Rice Krisp ... More >>

Red Robin's Burger Works opens at Auraria campus

Denver just got another Red Robin's Burger Works, with another Freestyle Coke machine, so that more folks can be controlled by Skynet treated to Burger Works' signature craft-your-own-burgers -- with drinks designed to match. This location -- the fourth in Colorado -- opened Monday in the new Hotel ... More >>

Denver music field guide, chapter two: Five kinds of music fans and how to spot them

The city of Denver is known for its various species of beer geeks, outdoor enthusiasts and sports fans, but the varied climate of the Denver music scene cultivates a diverse cluster of fans, from metal heads to hippies to Juggalos. Here, in the first of several chapters in our handy field guide, you ... More >>

The Rockies' Last Stand -- Again

Honest Tea will test Denver's honesty next week

Honest Tea produces organic tea flavored with core values of honesty and transparency, and has kept its promise of creating healthy tea from real tea leaves even after Coca-Cola bought 40 percent of its stock. But how do we, the consumers, prove we're deserving? For the past two years, Honest Tea h ... More >>

Four (possibly) surprising factors fueling Denver's Fernet fever

Something interesting happened at the delicious end of three recent meals -- at Root Down, Frasca Food and Wine and twelve restaurant -- everyone at our table enjoyed a round of Fernet. We'll admit it: Denver's seemingly boundless fascination with Fernet is kind of blowing our minds. Seems like so ... More >>

Reader: We're going to be a city with terrible architecture and zero authenticity

The forty-year-old Wazee Supper Club got a facelift this summer. We're happy about the new kitchen, and the air-conditioning -- but could live without the new sign, which replaced an iconic logo with an old Coca-Cola symbol. Zzzzzzz.

Red Robin's Burger Works delivers signature dishes in a smaller space

Slide show: Red Robin's "fast-cazh" foray

Red Robin's Burger Works: Rise of the machine

Red Robin's new spinoff concept, Red Robin's Burger Works, is a smaller, less-dramatic-and-more-metallic version of the original, meant for smaller urban spaces. It has less hustle and bustle than the original stores, and also much less less square footage, but the company put a handful of its most ... More >>

"Gays are a threat to public health" letter fires up civil unions debate

At this writing, the second-most-viewed item on the Boulder Daily Camera website is a letter to the editor -- but not just any letter. The missive, published under the heading "Gays are a Threat to Public Health," has had an explosive impact on readers, coming at the outset of a special session insp ... More >>

Photos: Gary Lee's Motor Club & Grub

This, declares Gary Lee, 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 even four ye ... More >>

StarLite Diner & Lounge now open in Boulder

When Chris Dailey took over the old Ruby's Diner spot in Boulder's Twenty-Ninth Street development, he planned to turn the space into his own diner in just a few short months. StarLite Diner & Lounge, he announced last year, would be ready by March 2012. Close: It opened today.

Maria Empanada turns out pockets of Argentine bliss in Lakewood

Photos: In the kitchen at Maria Empanada

Kiss: The five most shameless examples of the band's merchandising efforts over the years

Legendary bass player and merchandising tycoon Gene Simmons has announced a new restaurant chain creatively titled Rock & Brews that will satisfy hungry classic rock fans craving to eat in a place that looks like a glorified backstage area. The franchise will debut this year in El Segundo, CA, and a ... More >>

StarLite Diner & Lounge sets a March 15 opening date

Late last year, we learned that changes were in the works for a slot in Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street development most recently home to Ruby's Diner: Flatirons restaurateur Chris Dailey had picked up the space and was planning to build out StarLite Diner & Lounge.

Five things Arby's should do to improve its image

We've all heard how you can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse, but Arby's would have to do something close to really compete with fast-food rivals like McDonald's, Taco Bell and Subway. To help pull off this miracle, Arby's recently added new CMO Russ Klein (he jumped ship from Burger King in Jan ... More >>

At Hong Kong Barbecue, you can go whole hog (or duck)

Photos: In the kitchen at Hong Kong BBQ

Victoria Jackson's excellent Tea Party adventure

Top ten Westword marijuana news stories of 2011

​From regulations changing and shops being raided, to pizza delivery guys calling the cops on tokers, it has been an interesting year for medical marijuana in Colorado. Below is our top ten list of Westword's most popular marijuana stories of 2011 as well as links to the original posts.

Jankiest marijuana pipe photos: Dude, you could die smoking out of that!

