Tag Archives: fast food

I’m not getting all this hubbub about the new supersize Starbucks cup. How is this any different than a Big Gulp?

Via AdRants: “For Caribou Coffee, Colle+McVoy created transit shelters in Minneapolis that look like ovens, complete with real heaters, to highlight the “Hot ‘n Wholesome” goodness of Caribou Coffee’s new menu items.”

Dan Cathy, president and COO of Chick-Fil-A, has just posted this video to the company’s Facebook page in which he responds to the recent publicity surrounding his company’s years-long history of supporting anti-gay groups. Cathy says that while “marriage has always been a priority for Chick-Fil-A,” just because his company provides sandwiches to an anti-gay hate group, that doesn’t mean …

Yesterday Chick-Fil-A finally addressed the news that it was sponsoring an anti-gay marriage seminar hosted by the Pennsylvania Family Institute. “To our Facebook community: First and foremost, thanks for your patience as we made sure we gathered the facts in regards to recent postings. We have determined that one of our independent Restaurant Operators in Pennsylvania was asked to provide …

Sharp-eyed JMG reader Steven notes that Chick-Fil-A has mysteriously vanished from the site that only hours ago trumpeted their sponsorship of next month’s event by the anti-gay Pennsylvania Family Institute. This change comes less than 24 hours after Good As You alerted the gay blogosphere that the famously “traditional values” oriented company was aligning with another hate group. The company, …

Not that we really needed another one. (Via – Good As You)

The Brussel Sprouts Whopper, now on sale at Burger King in the UK. Surprisingly, it’s not going over too well.

The famed McRib, the greasy pork sandwich whose fanatical devotees were parodied on The Simpsons, is back on the McDonald’s menu beginning today. Gothamist reports on the marketing push: The McRib will be available through December 5th, and to help make The Simpsons parody a reality, McDonald’s is “inviting McRib fans to tap into their creative passion with the launch …

This is how Chicken McNuggets look before they are colored and flavored to look like what you get in the little box. (Via – Buzzfeed)

According to Consumerist, the mcfarthest you can be from a McDonald’s in the Lower 48 states is 115 miles. As the crow flies, not by car, in northwestern Nevada. Plan your travel accordingly.

The fried cheese melt. Not as gross looking as the Double Down or the Donut Burger.

Yesterday my able homo-guide started our excursion at the famous St. Viateur Bagels in Montreal’s hipster-heavy Mile End, home to many of the city’s artists, musicians, and writers. Think Billyburg, but with slightly fewer sleeve tattoos. The bagels aren’t very New York-y, more like unsalted warm pretzels, therefore I liked them. After bagels, Daniel rented me an orange electric scooter …

I guess the race to outdo KFC’s Double Down is on. Via the diet and exercise site That’s Fit: We all know that the bun is easily the most boring part of a burger. So why not swap a stale old bun for something rich and flavorful like, say, a couple of grilled cheese sandwiches? Oh, wait. That’s already been …

Subway has sent cease and desist letters to mom & pop sandwich shops around the nation demanding that they stop using the word “footlong” to describe anything on their menus that is…footlong. “You are hereby put on notice to cease and desist from using FOOTLONG (TM) association with sandwiches. You must immediately remove all references to FOOTLONG (TM) in association …

Stats guru Nate Silver takes a look at KFC’s infamous Double Down versus other fast food fare. On his chart above, the Double Down is the benchmark by which other items are compared. I’ve created an index based on the amount of fat, sodium and cholesterol that the Double Down and a variety of comparable sandwiches contain as a portion …

Consumerist reports that KFC’s mythical Double Down is no longer mythical. For those coming late to the story, it’s bacon and cheese sandwiched between two pieces of fried chicken. And now, many months later, I’ll finally be able to get my hands on one. KFC announced the decision to go live with the Double Down yesterday, but we weren’t sure …

Today a portable Subway sandwich shop was attached to a crane at Ground Zero where it will rise with the Freedom Tower, ultimately feeding the hardhats at more than 100 stories. Pretty cool.

According to the second annual report from the Center For An Urban Future, the economic downturn has not hurt the number of national chain franchises in New York City, with 53 chains adding a total of 310 outlets and 62 chains closing 245 stores over the last 12 months. The most common stores in the five boroughs: 1. Dunkin’ Donuts …

Thirteen Tim Hortons donut shops opened around Manhattan this morning as Reise Restaurant Group ditches their long-running contract with Dunkin’ Donuts for the maple-flavored Canadian chain. The shops are named for a hockey player that died in a 1974 car accident, just so you know. More in breaking donut-related news as it occurs…