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Fooducopia's Corner Store and Cafe opening over Labor Day Weekend in Washington Park

I've lived in Washington Park for about sixteen years -- long before it became trendy and long after the corner markets on South Gaylord had disappeared into the abyss, making way for (mostly) lackluster bars and restaurants, uppity boutiques and wine bottle shops (that part, I like). But corner ma ... More >>

Five restaurant leftovers you should not eat the next day

So you were at a restaurant and you ordered way too much food -- or just the right amount if you wanted a "fat human" box or two to take home. But in the cold gray light of dawn, last night's chicken à la awesome could turn into today's irritable fowl syndrome. There are certain dishes that work we ... More >>

Five discontinued fast-food items I want back

It never fails: Just when I become emotionally -- and occasionally physically -- attached to a certain fast-food item, the corporate overlords snatch it away like fiendish villains in a Joss Whedon movie (or one of his TV shows that hasn't been cancelled prematurely). Okay, so some items don't sell ... More >>

Ten weird Denver definitions in the Urban Dictionary

In the name of all that is holy, do not search "Denver" on Urbandictionary.com. Most of what you'll find -- and what we did find -- are what we'll simply call very open-minded sexual acts, but that is a different list entirely. Instead, Westword did the dirty (dirty) work for you, delving into the d ... More >>

Five ways to make public-school food and drinks healthier

When money and ethics collide, the crash is usually fun to watch. But when you throw public school meals into that mix, you get an ugly food fight with few winners and lots of losers -- and those losers are kids who are just trying to eat their lunches and get to recess.

100 Favorite Dishes: Telluride jalapeño poppers from Encore

Lori Midson​ No. 49: Telluride jalapeño poppers from Encore

The history of candy -- very short and sweet

Flickr photo​There's something so sweet about sweet. The cavemen knew it, and were willing to risk limbs and whatever other body parts weren't covered in hair in order to grab honey from beehives. Over many, many thousands of years, the preferred form of sweet evolved from honey to all kinds o ... More >>

Eric Rivera, exec chef of Cafe|Bar, on pretty legs, butt cracks and the exploding salmon eyeball

Lori Midson​ Eric Rivera Cafe|Bar 295 South Pennsylvania Street 303-362-0227 www.cafebarcolorado.com It's been just three weeks since Cafe|Bar opened its doors, but executive chef Eric Rivera already feels very much at home. The 26-year-old, who was born in Ohio and raised in Colorado, had ... More >>

Tres Jolie is full of pretty things...and delicious food

Photos: Tres Jolie in Littleton

Round two with Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina's Luke Mewbourne

Lori Midson​This is part two of my interview with Luke Mewbourn, executive chef of Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina. In part one of that interview, Mewbourn harps on foie gras and Lady Gaga and hails the righteousness of Jim's Burger Haven. Luke Mewbourn Table Mountain Inn Grill & Cantina ... More >>

Egg heads: The Food Channel's top ten breakfast trends for 2011

Naughty dessert? Nope. Breakfast trend.​ If you hear it from the Food Channel, then it must be true. Every week, the network serves up another list, hoping that bloggers and other publications will bite. Which we did last week -- right before we gagged over the Food Channel's top ten breakfa ... More >>

Roseanne remembered the words to "The National Anthem," unlike Christina Aguilara

Rosenne in 1990.​Well, at least when Roseanne sang "The National Anthem" and then grabbed her crotch, she got the words right -- unlike Christina Aguilera at the Super Bowl yesterday. Still, Roseanne's misguided homage to baseball-playing behavior back in 1990 earned her a spot on Time's list ... More >>

Five Super Bowl XLV moments that could enter the pop-culture lexicon this year

Nothing made it to this level in 2011.​Love it or hate, the Super Bowl crosses almost every cultural subgroup in the United States, and as befitting of such a massive national holiday, it also inspires new pop-culture touch points. From Mean Joe Green to Betty White, from Janet Jackson's wardr ... More >>

Stupid ad of the week: Snickers shark attack!

Real nice guys​When you are introducing a new product to the populace, it is important that your ad campaign make a strong first impression. You might try associating this new item with an A-list celebrity, or you might open with a clever joke. You might also go on a serious hallucinogen bende ... More >>

Four fantastic, not-so-spooky Halloween wines

​Let's be honest: Halloween is not a holiday that typically conjures up images of wine drinking. Visions of miniature Snickers bars, pumpkin-flavored beer and slutty costumes? Absolutely. Still, as any serious wine lover will assure you, not even the omnipresence of glowing jack-o'-lanter ... More >>

Five most unnerving Halloween candy commercials

Oh hi. I have "fort" in my house. you should come check it out. Alone.​For the next few weeks our favorite candy companies -- or at least the ones that spend the most on TV advertising -- will be shoving their chocolately, peanut butter and nouget-filled ads down our throats. Yes, it's the hig ... More >>

Broncos' running game running out of excuses after Ravens loss -- but who deserves the blame?

