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’s. McDermott had…

Tonight: Dinner for Sinners at Strings

What can you expect from an event titled “Dinner for Sinners: Give in to Temptatation, You Know You Want to Come”? Five courses of pure decadence paired with wine, that’s what — preceded by a champagne reception. Here’s what’s on the menu for tonight’s fest at Strings:…

PETA member a no-show for Westword protest

Upset by our video of the live octopus hot pot, PETA member Belinda Heinikey-Williamson threatened to protest at the Westword offices today at 11 a.m. That hour has come and gone, though, with not a single protester in sight. What happened? Was the circus back in town?…

Boulder’s ModMarket is branching out to Denver

ModMarket, the wedding-white fast-casual space that hawks healthy brick-oven pizzas, sandwiches, soups and salads at 1700 28th Street, in Boulder’s Twenty Ninth Street outdoor mall, is adding a second ModMarket location, but not in Boulder. The restaurant, owned by Rob McColgan and Anthony Pigliacamto, is coming to Denver — specifically,…

Sunflower Farmers Market opens two more Colorado stores tomorrow

Sunflower Farmers Market, the homegrown, all-natural and organic grocer started by Mike Gilliland in 2003, will open new stores in Lafayette and Thornton tomorrow. The new stores, which make it an even dozen outlets for Sunflower in this state, are at 555 West South Boulder Road in Lafayette and 1131…

EDGE Restaurant and Bar now open at the Four Seasons

At high noon today, EDGE Restaurant & Bar, the swanky food temple overseen by British exec chef Simon Purvis, opened at the Four Seasons, the ritzy, high-style slumbering pad at 1111 Fourteenth Street that’s been months in the making. The restaurant, accented with dark woods, marble, stacked ebony stone and…

Guess where I’m eating?

The two guys pounding drinks at the bar all but demanded we order the dish in the above pic, Brussels sprouts paired with a fan of seared duck breast straddling a sunchoke puree. They didn’t steer us wrong. In fact, one wasn’t enough to satisfy our cravings, so we did…

Cattle call: Juicy Burger & Dogs opens in Centennial

Just in case you were wondering, we haven’t seen the last of Denver’s burger trend. Juicy Burgers & Dogs, a modern and minimalist, tiled, stark white space wedged into the corner of a small mall, opened last week at 6830 South Yosemite Street in Centennial, a few storefronts down from…

Five stellar New Zealand reds under $20

New Zealand produces some damn fine wines, and it’s high time you started drinking them. Surely by now you’ve consumed more than your fair share of Australian red wines, right? Plenty of big, fleshy shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and merlot, each of which bears the telltale signs of an Aussie sipper:…

East Seventh Avenue’s restaurant row could get some Cold Comfort

Four business partners have applied for a liquor license for a former carpet warehouse located behind Colorado Lace at 200 East Seventh Avenue. Aside from the cleaners, the large building is currently gutted inside. The location is just a block from East Seventh Avenue’s restaurant row — a stretch that…

Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey: Straight or on the block?

Is Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey for sale? If you believe the bar talk, it’s already a done deal. Jess Graber, managing partner and co-founder of Stranahan’s, says he’s been getting a lot of questions from people who have heard the rumors. But he won’t confirm or deny any of them. Still,…

Write off a few more Writer Square businesses

As Writer Square continues to rewrite its future, a few more businesses have disappeared from the block between Larimer and Lawrence streets and 15th Street and the 16th Street Mall. Last Friday, Chez Cheese Gourmet Market, the Evil Bean coffee shop and Jamaica Juice all closed their doors. The space…

Tonight: Duo hosts a final Abbondanza farmer’s dinner

Celebrate the harvest at a four-course farmer’s dinner — all prepared with produce from Abbondanza Organic Seeds & Produce — tonight at Duo Restaurant, 2413 West 32nd Avenue. Abbondanza farmers will be on hand to discuss the delicious dishes you’re eating. Which are:…

Tonight: Taco-eating contest at Mezcal

Some culinary contests are designed for maximum messiness and mayhem. We’re looking at you, Mezcal. At 6:30 p.m. tonight, Mezcal, the cantina at 3230 East Colfax Avenue, will throw its second Taco-Eating Contest. Entries may be closed (if there’s still an opening, you’ll need to pay $15 for the privilege…

Salt the Bistro in Boulder has unfulfilled potential

When I first moved to Boulder, I’d get a little rush every time I was heading home on 36 and coasted over the hill that looked down on the town below. It was a picturesque reminder that I lived in a perfect community of happy people doing important things who…

Colterra in Niwot is a well-seasoned restaurant

While I might pass by Salt the next time I’m meeting friends in Boulder for dinner, I’d happily get in my car and drive twenty minutes in order to eat again at Colterra, Bradford Heap’s restaurant in Niwot that’s celebrating its fourth anniversary this month and is clearly well seasoned…