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Avoid your family! Eat at Boston Market for the holidays

Some of the best holiday memories are made in the kitchen. The wafting aroma of ham and reheated Hawaiian rolls, the rush to make sure the cream of mushroom soup moistens that green bean casserole, the agonized sighs after reading the calorie count on the Sara Lee pie box. And, if you are me, the sc ... More >>

You Don't Scare Me

Blue state v. red state: Which Colorado do you live in?

Colorado is a key swing state in the upcoming presidential election. In polls, Colorado looks like a toss-up between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, with leads shifting back and forth by the day -- and which way the vote ultimately goes could decide the national outcome. By the numbers, though, this s ... More >>

Wendy's new breakfast menu -- not quite McDonald's, but reason to rise and shine

Wendy's is currently the third-largest hamburger fast-food chain -- behind Burger King at number two, and McDonald's in the catbird seat -- and the company taste-testers are rolling out a new breakfast menu in select locations, complete with breakfast sandwiches, biscuits & gravy and, of course, bre ... More >>

The fifteen most popular fast-food chains -- and why some don't matter

Business Insider's recent list of the most popular fast-food chains in the U.S. -- put together by food industry research firm Technomic -- served up the fifteen biggest earners in the biz. I've definitely contributed dough to some of these establishments -- but eschewed others in favor of my health ... More >>

Renaissance Festival in Larkspur safe from wildfires and open this weekend

The Colorado Renaissance Festival in Larkspur is safe from wildfires and will be open with free admission for children 12 and younger this weekend only. We'll be there photographing our favorite costumes and chowing down on our latest obsession, turkey legs. Festival-goers can enjoy a 16th century ... More >>

Wendy's new summer berry items -- ditch the chicken and toss the cookies

Why did the chicken breast fillet cross the road? To get the f*ck away from Wendy's employees who would most certainly cook it into a salty, leathery hunk of dreck. Wendy's just rolled out two fresh berry-oriented seasonal menu items for summer: the Berry Almond Chicken Salad and Strawberry Shortca ... More >>

DIA wants to make your passenger pick-up wait more pleasant with food court, bathrooms!

To the side of Pena Boulevard is an inadvertent monument to airport planning, pre-9/11: No one in the '90s anticipated the incredible demand for a waiting area far away from arrival doors, and the 116 spaces that Denver International Airport shoehorned into its jerry-rigged, 45-minute waiting area a ... More >>

Burger King: Where's the effin' beef?

I really hate it when fast-food restaurants are out of major items. Like Taco Bell not having tacos, Dairy Queen being out of ice cream, and Burger King not having burgers. I get that working in fast-food places is not all pissing rainbows and shitting kittens, and that running out of things from ti ... More >>

Wendy's new "Signature Sides" -- one outta three ain't bad

Wendy's just introduced three new "Signature Side Dishes," no doubt to bolster the chain's efforts to keep Burger King out of the number-two fast-food spot -- with McDonald's holding fast at number one, of course. Wendy's had better try a little harder, though, because only one of the three sides is ... More >>

The French Press has breakfast options for vegetarian eaters

​As difficult as it is to find vegan options at breakfast joints (read: nearly impossible), it's also not always easy to find plain old meat-free entrees. And the farther from central Denver you travel, the more difficult that task becomes. So we were thrilled to discover the French Press, 85 ... More >>

Smashburger CEO Dave Prokupek on the company's top rank in Forbes...and its new double cheeseburger

Mark Manger​When Forbes recently released its list of 100 rising star companies in 22 industries, "privately held up-and-comers with compelling business models, strong management teams, notable customers, strategic partners and precious investment capital," exactly one restaurant company made ... More >>

Pop that tape, it's time to go cruising (and I don't mean the gay kind)

What's up, ladies?​Last week, I ripped on camping. Because camping sucks. So what does someone do with her summer who doesn't choose misery as a vacation destination? Well, I cruise. Not cruise like the Cheesman Park kind of cruising (though, if you're interested in that, I will be happy to dr ... More >>

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 >>

Wendy Alfredsen fights for daughter's return from Norway, where her other mom took her

Wendy Alfredsen.​On December 8, 2009, Berlyn Alfredsen, then five-years-old, was taken out of class by one of her adoptive mothers to attend her great grandmother's funeral in Norway. This wouldn't have been notable, except Berlyn's great grandmother was still alive. Wendy Alfredsen, Berlyn's ... More >>

Biker Jim gets booted from his 16th Street Mall turf, thanks to the filming of a Wendy's commercial

The calls have been coming in fast and furious to Biker Jim's cell phone, with befuddled callers wanting to know why the hell his hot dog cart isn't parked curbside at its usual address on the corner of the 16th Street Mall and California Street. Here's your answer: A film crew that's erected a sand ... More >>

Top five most ridiculous Denver Yelp restaurant reviews

​Members of the Yelp "Elite Squad" in New York City recently received a chiding e-mail asking them, among other things, to stop acting like greedy trolls; to stop freeloading the grub; to quit auctioning off their event RSVPs to the highest bidders; and to quit bringing their entire families ... More >>

Medical marijuana odors: Boulder battles the funk

​Talk about the smell of success. Apparently Boulder now has so many MMJ businesses that folks all over are complaining about the ever-present aroma of pot in the air -- and officials are struggling to clear the air.