Laurence Maroney.​Last week, we suggested that based on her performance in a familiar Snickers commercial, Betty White would be an upgrade over the current Broncos running backs -- a reference that, truth be told, we thought was kinda funny. But after yesterday's worse-than-the-score-implies 3 ... More >>

Kyle Orton saves Broncos -- but Betty White would be an improvement over current runners

Kyle Orton.​Who gets the credit for the Broncos' wholly unexpected 26-20 win over the Tennessee Titans yesterday? Kyle Orton -- with a big assist from the Titans' game plan, which kept the predominantly orange men in a contest they had no business winning but (happily) managed to do anyway. Bu ... More >>

Blizzard craving? It's Miracle Treat Day at area Dairy Queen stores

​It doesn't take much to convince us to splurge on a Dairy Queen Blizzard -- Reese's, cookie dough, Snickers, whatever! -- but today there's even more incentive, because all participating Dairy Queens will donate a buck or more of the purchase price of every Blizzard to childrens' hospitals t ... More >>

Biker Jim finally gets his own wiener restaurant -- not cart, restaurant!

Biker Jim, aka Jim Pittenger in his new hot dog space​ "So who's got two thumbs and the keys to the first Biker Jim's restaurant?" read the text message from Jim Pittenger, who picked up the phone on the fist ring and answered with a "Yep. Jesus. Finally." Pittenger, who already peddles two ... More >>

The Chain Gang of 1974, Jónsi, Wire Faces and more top our weekly playlists

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" So whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of ... More >>

Focus on the Family's Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad beloved by Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly and millions more

The Tebows have brought Focus on the Family a lot of love, cyber and otherwise.​The Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad co-starring Florida QB Tim Tebow and his mom spurred complaints from pro-choice groups that inadvertently helped spread FOTF's anti-abortion message. And even though the game i ... More >>

Yo' momo! Nepal Cuisine knows how to make dumplings

Mark Sanchez's hot dog caper has nothing on Snicker Kicker Mitch Berger

​Sports talk shows and blogs blew up over the weekend after cameras spied New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez eating a hot dog on the sidelines during a TV time out. Some critics have said Sanchez, who apologized after the game for some reason, was showing up the pathetic Oakland Raiders, w ... More >>

Kenny Be's Yard Arteology: Halloween killed by cultural crapification

click image to enlarge​ The yard pictured above clearly showcases how "American Crapitalism" has ruined the world's best holiday. Halloween is an ancient autumnal ritual of impersonating the dead and tossing bones into bonfires to placate evil spirits. It is celebrated on October 31, because ... More >>

Life in Antarctica is cold — but bloggers there can still get burned

The 10 Manliest Candies Ever

When a candy specifies bodily harm in its name, it's pretty much manly.​ In the most recent Esquire, Chris Jones extols the virtues of Jujubes, calling them "the only candy a man should eat." This, of course, is utter bullshit, as are his claims that they should be pronounced "joo-joobs," whi ... More >>

Once you eat at Thai Lotus, you won't ignore it again

Marcus Camby Trade Gripes Make Headlines Coast to Coast

Candy Girls: Indiana Jones Special Edition Candy

Candy Girls: Original Peanut Chew

The Best of Denver Winners from 1985

Gibraltar au No Go

Park Tavern

TV or not TV?

Lots of Yuk

If counseling didn’t do it, these late-night gabfests should set Ted Haggard straight.

Super Ape

A former Denverite was the star of the Super Bowl commercials.

Drunk of the Week

Monarck

Best Use of Things Never Meant to Go in a Fryer

Wingin' It

What's Up With Colorado?

State of infamy

Visa -- It's Everywhere You Want to Be

Unless you're Amarzaya Toodoi, a young Mongolian student trying to return to Denver in a post-9/11 world.

Full of Holes

A meal at La Fondue may leave you feeling forked.

Male Fraud

Jason Lee lies to juggle two women, because, hey, it's A Guy Thing.

Wake Up and Smell the Tea

King's Land gives dim sum the royal treatment.

All Fired Up

It's déjà fondue all over again at La Fondue.

Germ Warfare

Holding the phone with Ask-A-Nurse.

Savage Love

So Stew Me

Kids Say the Darnedest Things

The members of Bis know what's wrong with most of their peers: They're too old.

LETTERS

MUSCLE BITCH PARTY

A DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE WOMEN'S UPPER-BODY STRENGTH HAS CRITICS FIT TO BE TIED.