​A few weeks back, we asked our fine Mile Highs and Lows readers to submit pictures of the most ghettofied smoking devices they own. The winner (or loser, depending on how you look at it), gets a shiny, new Silver Surfer Vaporizer. We didn't just want the typical apple pipes, aluminum can pipe ... More >>

Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson on working with Wynton Marsalis and new group Boxcar

​When he branched out on his own after more than two decades of working with Wynton Marsalis -- both in his septet and as part of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra -- alto sax player Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson had more time to work with his own group as well as the brand-new quartet Boxca ... More >>

Drink up! Free Marley Coffee and Firehouse fountain drinks today

​The Whole Foods in Golden is now pouring Marley Coffee -- the only store in the state to distribute the coffee promoted by Rohan Marley, Bob Marley's son. "My father came from the farmland in Jamaica and frequently spoke about returning to the farm one day," he says. "We created Marley Coffee ... More >>

Like a good neighbor, Frank's Kitchen is there

Denver's five best offbeat neighborhood restaurants

Oblio's​Some of the most interesting restaurants in the area aren't the hot spots that just opened or the fine-dining mainstays. Rather, they're the quirky eateries nestled into neighborhoods where crowds of regulars gather for good food and better entertainment, places that engage not just th ... More >>

StarLite Diner and Lounge will open soon in Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street

​Since getting spiffed up a few years back, Boulder's Twenty Ninth Street has played host to more than twenty restaurants, a mix of fast-casual and full-service chains plus independently owned spots that has changed frequently. Now the development is about to get another new joint to replace ... More >>

Occupy Denver profile: James Gardner on city waste, Dirty Red & his Polar Bear patch

James Gardner.​Growing accustomed to life at the occupation takes time. Yesterday morning, James Gardner awoke at four to the sounds of a drunk man cursing, and before he finishes that story, a quick fight starts, a blade is removed from a pocket and its user is evicted from the camp in less t ... More >>

Slow down at Argentine restaurant Caminito Tango

New DIA artwork hasn't inspired any conspiracy theories yet

Medical marijuana dispensary review: RiverRock Wellness in Denver

I met RiverRock hash master Bho Johnson a few months ago, when I stopped by Paul Tokin's house for a Wednesday hash session for Tokin's YouTube show Tokin' Daily. Aside from being a fellow pot nerd, Johnson had some face-meltingly good hash, and I knew I'd eventually have to check out his home base.

Welcome to the future: Coca-Cola's 100-flavor soda machine incites confusion, awe

Kelsey WhippleMeet Coca-Cola's freestyle soda fountain: 100 flavors to choose from before you still opt for Dr Pepper.​The Qdoba at Sixth and Grant has housed Coca-Cola's 100-flavor freestyle soda fountain for three weeks now, but the Terminator of the carbonated world is still creating lines ... More >>

It's free Slurpee Day at 7-Eleven

​Notice the date? It's July 11, or 7-11, and 7-Eleven, the nation's most prolific convenience-store chain, is giving away free 7.11-ounce size Slurpees all day until midnight at participating stores throughout Colorado. To mark its 84th birthday, the chain, which has 8,600 locations in North ... More >>

Five Colorado Rockies promos that might bring out fans -- even if the team doesn't

Rockies Coca-Cola hat.​With the Colorado Rockies mired in a weeks-long slump, there are fewer and fewer reasons to go the ballpark in the heat of the summer. But just because the product on the field is suffering doesn't mean the product at the gates is doing the same. We're talking about prom ... More >>

Crispin Porter Bogusky attempts to turn baby carrots into a junk food

Crispin Porter BoguskySex sells, but can it sell baby carrots?​When Boulder-based advertising firm Crispin Porter Bogusky set began constructing a marketing campaign to sell more carrots, its creative team studied consumers' "carrot habits," and learned all about the importance of crunch a ... More >>

Need a xiao long bao fix? Try Star Kitchen

​My craving for xiao long bao unfortunately coincided with the four-day closing ofLao Wang Noodle House,which is remodeling. We gave Lao Wang Best Xiao Long Bao in the Best of Denver 2011, and with good reason: The Wangs make excellent soup dumplings, packing pork and gelatin cubes into doughy ... More >>

Jack Daniel's to roll out honey-flavored whiskey; it's dangerously delicious

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey whiskey.​Steeped in tradition, Jack Daniel's doesn't debut new liquors often, but the famous Tennessee distillery is rolling out a new whiskey in April: Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey. We were sent two bottles and quickly went through one. How does it taste? Well, ... More >>

Interstate Kitchen & Bar offers excellent versions of American classics

Medical marijuana: Coca-Cola says it won't put Coke machines in dispensaries, then backtracks

​Does Coca-Cola have a corporate policy against putting Coke machines in medical marijuana dispensaries? That's the message delivered to award-winning Altitude Wellness Center a few days ago. But after AWC decided to go public with the rejection, Coca-Cola has backed down, with a representati ... More >>

Commerce City is dead end for dueling decorations: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

click image to enlarge​ The photograph above features a decorative dead end in the Reunion subdivision of Commerce City. The center of the picture looks out into the future of planned suburban expansion. Until then, the nearly identical homes face off in a duel of nearly identical holiday deco ... More >>

Seafood, Eat It

Los Reyes brings an underappreciated taste of real Mexican cooking to Denver.

Mouthing Off

Mouthing Off