Lucy, the tony restaurant that takes up the second floor of Comedy Works South, 5345 Landmark Place, is shuttered for what the website calls "maintenance." Well, sort of. I just got off the phone with Susan Collyar, marketing manager for Comedy Works, who told me that the restaurant is being "revamped," and since the Fourth of July is a holiday and all, now's as good a time as any to make some changes. "We decided to start this weekend because we're already closed on Sundays and don't really com
Everyone loves fireworks (right?), but not everyone loves the hassles inherent in enjoying them. Maybe you're an agoraphobe, or braving crowds of patriotic drunks sounds like just a little too much effort -- or maybe you just got so high that there's no way you can deal with people right now (man). And since the rules and regulations concerning what you can set off and where are so damn confusing, it's not like you really have many easy options for a backyard celebration. Besides, if you're t
Happy Freaky Friday on Thursday, since Westword is closed tomorrow! For a special Fourth of July treat, I give you this reason to love America, in all its glory. I have never been more proud that the USA declared their independence from tyrant Britain as I was when watching this atrocious ode to fast food from British pop group the Fast Food Rockers. Sure we have Britney Spears, but this piece of crap reached #2 in the British pop charts (according to infallible Wikipedia, anyway). I swear to go
We're out early for the Fourth of July weekend, but check below to make sure you didn't miss any of the good stuff this week. Enjoy your sparklers.Floods and fire temporarily shutter two local barbecue joints.Where to find the best cart lunch? Readers weigh in.Restaurant roll call for June: opened and closed.Pete Marczyk shares recipes for fried chicken two ways and his mom's famous potato salad.Jason Sheehan signs copies of Cooking Dirty and turns out not to be as tall, tattooed or
Westword's offices are closed today in honor of the 4th of July. So instead of blogging, The Latest Word staff will be honoring the work ethic that's made this country great by doing absolutely nothing productive. (Exceptions to the rule: Patricia Calhoun and Kenny Be will be publishing at their usual time, which may mean that they're Communists....) Until then, don't follow the example of the clowns in the clip above and do something moronic with fireworks. Come Monday, logging back on will b
Cajun BoyMongo Marquez (right) chows down.The Fourth of July may have meant fireworks and beer for you, but for nineteen lucky competitors, the big day signified only one thing: hot dogs.
Out on Coney Island, New York, on the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues, the winners of Nathan's hot dog eating qualifiers around the country lined up to try to out-eat the best of them, namely Takeru Kobayashi and the reigning champ, Joey Chestnut.
Well, ostensibly that's why they were there, though most
