Hilary Duff stated, 'Do you know why a Diet Coke from McDonald's hits different than a different Diet Coke?' She elaborated on her belief that McDonald's has a 'lifelong contract' with Diet Coke, leading to a more delicious soda.
Picture this: It's late. You're tired. You're hungry. You open up a delivery app, choose your go-to menu items from your favorite fast-food chain, and hit order. You sit back, relax, and your food arrives in less than 20 minutes. (Fun fact: Research suggests people start losing their patience with waiting for a food delivery at around 29 minutes.) But not only is your food delivered quickly, it's also hot and tasty, making you a satisfied customer.
Even though there was an intense religious ceremony happening right outside their car, Bourdain apparently wanted to feed his crew after a long day of filming. With not much more than "a few handfuls of cooked rice available" during the shoot, he knew they were "hot, hungry, and very far from home." And Woolever said that meant they were ready to eat "some resolutely Western fast food chicken and biscuits."
I tried chicken tenders from three fast-food restaurants: Zaxbys, PDQ, and Chick-fil-A. The chicken tenders from Zaxby's were my least favorite of the three I tried. I liked the seasoning on the tenders from PDQ, but overall, my favorite ones came from Chick-fil-A. In my opinion, fried chicken tenders are as American as apple pie. However, every fast-food restaurant has its own take on the classic staple, so I decided to visit three chains - Zaxby's, PDQ, and Chick-fil-A - to see how their offerings compared.
One day at lunchtime, my dad was driving home from playing tennis with some friends and felt an unusual sensation - hunger. A McDonald's just north of our town had opened up several years before, but no one in our family had ever stopped there. Now, as he saw the restaurant's giant yellow M glinting in the sun ahead of him, Daddy felt a strangely powerful urge to stop.
The hamburger may bear the name of some distant German city, but the food is as American as it comes. Though the idea of a meat patty served with bread took shape in various cultures over the centuries, the food we know and love today bears the unique American traits of being very meaty, easy to mass-produce, and a friend to condiments like our beloved ketchup and mayo. In fact, Americans consume an estimated 50 billion burgers each year.