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McDonald's Corporation

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Depressed about Tax Day? Here are a couple of deals to cheer you up

    Today is the deadline for filing taxes with the Internal Revenue Service. In hopes of easing the pain, a couple of local eateries -- one high-end, one decidedly low -- are offering Tax Day deals. Just remember to hold onto the receipts!

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Pie-ku: the new McDonald's Strawberry & Crème premium pie

    Burger King adds ten new items to its menu and fast-foodies don't give a tinker's cuss -- but when McDonald's places a new pie in its pantheon, people froth at the mouths, demanding as many as they can get their soon-to-be-greasy mitts on, blogging about them and not minding the price hike for this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    McDonald's serves up a wholesome photo opportunity at the State Capitol Building today

    Colorado legislators work hard, and apparently deserve a break today -- with a catered lunch from McDonald's, complete with the Ronald McDonald mascot. Representatives from America's favorite Quarter Pounder-pimps will be visiting the State Capitol at 11:30 this morning to "highlight its economic i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Burger King's new menu plays catch-up -- and kung pao -- with McDonald's

    Burger King issued a battle cry yesterday. In order to help boost its sluggish sales -- the chain has slipped to third, behind McDonald's and Wendy's -- the company rolled out the heavy artillery: ten new menu items, including specialty salads, chicken snack wraps, smoothies, flavored frozen coffee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    My top five McDonald's horror stories

    McDonald's proved this week that the road to public relations hell is paved with good intentions -- and hashtags. The company introduced a Twitter hashtag crusade, asking customers to share their happy fee-fees and heartwarmingly poignant stories about dining at McDoo's, but as with most things that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Five McBites that McDonald's should introduce next

    ​In yet another burst of menu non-creativity, McDonald's is introducing Chicken McBites: popcorn-style chicken micro-nuggets that will differ from Chicken McNuggets in that they are ostensibly made from actual cuts of chicken, rather than the bizarre breaded avian mash that gives McNuggets the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Kelly Oxford makes us want to be a cool mom

    ​Yeah, yeah. We're a little late on the Kelly Oxford Twitter train -- so sue us. The Canadian stay-at-home mom and tweeting goddess has been working with CBS over the last year to produce a show about her life -- which, by all accounts, is funny. Even if you don't have kids or like kids, Oxfor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Fake meat to coffee crotch: Our top five favorite restaurant lawsuits

    ​Dunkin' Donuts is being sued again. Danielle Jordan, 47, a diabetic, alleges that the cup of coffee she ordered from her local DDs was laced with sugar instead of the artificial sweetener she'd asked for, and is seeking "unspecified damages" (code for a shload of coinage) after allegedly exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Top five things McDonald's should apologize for

    Okay, Ronald, say you're sorry. SAY IT!!​So McDonald's is issuing a "surprising, embarrassing and uncharacteristic" apology to its Australian customers because McCafé coffee sucks. "We are the largest coffee chain in Australia, but we know we are not the most loved," Helen Nash, McDonald's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Guess where I'm eating?

    Lori Midson​ Yes, those are fast-food fries. And, no, they're not from McDonald's. These are of the hand-cut, shoestring variety, and when they're pulled fresh from the fryer and dusted with salt, they're some of the best fries in town. Can you guess where I'm eating? Special bonus: Anyone w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    An ode to the McRib sandwich, which disappears again December 5

    ​ The McRib sandwich will be ripped from our hands, and our hearts, on December 5, cruelly taken away by the McDonald's corporation. Here is a poem I wrote to express my grief:

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Mayor McCheese takes a bite out of crime in England

    ​In the village of West Yorkshire, England, a police force of extraordinary magnitude is taking shape -- the shape of burgers. Due to budget cuts, the town's police force has been pared down to a bare minimum -- so local merchants have decided to use "street marshals" to help in the fight a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    McDonald's will soon disappoint SF kids, and other unhappy news