People hate us on Yelp! The backlash against our interview with Table 6's Scott Parker

​Leave it to all those brilliant Yelpers -- they who write such compelling prose as "I'll give them 2 stars since the pizza LOOKED good. I didn't have any pizza"; "I can get a comperable burger at Wendy's for 70% less money. I prolly wont go back"; and "My husband had a chicken gyro and I had ... More >>

Zagat Fast Food Survey gives high marks to local chains Chipotle and Red Robin

​Everyone loves to hate on fast-food chains -- but even restaurant ratings experts like Zagat recognize their utility in a rundown now and then. The restaurant rating aggregator just released its third annual survey of fast food faves:

Wendy's wants to keep it real, but sometimes reality bites

Is the Bacon Deluxe worth fighting for?​Wendy's, which touts its "real" food, had a real mess on its hands at a Kalamazoo, Michigan outlet when a fight broke out after an order wasn't filled correctly. Officers were called to the scene, where they "encountered a loud disturbance between unsat ... More >>

Einstein's is liberating its chickens -- or maybe it's not

​The Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, which owns several bagel and coffee chains, including Einstein Bros, recently announced that it will start using cage-free eggs in its stores. "We're proud to be launching this initiative and believe that moving in this direction will help improve the tre ... More >>

WeHireAliens.com not for job hunters -- or John Hickenlooper

​Amid the white-hot debates raging over Arizona's new immigration law, it's harder than ever to separate the spluttering from the substance when it comes to immigration policy. Especially if you're trying to make sense of the über-patriotic sentiments found online at Wehirealiens.com. A pro ... More >>

Storytelling series The Narrators is set to premier this Wednesday

There's something comforting about listening to stories while sitting in a dimly lit venue with the stench of too many bourbons wafting from your mouth. Well, comforting and potentially boring -- it's a difficult balance to keep an audience intrigued by random true stories told by random people. I ... More >>

Fast food logos make you impatient

​God grant me patience -- or at least a burger. New research with 57 volunteers indicates there's a real reason it's called fast food. After his study, Chen-Bo Zhong at Toronto University came to the scientific conclusion that "fast food represents a culture of time efficiency and instant gra ... More >>

Porn site preys on lonely chain-store fans

​One day it was Home Depot, the next it was Wendy's, and then a secret admirer told me he'd stopped by "applebees and thought about u." Now I just got an e-mail from someone who spotted me at Starbucks -- at least according to this: Howdy Patricia. not usually this brave, i thought i saw u b ... More >>

Porn site preys on chain-food fans: Tickle my baby-back ribs!

Chili's today, hot stuff tomorrow​"Patricia. this might seem weird at first," read the mash note in my e-mail yesterday. "went by applebees and thought about u." Yes, it seemed weird, because I've been to an Applebee's maybe once in the past decade. But it also seemed weird because I'd gotte ... More >>

From the week of September 10, 2009

The debut of News on the Deuce: Were they trying to make it so funny?

The Deuce's new logo. The idea of Channel 2 rechristening itself as "The Deuce" -- a popular slang term for bowel movements -- in a strained attempt to woo a more youthful audience was mighty amusing. Still, even this decision couldn't adequately prepare viewers for the off-the-rails catastrophe th ... More >>

The ten worst fast-food ad campaigns

Quiznos' rats aren't nearly as creepy as the old guy from the Today Show as Ronald McDonald. Some fast-food ad campaigns work because they're funny -- like the Taco Bell Chihuahua ads from the early '90s, or the more current examples from Jack-in-the-Box, which invite us to send our respects to the ... More >>

Sonic introduces new dollar menu

Following in the footsteps of such rival fast-food chains as Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's, Sonic Drive-In is now offering twelve items for a dollar each on its new Everyday Value Menu. The deals are available all day long, and include the Jr. Deluxe Burger, Chicken Strip Sandwich, Jr. Frito ... More >>

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The Rest of Denver

The Rest of Denver

The Savages

Testing the limits of familial bonds, one nursing-home application at a time.

The Magic Number

Illegal immigrants are using stolen identities to work. But whose are they?

Nowhere Fast

Tim Allen and company Zoom straight to the bottom of the superhero barrel.

All the World's a Stage

Doug and Wendy Ishii are more than mere players in the realms of science and theater.

The Need for Speed

Drive-thru, they said.

Bite Me

The Beast of Denver

Letters to the Editor

From the week of January 13, 2005

Burning Bright

Twin tigers light up the screen in Two Brothers.

Bite Me

Smoke 'em If You Got 'em

Sideshow Swamp

A Beck boy no more, DJ Swamp uses headbanger histrionics to blaze his way to the top.

'Tis Better to Receive

The Original Dinner Party is serving up a rotten deal.

One for All

Charter schools are perfect for special-education kids. That's the problem.

No Mickey Mouse Deal

Micky Manor serves up old-style Rockybilts.

Scenes From a Mall

A timeline of the Pearl Street Mall

No Day at the Beach

Here's Your Hat. What's Your Hurry?