mcdonald's

Grinders

• McMorning Now to Span Length of Entire McDay
  In an announcement sure to be ignored by purveyors and consumers of fine food everywhere, McDonald’s has announced that it may soon offer its breakfast menu all day long.
• This Just In: American Arteries to Remain McClogged
  More evidence that this is just not America's century: McDonald's is cutting the trans fat out of its food—but only in Europe.
• Fast Food's Far-Reaching Tentacles
  In a bid to control emerging fast-food markets abroad, U.S. restaurant chains are busting out menu innovations like octopus-topped wasabi-and-salmon pizza and tandoori chicken sandwiches. What are ...
• The Best Thing Between Sliced Bread?
  McDonald's is seeking a patent for its "novel methods of making a sandwich and novel sandwich assembly tools," which it claims reduce prep time. But does making a sandwich upside-down and then inve...
• I'm Hatin' It
  An eagle-eyed blogger catches what appears to be subliminal advertising on Iron Chef America, but at least it's not as bad as Top Chef's product-laden episodes.
• Kopi Luwak Goes Mainstream
  Hotel restaurants and upscale eateries are serving up flashy new coffee-related beverages that fetch up to $40 a cup.
• McDonald's Gets All McFancy On Our Asses
  According to a story in the Orlando Sentinel, a national interior design makeover of McDonald's restaurants is paying off.
• The Man Goes Undercover to Work for the Man
  The Buffalo News profiles Jerry Newman, a SUNY business school professor who spent 14 months undercover as a fast-food worker in order to research his new book.
• Will Journalists Save Starbucks?
  The coffee chain's offerings are becoming fast-foodier—and yet they lose to McDo's and Dunkin' D's in taste tests. Starbucks' cofounder questions the company's direction, but one journo says ...
• A Night at the Burger Museum
  Admission is free, so bring the kids to the first Burger Museum ever!
• Fast Food That Won't Supersize You
  This just in: You can eat fast food and still lose weight! It may be nonnews to most people, but to a drive-through-loving Slashfood blogger, the idea is a revelation.
• The Camera Doesn't Lie
  A humor webzine uses simple juxtaposition to make a mockery of the fast-food industry.
• Pigs and Kings
  Royal fever hits the superorganic celebs, and Prince Charles gets a new American BFF.
• Ramsay F*$%ing Loves Burger King
  Gordon Ramsay has a confession to make: He creams for Whoppers.
• Moms Blog Mickey D's
  McDonald's has invited mothers to look inside its kitchens and blog about what they see.
• Nobu Makes the Oceans Cry
  Writer Charles Clover explains why you can't trust high-end chefs to serve sustainable seafood.
• Word of Mouth
  Food plays a part in many an urban legend.
• McDreck
  McDonald's wants to open a restaurant in a historically left-wing neighborhood of Berlin. Protesters would prefer it didn't.
• Kids: "I'm Wuvvin' It"
  A new study says kids prefer food when it's presented in a McDonald's wrapper.
• Battle Breakfast
  The chains compete for your breakfast dollar with new offerings both vile and delish.
• Hamburger Heaven
  The Big Mac is turning 40, and we're celebrating with a new museum.
• Princess Di's Chef Dishes
  In his new book, Chef Darren McGrady spills the details on the royal family's appetites.
• Salad, the Unhealthy Option
  What do you mean salad can be bad for you?
• When Burgers Turn to a Life of Crime
  A cop arrested a fast-food employee for serving an overseasoned burger, creating a firestorm of controversy and bad puns.
• Blinging the Golden Arches
  McDonald's revamps its European and Canadian outlets. But will McUpscale work in the U.S.?
• McDonald's, Your Neighborhood Café
  The news from Wall Street: The coffee's hot at McDonald's and lukewarm at Starbucks.
• The Real Orange Juice Squeeze
  Are migrant farmworkers equivalent to slave labor? Investigative journalist John Bowe says yes.
• The Very First Ronald McDonald
  Turn the dial back and meet the original hamburger-lovin' clown. Just in time for Halloween.
• McBreakfast Slated to McBlowup
  On the heels of breakfast success, McDonald's is introducing a slate of new morning offerings.
• Reading, Writing, and Advertising
  In Seminole County, Florida, good grades can get you a visit to the Golden Arches.
• The ADA's Corporate Sponsorship
  Why was the American Dietetic Association's annual conference sponsored by a diet pill?
• Not So Fast
  The U.S., it seems, isn't as addicted to fast food as another country we could name.
• Would You Like a Latte with That?
  McDonald's hires baristas, plans to eat Starbucks for breakfast and lunch.
• The Hot Brown Narcotic Wars Begin
  Achewood characters are weighing in, in a provocative fashion, on the McDonald's versus Starbucks throwdown.
• The Golden Arches: A Golden Opportunity?
  The BBC has published a loving tribute to working at McDonald's.
• The Corn (Price) Is as High as an Elephant's Eye
  Soaring commodities costs are taking a toll.
• Put a Smile On, Damn It
  Stephen Colbert's shocking exposé of those who would destroy America's Happy Meals.
• Burger King to Open "Bars"
  The fast-food giant plans to open Whopper Bars, serving customized burgers.
• Taking Stock of Fast Food
  A Wall Street fast-food analyst walks the walk.
• Farewell to the Potato Titan
  The passing of a major Idaho potato magnate is a time for reflection, fries.
• Salmonella Stunts Tomato Season
  Restaurants adjust menus while growers suffer.
• Dye Another Day
  Artificial food additives get the boot in Britain, but Americans don't seem too concerned.
• A Dome Shame
  McDonald's gets a new wave of trouble when it co-opts Devo's look for a Happy Meal toy.

Stories

• McSkillet Burrito and International Delight Coffee Creamer
  A surprise in my sausage
• The Year in Food 2007
  Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more
• The Hamburger Through Time
  A short history of the greatest American food icon
• Public Transit Picnic
  Is it rude to eat on the subway?