    Mayor McCheese​Last week, San Francisco banned toys from McDonald's Happy Meals, which as of December 1 cannot contain more than 600 calories -- or a plaything! But that's not the only unhappy McDonald's news. While working at a McDonald's outlet in Brazil for a dozen years, a store manager ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    McDonald's bathroom door comes unhinged, unhinges woman

    ​Greetings from the Great White North, where the men are men and the women are wimps. Holly McDermott recently filed a $300,000 claim against the burger behemoth, complaining that a bathroom-stall door fell on her while she was doing what people usually do after consuming anything at McDonald' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    No McNipples on the menu at this Phoenix McDonald's

    CBS 5 News"Nurse-in" brough out the breasts at McDonald's​Got milk? Clarissa Bradford took her family, including a five-month-old son, to a McDonald's in Phoenix , and while the rest of the family noshed on the dollar menu, she pulled out a breast to feed the nipple nibbler. At which point, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Ten worst restaurant freak-outs

    ​When you're forking over $6 for your coffee, $5 for a footlong sandwich, or $2 for a blended ice-cream thingy, you're typically calm, cool and collected, right? We know you're not one of those problem customers -- they of the scream-insult-and-kick variety, all pissed off because of an incorr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Top Five McDonald's innovations that we don't want to see here

    ​We thought we'd seen everything at McDonald's, but the new "Mouthwatering Angus Snack Wrap" -- essentially a burger in a flour tortilla -- looks like a new low. Until you consider some of the dishes that the Clown of Darkness has inflicted on the rest of the world. Herewith, the top five Mc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    The Daily Beast lambastes the 25 unhealthiest kids meals

    Friendly's Mac and Cheese Quesadilla​In solidarity with Michelle Obama's war on childhood obesity, the Daily Beast put together a nice little slideshow about the 25 unhealthiest kids meals in the country. Every gut bomb on the list contains more than 800 calories, but topping the charts was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    McDonald's isn't lovin' Little Mac

    ​ Little Mac has a big problem with McDonald's. When Allison Arevalo, a food blogger, and Erin Wade, a lawyer who's a former food critic, opened a specialty restaurant dedicated to that ultimate comfort food, mac & cheese, they decided to name tit Little Mac. Little did they know that the go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Ronald McDonald versus chickens in the ultimate cage match

    ​Why did the chicken cross the road? To get away from McDonald's. Ronald McDonald apparently wants his laying hens to spend their days inside a cage too small even for a waif supermodel s addicted to binging and purging her morning Egg McMuffin. The Humane Society of the United States has flo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Ronald McDonald gets Shanghaied

    ​Ronald McDonald is under fire in this country, with activists encouraging McDonald's to retire its longtime mascot. But in Shanghai, now home to a brand-new McDonald's University -- it's known as Hamburger U-- they're down with the clown. The Chinese people crave fast food, which is why McDo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    The five worst things found in a fast-food order

    What lies beneath? You don't want to know.​Ordering a fish sammich from a place that specializes in fresh-pressed, flame-broiled moo meat might not be the smartest choice, but you still shouldn't need a painkiller to make your meal go down easy. But that's what a customer discovered in his fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Meet Angela McDonald, the woman behind the medical marijuana news service ReeferReport.com

    Angela McDonald's skiing accident was life- and career-changing.​Members of the medical marijuana industry frequently cringe at the way their community is portrayed in the mainstream media, and that's led to the development of homegrown news operations intended to provide a more accurate portr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Strange Sauce: The week in national food news

    OUCH.​ Michelle Obama appeared on Iron Chef America and challenged contestants to use ingredients from the White House vegetable garden. Mario Batali, known for his hideous orange Crocs, dubbed Michelle's dress "Obamatali Orange." Although we prefer him plump, George Costanza has agreed to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    The Ten Worst Burger Ideas Ever

    ​Ah, the burger. Labor Day grilling tradition, force of good and ease in the American diet. We take you for granted, burger. We assume that because you are a national culinary treasure that you are also unassailable, that you can be toyed with--unmercifully at times--and that you'll still com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    'Gimme my Big Mac or I'll shoot': Cop accused of wielding gun in drive-through

