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Adam Chandler

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A History of the Drive-Thru, From California to Coronavirus

COVID-19 has recast the often-maligned restaurant drive-thru window as both a critical amenity and a basic comfort.

by Adam Chandler via Serious Eats on April 1, 2023
A Crispy, Salty, American History of Fast Food

Adam Chandler’s new book explores the intersection between fast food and U.S. history.

by Adam Chandler, Anna Diamond via Smithsonian on June 24, 2019

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When the American Dream Came With a Drive-Thru

The fast-food age began with scrappy entrepreneurship, but corporate concentration has made the chains dull and uninspiring.

by Addison Del Mastro via The American Conservative on January 3, 2020

Drawing of different kinds of fast food, such as pizza, a taco, and a hamburger

Fast-Food Buffets Are a Thing of the Past. Some Doubt They Ever Even Existed.

A McDonald’s breakfast buffet. An all-you-can-eat Taco Bell. This isn’t the stuff dreams are made of, but a real yet short-lived phenomenon.

by MM Carrigan via Eater on September 29, 2020

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