    Would you pull a gun for this?A Denver cop is accused of pulling his gun in an effort to speed up his drive-through order at an Aurora McDonald's in May, the Post is reporting. From their story: A Denver police officer faces felony menacing and weapons charges based on an allegation that he pointed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    We wuz robbed: Denver ranks unhappy sixth in McDonald's contest

    McDonald's is celebrating the thirtieth birthday of the Happy Meal by bringing back a favorite Happy Meal toy: Ty Teenie Beanie Babies. The happy chain kicked off its four-week celebration this weekend in Minneapolis, which McDonald's has named the "Happiest City for Families," based on such "family ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    McDonald's ranks Denver the sixth best city -- whatever that means

    The Denver Business Journal posted this little ditty earlier today, reporting that McDonald's -- a national hamburger chain known for helping our children get super fat for decades -- considers Denver one of America's happiest cities for families. I have absolutely no idea what this means -- I can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Thug allegedly poses for photo before kicking ass

    An assault suspect is clearly ready for his closeup. Obviously, we hope no one ever assaults anyone. Give peace a chance! But goons hoping to get away with such a crime should know better than to stand in front of a bus camera en route to their chosen butt-beating locale. That's what the man in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    A Drunkard's Lament: Fallout from St. Paddy's Day at the Goat

    As anyone who was keeping up with the live blog of the St. Patrick's Day/Jonathan Shikes fortieth birthday celebrations at the Fainting Goat yesterday is well aware, there came a point after several hours of Bud Light, Guinness and Irish car bombs when the acquisition of McDonald's Shamrock Sha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    No surprise that Colorado fast-casual is healthy. But McDonald's?

    In the incredibly fast-paced life of being a college student in Boulder AND a food blogger, sometimes I simply don't have time to make steamed vegetables, steamed brown rice and steamed tofu for dinner. But now, for those dire moments when I must eat on the run, I can refer to Health.com's new list ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    Road Trip

    In the incredibly fast-paced life of being a college student in Boulder AND a food blogger, sometimes I simply don't have time to make steamed vegetables, steamed brown rice and steamed tofu for dinner. But now, for those dire moments when I must eat on the run, I can refer to Health.com's new list ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2007

    McDonald's Wants Your Children and It's Getting Them

    In the incredibly fast-paced life of being a college student in Boulder AND a food blogger, sometimes I simply don't have time to make steamed vegetables, steamed brown rice and steamed tofu for dinner. But now, for those dire moments when I must eat on the run, I can refer to Health.com's new list ... More >>

  • News

    November 30, 2006

    Irish Ay-Yay-Yay-Yay’s

    Don’t blame Ireland on the Mexicans.

  • Dining

    November 9, 2006

    Icky Mickey

    My McDonald's lunch was fast, but a flop.

  • News

    August 17, 2006

    Girl Crazy

    Terra Ramirez knows what it's like to be a victim -- and to victimize.

  • News

    November 3, 2005

    Mr. Big

    Welcome to McDonald's, where Steve Bigari is lovin' it.

  • Film

    May 13, 2004

    McRibbing

    A man eats fast food for a month. Guess what happens?

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Dinner Under $5

    Griff's Burger Bar

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Chain Restaurant for Families

    Big Bowl Asian Kitchen

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Burrito

    Chipotle

  • Dining

    July 17, 2003

    Bite Me

    The Real Deal

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Want Flies With That?

    McDonald's wildlife area is for the birds.

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Best Bicultural Exhibit

    POPjack: Warhol to Murakami

  • Dining

    February 27, 2003

    Bite Me

    Cold Comfort

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best french fries

    Piscos

  • Dining

    October 8, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    Piscos

  • Dining

    September 10, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    Piscos

  • News

    January 10, 1996

    BIG MACK ATTACK

    THE WEBB ADMINISTRATION GETS ITSELF IN A PICKLE OVER A PROPOSED FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT.

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